The main entrance is on Steve Tate Hwy, just north of the Main Gate. There is also parking on Trotters Lane.
Big Canoe Chapel’s Jimmy Allen Meditation Park is the official name, in honor of the Chaplain who had the vision for the creation of this lovely park. It consists of a botanical garden, a cemetery, walking trails and activity centers.
The trails feature hemlocks, rhododendron and mountain laurel. For the most part they flank the shores of Blackwell Creek, which flows over a rock ledges and around huge boulders.
South of the covered bridge are stacked stone columns, remnants of a bridge over 100 years old.
*portion on gravel road connecting the trails
Meditation Park Picture Gallery
Crossover bridge between John Williams and Covered Bridge trails
Summer time along creek on John Williams trail
