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act.da:
Today I made a call to the Blount Count Parks and Rec office regarding Jones Bend.
Turn your speakers up, and check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRR6HTs6Ek8

stoodoodog:
Thanks for that bit of entertainment act.da. Perhaps Blount County Commissioner and former PV staff Wendy Pitts Reeves could answer the question for us...


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stoodoodog:
The excel database under Related Plans and Data provides the best info I have found.

http://www.tennessee.gov/environment/recreation/plan/

On page 60 there is info about Local parks in TN...
http://www.tennessee.gov/environment/re ... _final.pdf

and here are the numbers for you to go straight to the top.

http://www.tennessee.gov/environment/org/

act.da:
First of all, Google Maps now has PV and all of Jones Bend Road available in Street View: HERE!


But this is the reason I've posted in this particular thread... I've solved the "Peninsula Village or Blount County Park?" issue!

Unfortunately my conclusion will be disappointing to anyone who was hoping they'd found a whole peninsula open for camping, because PV is actually not a public park.

HOWEVER there are 22 acres on the peninsula that are publicly owned by the Tennessee Valley Authority, and that land backs right up to the girls cabins! If you want to access it you'll need a boat, or walk along the shoreline easement from Wrights Ferry Road.

Here is the 22 acre parcel of land on the TNMap property tax records website, click on the "IDENTIFY" tab and choose the large centered parcel (#001_004.00)
This information is also available here.
Also, if you look at the topographic map here, you can see the same area outlined. There might even be a purple arrow from the words "Jones Bend Blount County Park" to the area, but it blends in so well I didn't notice it before.

I have sent a request to the TVA for more information, and I'll keep you all updated!

stoodoodog:
Thanks for the productive research and follow through! I checked that TVA route some time ago... I came upon a blog in the local paper with a question about the park. Someone posted a response that it was TVA property but it seems like I arrived at a dead end after that (possibly got burned out, distracted or wandered off into the middle of a conversation).
You, my friend kick *%s when it comes to researching and turning up the facts.

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