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Parks and Trails
The Cove, within 500-acre Concord Park, offers a paved waterfront trail, accessible kayak launch, picnic tables, a public bathroom and links to more than two miles of greenway. In Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the family explored the first two miles of Little River Trail using a Mountain Trike. The park also offers rentable all-terrain wheelchairs, seasonal adaptive ranger programs and trail-specific accessibility information.
Birding and Wildlife
Seven Islands Birding State Park, about 20 miles east of downtown Knoxville, includes the approximately 0.9-mile, fully paved Bobwhite Accessible Trail. The family observed varied plants, deer and birds, and participated in monarch tagging during fall migration. Two large bathrooms are located at the Bobwhite Accessible Trailhead. The account says the surrounding landscape made the short paved route feel more substantial.
Adaptive Programs and Planning
STAR, 27 miles southwest of downtown, provides adaptive horseback riding for local participants ages four to 65 and older with physical, mental or neurological disabilities, or people considered at-risk. Knoxville also maintains more than 100 miles of paved greenways. The family notes that some preferred greenway entrances had paved parking but unreliable accessible bathrooms, so visitors may need to plan around facilities and adapt to local conditions.
