Palisades Park



View from the window inside the Meditation Chapel.



The Meditation Chapel





The Daniel Murphree cabin



The Old Compton School/Church



We just happen to pass a sign that said Palisades Park when we were looking for the covered bridges.  We decided we would go back and check it all out after looking at the bridges.  Are we ever glad we did!  Palisades Park is located approximately 5 1/2 miles north of Oneonta, atop Ebell Mountain.  The 80-acre facility is owned by Blount County and operated by the Park and Recreation Board.  Surrounded by the foothills of the Souther Appalachians at Palisades Park you can experience breath-taking views of Sand Mountain from a 1,300 foot elevation.  Breath-taking was what it was too.  There are approximately 4 miles of nature trails within the park.  A restored homestead of pioneer buildings were on display.  The Blount County Quilt Guild have their own building where they meet to quilt, there at the park.  We decided that when Fred and Elaine come back in the Fall, it might be a great place to go again, to see all the color of the Fall leaves.