Community Parks

The Recreation and Parks Department invites you to enjoy one of our many community park locations throughout the City of Oak Ridge. Our parks are open for year-round use and offer a wide variety of amenities that encompass every age group and a wide variety of outdoor recreational activities. Please find information about our many parks below.

Oak Ridge Community Parks

A.K. Bissell Park
–1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike

38 acres, and features a 1.25-mile loop, picnic shelter, and performance pavilion, and is also home to The Friendship Bell.

Commemorative Walk  | Performing Arts Pavilion  |  Friendship Bell  | Playground | Walking  Trail | Picnic Shelter | Park map
Big Turtle Park
–100 Monterey Rd.

Offers soccer and softball fields, a playground, and picnic areas. PetSafe Dog Park provides two fenced areas for dogs to play off-leash.

Field Rentals  |  Dog Park  |  Playground | Big Turtle Greenway | Soccer Field | Softball Field |  Park map
BLANKENSHIP FIELD
–213 Broadway Ave.

For over 70 years, Blankenship Field has been the home of the Oak Ridge High School Wildcat Football team and an important gathering place for the city.

Athletic Field  | Cedar Hill Greenway Trailhead  |  Walking Track  |  Park map
Briarcliff Park
– 100 Deerfield Ln.

 

Playground  |  Practice Soccer Field  |  Park map
Carl Yearwood Park
– 235 Bus Terminal Rd.

 

Skate Park  | Disc Golf  |  Softball Fields | Picnic Shelter  |  Park map
Cedar Hill Park
– 609 Michigan Ave.

 

Picnic Shelter | Playground  |  Basketball Court  |  Cedar Hill Greenway  |  Park map
Elm Grove Park
–351 E. Tennessee Ave.

 

Basketball Court  |  Playground  |  Walking Trail  |  Park map
Elza Gate Park
–101 Oak Ridge Turnpike

a former entry point to the Secret City in the 1940s and TVA’s Worthington Cemetary Trail with a wooden habitat, a cemetery from the 1800s, a pond and pier that extends out to the wetland with over 125 bird species, and the trailhead for the Melton Lake Greenway.

Melton Lake Greenway  |  Worthington Cemetary   |  Park map
Groves Park
–795 Tuskegee Dr.

Disc Golf Course / Open park space

 

  Disc Golf Course  |  Park map
Haw Ridge Park
–Edgemoor Rd.

The 780-acre park is situated on a scenic peninsula along the Clinch River. Greenways for Haw Ridge, and Melton Lake, a Mountain Bike pump track and trails, and room for biking, hiking, and running.

Haw Ridge Greenway | Melton Lake Greenway | Dirt Lab  |  Park map

 

Highland View Park
–451 West Outer Dr.

 

Picnic Shelter | Playground  |  Park map

 

LaSalle Park
–168 Lasalle Rd

 

Soccer Field | Playground  |  Park map
Melton Lake Park
–697 Melton Lake Dr.

With 173 miles of shoreline, Melton Lake Park is located on the eastern edge of Oak Ridge, is also known as one of the best 2,000-meter rowing venues in America, and a peaceful 5.6-mile waterfront greenway great for walking, running, and biking.

Melton Lake Greenway | Volleyball Court | Playground | Boat Ramp | Pavilion for Rent  |  Park map
Milt Dickens Park
–100 Athens Rd

 

Soccer Field | Playground  |  Park map
Pinewood Park
–205 Bus Terminal Rd.

 

Soccer Field | Softball Field  |  Park map
Scarboro Park
–148 Carver Ave.

 

Tennis Courts | Basketball Courts | Playground | Softball Field  |  Park map
Solway Park
– Edgemoor Rd.

 

Boat Ramp | Fishing Pier | Picnic Area | Walking Trail |  Park map

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