Effort Launched to Save River Bluff
The most significant green space and bluff on Knoxville's south waterfront is temporarily protected from development as Legacy Parks Foundation mounts a campaign to raise $2.5 million dollars to purchase the property.
Bluff Mountain Protected
510 acres atop Sevier County?s Bluff Mountain are now forever preserved through a conservation easement placed on the property by landowner Marian Oates in late June. Legacy Parks Foundation and Foothills Land Conservancy will co-hold the easement and are charged with protecting the conservation values of the land in perpetuity.
Downtown Dog Park Needs Support
Knoxville continues it's quest to become the most pet-friendly community in the country with the addition of a dog park in downtown Knoxville. The new dog park, located at the intersection of Summit Hill and Central Avenue is made possible through a generous $100,000 donation from PetSafe headquartered in Knoxville.
Donate to Parks
Join the effort to preserve land and open space, improve our parks, connect our greenways, and provide recreational opportunities for the underserved.
Legacy Trees
Create a living and lasting tribute by adding or caring for a beautiful tree to one of our area parks.
Land Donations
Influence how your land will be used for generations to come by donating land to the Foundation.
Urban Wilderness and Historic Corridor
Down the River
Highland Neighborhood Park
In 2006, concerned neighbors founded the Highland Drive Neighborhood Association in response to the proposed auction by the City of Knoxville of a vacant one-acre green space adjacent to their homes on Highland Drive.
Highland Park Rendering