3 hr 25 min
By car from the Public Square, 212 mi
Field Guide 04 · Tennessee State Parks
Seven Islands State Birding Park
A birding park on a peninsula of the French Broad River east of Knoxville, with more than 222 species sighted, eight miles of trail and two boat launches.
Knox CountyKodakOpenChecked October 20, 2026
416
Acres
397,500
Visitors in fiscal 2022
8
Trails listed, 11.6 miles
Day
Day use only
4
Activities the state lists
What's there
Things to do
- Birding
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Paddling
On site
- Accessible Paddling Launch
- Birding
- Boat Ramp
- Canoe Access
- Fishing
- Gift Shop
- Playground
- Trails
- Wheelchair-Friendly Overlooks
- Wheelchair-Friendly Paved Trails
The trails
| Trail | Miles | Difficulty | Surface | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobwhite Accessible Trail | 0.9 | Easy | Paved | Open |
| Hickory Ridge Loop Trail | 0.8 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Island Loop Trail | 1.2 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| Kelly Lane Greenway | 2.5 | Easy | Paved | Open |
| Seclusion Bend Trail | 2.7 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Seven Islands Loop Trail | 1.55 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| Upland Trail Inner Loop | 1.2 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Upland Trail Outer Loop | 0.75 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
As the park's hiking page lists them on October 20, 2026. Lengths are one way unless the trail is a loop, and some trails share ground, so the total is the sum of the list, not the miles on the ground.
Getting there
2809 Kelly Lane, Kodak, TN 37764
Park office: 1-865-407-8335
The park's page at Tennessee State Parks
Campsites, cabins and lodge rooms are booked online through the park's page or by phone at 1-888-867-2757, the state's reservation line.
Nearby
- Panther Creek State Park24 miles away as the crow flies · 3 hr 55 min from Franklin
- Big Ridge State Park24 miles away as the crow flies · 3 hr 30 min from Franklin
- Norris Dam State Park31 miles away as the crow flies · 3 hr 20 min from Franklin
- Cove Lake State Park38 miles away as the crow flies · 3 hr 25 min from Franklin
How we know
Every fact on this page but the summary at the top is the state's, read on the date above, except the drive: that is Valhalla's route on OpenStreetMap's roads from Franklin's Public Square to the park office, with no traffic, rounded to five minutes. Visits are the park plan's count for the year named, mostly from traffic counters. How the guide was made.
- The park. Tennessee State Parks: the Find a Park list, the park's own page, its hiking page, read October 20, 2026.
- Acres. The park's strategic management plan.
- Visitors. The park's strategic management plan, its site fact sheet for fiscal 2022 (July 2021 to June 2022).