2013 Park Clean Up Day – Saturday, April 20th

It’s almost time for our annual Earth Day – Steele Creek Park Clean Up Celebration!  With your help we can work wonders to clean up much of the trash and debris that has collected around the lake and elsewhere over the winter.  Every year we collect large volumes of trash that otherwise might simply serve […]

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Springtime at Steele Creek Park

Spring officially starts tomorrow, March 20th, which means that it’s time for things to really start rocking at Steele Creek Park.  The train starts running this weekend (weekends only until Memorial Day), the boats will be available to rent starting in early May, and summer hours for the Nature Center, train and boats begin Memorial […]

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Two great articles in The Tennessee Conservationist

There are two particularly notable articles in the current issue of The Tennessee Conservationist Magazine (in addition to all of the other interesting articles).  Steele Creek Park’s own Jeremy Stout provides a fascinating look at “Alligators in Tennessee: Past Present and Future” and Rack Cross (regional ornithologic expert) encourages folks to “Observe a Diversity of […]

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Woodpecker Walk Scheduled for Saturday, March 16th

Join park naturalist Larry McDaniel for an informative walk in search of woodpeckers on Saturday, March 16th.  If interested, meet at the Nature Center at 9:30 am for the mild walk. For more information call the Nature Center (423) 989-5616.

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