Beacon Park has received $4.5 million in TDA funding.

The park is expected to open in June 2026.

The park will feature a paved walking and running track, bike park, bouldering area, event lawn and stage, food truck area, tap house space, park offices and retail space and restrooms.

A multimillion-dollar investment from the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority will help fund the completion of a new park in the heart of Swannanoa’s Beacon Village.

The team behind Beacon Park is in the process of transforming the former Beacon Blanket Mill into a public space. When completed, the park will feature a paved walking and running track, bike park, bouldering area, event lawn and stage, food truck area, tap house space, park offices and retail space and restrooms.

Of the total $12.4

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