Chattanooga Parks and Outdoors

07/31/2026

TOMORROW.
We aim to have a great time and hopeful the rain will hold off!

RBI Pitch, Hit & Run Competition: Ages 7-14yo

📅 Date: Saturday, August 1
⏰ Competition Begins: 2:00 PM
🚪 Gates Open: 1:00 PM (Participants may begin warming up)
📍 Location: The Summit Softball Complex
4900 La Collina Way
Collegedale, TN 37363

Come showcase your baseball and softball skills in Pitching, Hitting, and Running for a chance to advance to the next level of competition!

Don't forget to arrive early to check in and warm up before the competition begins.

For more information, contact:
📧 [email protected]

07/31/2026

The Chattanooga Paddle Parade is BACK!

Grab your kayaks, canoes, and paddleboards -- Outdoor Chattanooga invites you to join us on Saturday, August 22, 2026 for a float down the Tennessee River from Rivermont Park to Coolidge Park!

Event Details
🗓Date & Time: Saturday, August 22 | Parade starts at 10:00 AM
📍Route: Rivermont Park to Coolidge Park
🚌Shuttle: Morning shuttle service provided
🛶Rentals: Limited paddle craft rentals available

Get creative with your decorations and meet us on the water!

👉 For more information and to register, visit outdoorchattanooga.com/calendar

07/30/2026

Paving away and fixing roads. 👏👏 CHAPublicWorks!

07/29/2026

On these hot summer days, we’re reminded just how incredible this team truly is.

From caring for our parks, trails, and athletic fields and courts, to leading unforgettable programs, creating adventures for all abilities, and helping protect the places we all love, they work tirelessly behind the scenes to make Chattanooga a better place to live, play, and explore.

Their passion, dedication, and hard work make it all possible.

This is your Parks & Outdoors Team.

Shout out to Chattanooga Lookouts for letting us hang out at Erlanger Park.

07/29/2026

The "Not Your Basic" Back 2 School Bash is this Sunday 1 - 4 pm at Miller Park!

Join us for an afternoon of family fun as we get ready to head into another awesome school year! Tell your friends and have them tell their friends!

07/28/2026

Well, this is a new one for us!

Our Park Ambassadors found a lawnmower sitting out at a local park, and we're hoping to solve the mystery of how it got there.

If you had a rough day and accidentally left your mower behind, we want to help you get it back! Send us a DM or call 423 643 7866 to claim it. To make sure it goes to the right person, you’ll just need to verify the exact location you were at and the make/model of the mower.

If this was left intentionally, we kindly ask you to please find alternate disposal methods. Leaving unwanted items in our parks takes our crew away from maintaining the green spaces we all love, and it ultimately wastes local taxpayer dollars.

If you've got old equipment you need to throw out, please reach out to 311 to learn about local bulk waste drop-offs instead.

We appreciate all of you who help us care for Chattanooga's parks every day!

07/28/2026

Seeds! Seeds! Come get ya’ seeds!

Help our local monarch butterflies, bees, and other essential pollinators one garden at a time! There are still common milkweed seeds available through the Tennessee Department of Transportation's Project Milkweed. Tennessee residents can head to https://tnpollinators.org/milkweed/ to secure their free seeds (up to 3 packets).

07/27/2026

Never underestimate the power of connectivity.

At Harris-Johnson Park, we’re seeing that power in action! The freshly-paved paths at this park do so much more than just improve accessibility. They create seamless, inviting connections between local residents and their shared green spaces.

When we visited today to capture photos of the finished work, we got to see that impact unfold in real-time: a group of neighbors was already strolling down the new walkways toward the central pavilion for an afternoon game of dominoes.

Thoughtfully designed spaces foster real human connection. When we invest in connecting our parks, we invest in connecting our communities.

07/24/2026

Happy Friday, everyone! What's the move this weekend? How are we getting outside? Any fun events you're going to?

07/24/2026