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We work to preserve our area’s extraordinary natural resources and to expand parks, create trails, and increase access to our rivers to assure that our region enjoys exceptional recreational opportunities for generations to come

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Thanks to the generous support from the Trinity Health Foundation, we've been hard at work developing the region's very first Intergenerational Playspace at Beverly Park. With this grant funding, we [...]

Sip for a Cause!

Trail ale is back! Feel good about packing in this handcrafted brew, knowing proceeds from your purchase benefit Legacy Parks' mission to expand parks and trails, conserve East Tennessee’s open [...]

Award received from East Tennessee Community Design Center

We are honored to receive the Annette Anderson Directors' award from the East Tennessee Community Design Center for our French Broad Veterans Memorial Park project. This award is granted annually [...]

Resources

Check out the online version of the popular GET OUT and PLAY Guide

Oak Ridge Natural Assets Guidebook 2020

Check out the online version of the Oak Ridge Natural Assets Guidebook 2020

Landowner Enhancement Guide

Learn more about how to protect your shorelines as a landowner

Project Tracker

Collier Preserve Gets a Storybook Trail

A storybook trail was added to Collier Preserve. The trail features “Old Rock” by Dep Pilutti. [...]

Legacy Parks Announces Launch of French Broad Veterans Memorial Park

Legacy Parks Foundation announced that the funds are in hand to begin construction of the [...]

Collier Preserve Opens

Legacy Parks Foundation cut the ribbon to open Collier Preserve, a 12-acre park located [...]

Adaptive Wheelchair Donated to Dogwood Elementary School

Legacy Parks donated an adaptive wheelchair to Dogwood Elementary School in South Knoxville. Legacy [...]

42 Trees Planted At Collier Preserve

42 trees were added to Collier Preserve thanks to an Urban Trees Grant from [...]

Work on Collier Preserve Continues

Progress continues to create Collier Preserve, a 12-acre natural area on Beaver Creek. An ADA [...]

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Discover new parks and trails at OutdoorKnoxville.com – your online guide to explore Knoxville’s incredible natural and recreation assets. Led by Legacy Parks Foundation, the effort aims to increase our outdoor amenities, create better access to recreational areas, and promote greater participation in outdoor activities.