Best places: Parks in East Tennessee

Seasonal picnic area along a picturesque, rocky creek offering 68 sites with tables & grills.

Peaceful Bible-inspired garden & parrot preserve offering chances to interact with rare birds.

Expansive park featuring gorges & sandstone bluffs, Big South Fork National River & campgrounds.

Wooded 2,800-acre park offering walking & biking trails, picnic areas, a lake & a visitor center.

This 17-acre green space features lighted walking paths, outdoor sculptures & picnic pavilions.

State park with Native American exhibits & cultural activities, plus picnic areas & an amphitheater.

Paved walking trails, athletic fields, a playground & splash pad are offered at this local park.

Rocky cliff overlooking a valley & Battle of Wauhatchie site with a steep hiking trail.

👍👍 My husband & I always look for drive thru animal parks when we travel. This was by far 1 of our favorites! All of the animals were friendly & came right to our car. Everyone would eat food from your hands- Llama, zebra, Buffalo, deer, elk, emu, ostrich, etc. The park was a nice long drive but husban...

Relaxed riverside park with nature hikes to a waterfall, open fields for sports & picnic areas.

👍👍 Visited Big Soddy Creek for the first time today and was blown away! What an incredible place. So close to down and really well kept (minus the few people who leave trash which happens everywhere, don’t be that guy!). The walk was very easy flat gravel. We went on a Thursday morning and there were a...

👍👍 Just visited on September 10th 2021 Stunningly Beautiful today. This location has EVERYTHING for a good FREE time. Whether you are solo or with a group. All the facilities you need including bathrooms 🚻. Take the short but amazingly beautiful drive along the lake. Here's some pictures.

Waterfront park with a restored historic carousel, an interactive play fountain & open spaces.

Campsites, hiking trails & picnic pavilions around a lake with a Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course.

Elevated memorial park, featuring Civil War monuments, artillery & exhibits, plus sweeping vistas.

👍👍 Very fun time! Lots of restaurants and a park with a bunch of art pieces to look at. We loved the murals dow the ally! The ice cream shoppe and fudge place was very good!

Site of 1982 World's Fair, with an amphitheater, events & a sunsphere tower with observation deck.

This vast park with 25 miles of trails features a planetarium, a pioneer museum & fishing spots.

Picnic shelter at 1,700 ft. for 70 people, with a national park & mountain backdrop & grills.

2,200-acre lakefront park with paddleboating plus regular & disc golf, a mini train & nature trails.