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{{Park
Steele Creek Park is a very large 2,200+ acre city park south of Bristol, Tennessee. The multi-use facility has a nature center, regular golf course, a disc golf course, a lake, hiking trails, soccer fields, picnic tables with grills, a miniature trail, and more...
|Banner Image=File:Panther Creek Main Entrance Sign.jpg
|Park Type=State Park
|Park Website=https://tnstateparks.com/parks/panther-creek
|Trail Map Link=https://tnstateparks.com/assets/pdf/additional-content/park-maps/03-panther-creek.jpg
|Entrance Fee=0
|Activities=Hiking, Boating, Biking, Geocaching, Camping, Horses, Fishing
|Features=Waterfalls, Vistas, Rivers, Lakes
|Park Amenities=Disc Golf, Pools, Picnicking, Playgrounds
|Lodging Types=Campground
|Camping Amenities=Site water, Site sewer, Dump station, 20 amp electrical, 30 amp electrical, 50 amp electrical, Showers, Clothes Washing, Playgrounds
|City=Morristown
|Area=1,435 acres
|Operated By=Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
|Main Location=36.2066, -83.4065
}}
{{Park trail map}}


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<googlemap lat="36.573906" lon="-82.232582" type="terrain" zoom="14">
==Park Overview==
36.573906,-82.232582,Steele Creek Park
Panther Creek State Park is located on the Cherokee Reservoir north of Morristown, Tennessee. Available activities include hiking, mountain biking, camping, fishing, boating, horseback riding, and swimming.
36.5792,-82.226917,Mill Creek access point
</googlemap>


== How to get there ==
== How to get there ==
From Kingsport, TN:
From Interstate 81:
#Take I-81 South to Exit 12 (Lowland/Morristown).
#Take Exit 74A (which has Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center) east towards Bristol.
#At bottom of exit ramp, turn right (north) onto Enka Highway TN-160, and drive for 11.3 miles.   
#At the second red light (CVS will be on your right), turn right (south) onto Highway 126.   
#Turn right (east) onto Andrew Johnson Highway US-11E.   
#Travel for one mile, turn left (east) onto Steele Creek Park Drive.   
#Travel 1.2 miles and turn left (north) onto Panther Creek Road.
#Travel for 0.3 miles and turn right (south), cross the bridge, and continue another 0.3 miles to main park gate.
#Park entrance will be reached in 1.6 miles.
Trailheads are behind (east) the nature center.
Trailheads are at several points in the park.
 
There are two other trail access parking lots.


== Trails ==
== Trails ==
The following trails are available:
The following are some suggested loop hikes to explore the park.
{{Park trail table|Park={{PAGENAME}}}}
 
{|
'''Get a paper park map from box at the welcome center!'''  Cell service in the park is one-bar at best, so don't rely on electronic maps. The park trails are a network of short segments, so the avid hiker will join several together for a longer hike. They are primarily classified as being for hiking, biking, or horses with basic colored arrow blazes of silver, red, and yellow respectively.  Parking is only allowed in the designated parking lots and not necessarily at the trailheads.
|Trails
|Distance
|----
|[[TBD]]
|3.7 mi
|----
|[[Loop - TBA]]
|4.5 mi
|----
|}


== Fees, Hours, Restrictions ==
The park is open 6AM to sunset year around.  There is no entrance fee.  Welcome center hours are 8AM-6PM, although the bathrooms are available anytime.  Dogs are allowed on leash.


One learning obtained from the park's trail manager is trail maintenance primary occurs during the winter months when the grounds crew is not occupied mowing the open spaces and keeping up with the pool.  The East TN Backcountry Horsemen also work on the horse trails.
== Maps ==
<!-- You can place pictures, PDF's, links, or even create a Google map with your waypoints and place it here. -->
[http://www.bristoltn.org/steelecreekpark.cfm Steele Creek Park website]
[http://www.friendsofsteelecreek.org/ Friends fo Steel Creek website]
[http://www.friendsofsteelecreek.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/complete-trail-map.pdf Trail map]


==Gallery==
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{{Park trail gallery|Park={{PAGENAME}}}}
[[Category:Tennessee]] [[Category:Bristol]]
{{Trail Stub
|Trail=Deer Run Trail
|Trail Distance=0.8 mi
|Difficulty=Medium
|Trail Marking=Red
}}
{{Trail Stub
|Trail=Hunt Knob Trail
|Trail Distance=3.8 mi
|Difficulty=Medium
|Trail Marking=Yellow
|Trail Highlight=Follows edge of Cherokee Lake up to ridge
}}
{{Trail Stub
|Trail=Old Farm Trails
|Trail Distance=2.5 mi
|Difficulty=Easy
|Trail Marking=Red
|Trail Highlight=for both loops
}}
{{Trail Stub
|Trail=Panther Path Trail
|Trail Distance=0.9 mi
|Difficulty=Easy
|Trail Marking=Red
|Trail Highlight=Good for beginners.
}}
{{Trail Stub
|Trail=Piney Cove Trail
|Trail Distance=0.6 mi
|Difficulty=Medium
|Trail Marking=Red
}}
{{Trail Stub
|Trail=Pioneer Trail
|Trail Distance=2.4 mi
|Difficulty=Medium
|Trail Marking=Red
}}
{{Trail Stub
|Trail=Trout Lily Trail
|Trail Distance=2 mi
|Difficulty=Medium
|Trail Marking=Red
|Trail Highlight=for experienced bicyclists
}}
{{Map Marker
|Icon Type=Ranger Station
|Marker Title=Panther Creek State Park
|Marker Description=Welcome Center
|Marker Location=36.206633,-83.406283
}}
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