Mayor Glenn Jacobs is proud to announce the formation and investment in formally establishing the Knox County Water Trail on beautiful Beaver Creek. This initiative is focused on clearing, cleaning, and caring for a 44-mile stretch of navigable water across five communities between Clayton Park in Halls and…
Kelly Beals, a New Business Development Team Member, joined BoardSafe Docks in October 2022. Kelly has extensive experience in non-profit fundraising, grant proposal writing and award management, capital campaign coordination, relationship building, stewardship, and solicitation. In her role as a member of the BoardSafe Docks Business Development…
BoardSafe Docks is pleased to partner with the Tennessee RiverLine to support the development of North America’s next great regional trail system. The 2024 Summit is happening now at the Lodge at Pickwick Landing in Hardin County, TN. The interactive forum offers planning sessions, outdoor excursions, water trail…
Are you scouring the Internet looking for a kayak launch that is truly accessible—one designed with input from paddlers in wheelchairs? Are you in search of a kayak launch that is structurally sound, durable, and won’t get washed away in the first flood or demolished by a high…
A new project slated for East Tennessee was announced at the annual Legacy Parks Luncheon on Friday, September 29, 2023. A 20-mile river trail will be created on the French Broad River starting at Seven Islands State Birding Park and ending in Downtown Knoxville. Three accessible BoardSafe Docks…
BoardSafe Docks is often asked if rollers will damage a kayak hull. First and foremost, it’s important to understand not all kayak launches are the same, and the BoardSafe Adaptive Kayak Launch does not use rollers on its launch system. BoardSafe uses a supportive saddle and cradle launch…
BoardSafe Docks is pleased to provide two accessible kayak launches in advance of the Legacy Parks Luncheon for the Parks on September 29th at Seven Islands State Birding Park. Legacy Parks Foundation is an East Tennessee nonprofit organization working to ensure that their community enjoys exceptional recreational opportunities,…
BoardSafe Docks is thrilled to be among the largest group of professionals actively engaged in improving and expanding public boating access across the United States at the SOBA Annual Education & Training Symposium, happening now in Tacoma, Washington. The symposium attracts nearly 200 state program specialists, boating and…
The 2023 States Organization for Boating Access (SOBA) is completing its preparation for its annual Education & Training Symposium running August 28–31, 2023, in Tacoma, Washington.BoardSafe Docks will serve as the Symposium’s Platinum Sponsor for the second year, continuing our mission to provide education and advocacy for safe…
Gifford Pinchot State Park, a 2,338-acre recreation destination, is located in northern York County, PA, between the towns of Rossville and Lewisberry. The park consists of reverted farm fields and rolling wooded hillsides that surround the 340 acres of Pinchot Lake, the park’s prime attraction. The lake was…