Steele Creek Park

Steele Creek Park
Park Type	City Park
Located	Bristol, Tennessee
External Links	Official Website Official Trail Map
Entrance Fee	Unknown
ActivitiesThings to do at the park
Park AmenitiesThings built to enjoy or use at the park
FeaturesNatural things to see at the park
Park Trails	20 Trails / Total of 23.13 miles37.224 km <br />
Lodging Types	None
Park Area	2,200 acres8.903 km² <br />
Operated By	City of Bristol
Main Location	Map
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Park Overview

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...

How to get there

From Interstate 81:

1. Take Exit 74A (which has Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center) east towards Bristol.
2. At the second red light (CVS will be on your right), turn right (south) onto Highway 126.
3. Travel for one mile, turn left (east) onto Steele Creek Park Drive.
4. Travel for 0.3 miles and turn right (south), cross the bridge, and continue another 0.3 miles to main park gate.

Trailheads are behind (east) the nature center.

In 2014, Bristol City Council approved a $2 per car fee for the main park entrance. The cost can be avoided by parking at the alternative lots at Mill Creek (intersection of Broad Street and Spring Drive), Rooster Front (back side on Vance Drive), or recycling center (Broad Street). Refer to the map below for these parking locations.

Park hours are from 9am to 9pm.

Trails

The Steele Creek Park Lake splits the 23.13 miles over 20 trails system into two sections.

Park Trails	Distance	Difficulty	Marking	Usage	Highlight
Carden RidgeThis trail is a "stub" either because of its short length, lack of significance, or the page hasn't been created yet. The page can be created, but then delete the stub reference from this park.	1.15 mi	Medium	Yellow triangle
Cross RidgeThis trail is a "stub" either because of its short length, lack of significance, or the page hasn't been created yet. The page can be created, but then delete the stub reference from this park.	0.81 mi	Easy	Yellow Square
East RidgeThis trail is a "stub" either because of its short length, lack of significance, or the page hasn't been created yet. The page can be created, but then delete the stub reference from this park.	0.91 mi	Easy	Green ellipse
Fox RidgeThis trail is a "stub" either because of its short length, lack of significance, or the page hasn't been created yet. The page can be created, but then delete the stub reference from this park.	1.13 mi	Medium	Red ellipse
Hemlock HallowThis trail is a "stub" either because of its short length, lack of significance, or the page hasn't been created yet. The page can be created, but then delete the stub reference from this park.	0.60 mi	Easy	Gray triangle
Hickory RidgeThis trail is a "stub" either because of its short length, lack of significance, or the page hasn't been created yet. The page can be created, but then delete the stub reference from this park.	0.87 mi	Medium	Gray ellipse
High RidgeThis trail is a "stub" either because of its short length, lack of significance, or the page hasn't been created yet. The page can be created, but then delete the stub reference from this park.	0.33 mi	Easy	Gray square
Lake RidgeThis trail is a "stub" either because of its short length, lack of significance, or the page hasn't been created yet. The page can be created, but then delete the stub reference from this park.	1.85 mi	Medium	Orange square
Lakeside (Steele Creek)This trail is a "stub" either because of its short length, lack of significance, or the page hasn't been created yet. The page can be created, but then delete the stub reference from this park.	2.10 mi	Medium	Orange triangle
Logging RoadThis trail is a "stub" either because of its short length, lack of significance, or the page hasn't been created yet. The page can be created, but then delete the stub reference from this park.	1.35 mi	Medium	Black ellipse
North RidgeThis trail is a "stub" either because of its short length, lack of significance, or the page hasn't been created yet. The page can be created, but then delete the stub reference from this park.	2.82 mi	Medium	Red triangle
Overlook (Steele Creek)This trail is a "stub" either because of its short length, lack of significance, or the page hasn't been created yet. The page can be created, but then delete the stub reference from this park.	0.09 mi	Easy	Black triangle
Paw Paw RidgeThis trail is a "stub" either because of its short length, lack of significance, or the page hasn't been created yet. The page can be created, but then delete the stub reference from this park.	0.71 mi	Easy	Blue triangle
PowerlineThis trail is a "stub" either because of its short length, lack of significance, or the page hasn't been created yet. The page can be created, but then delete the stub reference from this park.	0.30 mi	Easy	White ellipse
Quarry CaveThis trail is a "stub" either because of its short length, lack of significance, or the page hasn't been created yet. The page can be created, but then delete the stub reference from this park.	0.40 mi	Easy	Pink ellipse
Rock CutThis trail is a "stub" either because of its short length, lack of significance, or the page hasn't been created yet. The page can be created, but then delete the stub reference from this park.	0.92 mi	Medium	Yellow ellipse
Sinks WayThis trail is a "stub" either because of its short length, lack of significance, or the page hasn't been created yet. The page can be created, but then delete the stub reference from this park.	0.48 mi	Easy	Orange ellipse
Slagle HallowThis trail is a "stub" either because of its short length, lack of significance, or the page hasn't been created yet. The page can be created, but then delete the stub reference from this park.	2.48 mi	Medium	White triangle
South RidgeThis trail is a "stub" either because of its short length, lack of significance, or the page hasn't been created yet. The page can be created, but then delete the stub reference from this park.	3.13 mi	Medium	Blue ellipse
Tulip TreeThis trail is a "stub" either because of its short length, lack of significance, or the page hasn't been created yet. The page can be created, but then delete the stub reference from this park.	0.70 mi	Easy	Pink triangle

Trinkle Hollow Trails

Trails	Distance
SCP Quarry Cave Trail	0.4 mi
SCP Sinks Way Trail	0.6 mi
SCP Lakeside Trail	0.6 mi
SCP Hickory Ridge Trail	0.9 mi
SCP Fox Ridge Trail	1.2 mi
SCP Powerline Trail	0.3 mi
SCP East Ridge Trail	0.9 mi
SCP Rock Cut Trail	0.6 mi

Slagle Hollow Trails

Trails	Distance
SCP Slagle Hollow Trail	2.5 mi
SCP South Ridge Trail	2.1 mi
SCP Tulip Tree Trail	0.6 mi
SCP North Ridge Trail	2.4 mi
SCP Cross Ridge Trail	0.8 mi
SCP Lake Ridge Trail	2.2 mi
SCP High Ridge Trail	0.3 mi
SCP Overlook Trail	0.1 mi
SCP Logging Road Trail	1.3 mi
SCP Hemlock Hollow Trail	0.7 mi

A five mile loop hike around the lake can be created by taking both the High Ridge (up-n-down) and North Ridge (flat) trails - with short walk on the park road to connect.

Trail Conditions

Since the trail information on the park friends website was last updated in 2004, this section contains comments about the trail conditions until the individual trail pages are created.

August 2012: Open are Hemlock Hollow, Cross Ridge, High Ridge, and Lake Ridge. Impassable after 0.5 mile due to blowdowns and overgrowth is Slagle Hollow Trail.