Legendary Mountaineer Hillary set for Mayors' Luncheon

Peter Hillary, famed son of Sir Edmond Hillary and from one of the great families of mountaineering will headline the Mayors' Luncheon for the Parks October 8th in Fort Dickerson Park in downtown Knoxville.

LPF Teams to Build Environmental Park

Knox County's first Stormwater Park will be built in the Karns community through a partnership of Legacy Parks Foundation, the Beaver Creek Watershed Association, Knox County Stormwater Department, the University of Tennessee and the East Tennessee Community Design Center.

Get Out! Series Returns

Warm weather is here and it's time to GET OUT!

The GetOut! series of activities provides fun, recreational experiences to encourage everyone to get out and enjoy the natural resources of our area.

Donate to Parks

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Join the effort to preserve land and open space, improve our parks, connect our greenways, and provide recreational opportunities for the underserved.

Legacy Trees and Benches

Create a lasting tribute by adding a beautiful tree or bench to one of our area parks.

Tree Program (PDF)

Celebration Bench (PDF)

Land Donations

Influence how your land will be used for generations to come by donating land to the Foundation.


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Urban Wilderness and Historic Corridor

The ridges, forests and parks along south waterfront offer potential for an incredible recreational and historic corridor. The 1,000 acres of urban wilderness contains three civil war forts, historic settlement sites, parks, trails and recreational amenities all within the heart of the city.

Urban Wilderness

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