Beaver Creek’s Newest Adaptive Kayak Launch Opens at Karns Landing
Legacy Parks Foundation and Knox County celebrated the opening of Karns Landing today marking another milestone toward creating a countywide accessible water trail. Karns Landing is the third adaptive boat dock completed […]
12 Acres Donated on Beaver Creek
In continuation of efforts towards supporting the Knox County Water Trail, Legacy Parks has received a donation from Bill Weigel of 12 acres in Powell for a park and adaptive […]
Knox County Water Trail wins Orchid Award
We are honored to be a part of the Knox County Water Trail to receive a 2024 Keep Knoxville Beautiful Orchid Award. Many hands have gone into cleaning up and […]
2022 Legacy Luncheon celebrates successes, announces new parks, trails and water access
We are grateful that the 2022 Legacy Luncheon for the Parks was another huge success thanks to our inspiring speaker and the more than 1,000 sponsors and Friends who gathered […]
New Adaptive Kayak Launch on Beaver Creek
A new BoardSafe Adaptive Kayak Launch has been installed on Beaver Creek at Powell High Landing. BoardSafe’s Adaptive Kayak Launches are designed for the widest range of users: young and […]
Collier Preserve Opens
Legacy Parks Foundation cut the ribbon to open Collier Preserve, a 12-acre park located in Powell. The project was funded by a grant from the State of Tennessee Recreational Trails […]
Work on Collier Preserve Continues
Progress continues to create Collier Preserve, a 12-acre natural area on Beaver Creek. An ADA walking trail has been installed along with a nature path along the creek, beautiful benches to […]
Work on Collier Preserve is underway
We’ve kicked off the low-impact work of creating Collier Preserve – a 12-acre nature park in Powell. The property was donated to Legacy Parks in 2017 by Dr. Bob and Louise […]
Legacy Parks receives gift of 14-acres
Legacy Parks received a donation of beautifully forested land from Arvin and Sabra Brown of Powell, protecting 14-acres of green space off Emory Road with access to Beaver Creek. The land will be […]
More Funding for Access to Beaver Creek
At the grand opening of the Powell High Landing, Randy Burleson of Aubrey’s Restaurants presented a check for $10,000 to help fund another boat dock on Beaver Creek! This contribution advances the Beaver […]