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  • Alerts

    Park Alerts Stay in the know!  Here one can find updates about the Park and the Conservancy. These alerts can range from safety messages, job openings, volunteer opportunities and more!  October 1…

  • Former Governor Visits Lakeshore Park for Book Signing

    Governor Bill Haslam Visits for Book Signing Courtesy of Raise the Invincible Bill Haslam, former mayor of Knoxville and governor of Tennessee, added “author” to his list of professional titles and chose…

  • Big Ears Brings Big Crowds

    Big Ears Brought a Big Crowd Big Ears Festival provided the city of Knoxville with an awe-inspiring event on July 8th, 2021 at Lakeshore Park on the Main Events Lawn. The Big…

  • Lower baseball fields removed

    Lower Baseball Fields Master Plan Update

    After taking a fresh look at the Park, Nelson Byrd Woltz proposed to divide the land into three zones. These zones would be: athletic, civic/cultural, and natural/ecological. The approval of these zones…

  • Johnson Architecture project Marble Hall earns AIA East Tennessee merit award

    Johnson Architecture has earned recognition for a third time for its reimagining of Marble Hall at Lakeshore Park. The East Tennessee Chapter of the American Institute of Architects presented the company with…

  • HGTV Overlook Opens

    The new HGTV Overlook at Lakeshore Park opened to the public on Friday, May 1, 2020. Primary funding for the Overlook, which features a central plaza and 500-foot long esplanade with spectacular…

  • HGTV Overlook

    Lakeshore Park Conservancy Begins Construction of New HGTV Overlook

    The Lakeshore Park Conservancy announced today that construction of the new HGTV Overlook at Lakeshore Park will begin on February 1, 2019.  Designed by Thomas Woltz and his team at Nelson Byrd Woltz…

  • Park Waterfront Area

    New waterfront areas open at Lakeshore Park

    NEW TRAIL SECTION, PIERS AND BOARDWALK OPEN AT LAKESHORE PARK The Lakeshore Park Board of Directors announced the opening of several new waterfront area improvements on April 13, 2018. Fourth Creek Trail Section …

  • Lakeshore Scripps HGTV

    Scripps makes $3M gift to Lakeshore Park

    Scripps Networks Donates New Overlook at Lakeshore Park HGTV Overlook Project The Lakeshore Park Board and Mayor Madeline Rogero announced today that Scripps Networks Interactive has donated $3,000,000 to Lakeshore Park for…

  • New Areas

    Lakeshore Park opens new facilities and thanks donors

    Lakeshore Park opens new facilities, announces more park improvements and recognizes donors  The Lakeshore Park Board and Mayor Madeline Rogero will open several new park facilities at Lakeshore Park on Tuesday, Nov. 14…