May is Bike Month! Ditch the car and make your bike part of your transportation system. It’s not only good for your health – it’s good for your mood to …
Get Out & Play: Keep calm and paddle on
Our beautiful waterways offer many flatwater paddling opportunities. Paddlers in canoes, kayaks or on standup paddleboards can float along the miles of river slicing right through the heart of the …
Get Out & Play: Birding
Did you know that birdwatching is one of the fastest-growing outdoor activities in the country, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service? About 50 million Americans plan an outing …
Get Out & Play: Put some ‘spring’ in your step
Isn’t it a beautiful sight when the trees and plants around us start blooming and welcoming spring?
East Tennessee is blessed with a bounty of beautiful flowering displays. Starting in early …
Get Out & Play: Cove Lake State Park
Only 35 minutes from Knoxville lies the 717-acre Cove Lake State Park, situated in a beautiful valley of the Cumberland Plateau. You can take advantage of the adventure opportunities on …
Get Out & Play: Take me to the water
Spring Break has us yearning for a vacation! With ocean views on the mind, we thought of some local adventures with spectacular water-views that will surely fill the void. And …
Get Out & Play: In our state parks
Does it get any better than having America’s most visited National Park in our backyard and 54 state parks in Tennessee? Even more inspiring, there are five state parks located …
Get Out & Play: Grab your gloves and volunteer
With spring on the horizon, now is the time to clean up and prepare for new growth and activity in our most loved natural spaces. We’d all like to think …