Calendar

You will be guiding school groups from station to station during our Historic Market day living history event.  

Interested in learning to work with birds of prey?  Join Roan Mountain State Park for a series of volunteer workdays with Park Ranger Phil Hylen and our park owls: Shiloh and Sunshine.  Volunteers will help the park to clean owl cages, complete mi...

Join friends group members assisting with registration and other tasks as needed for the Iron Nugget Triathlon.  Registration will occur at the Swim Area picnic shelter.    Please be sure to bring a completed liability waiver with you when you co...

Join friends group members assisting with registration and other tasks as needed for the Iron Nugget Triathlon.  Registration will occur at the Swim Area picnic shelter.    Please be sure to bring a completed liability waiver with you when you co...

Bledsoe Creek State Park added a pollinator garden in 2019 with the support of Friends of Bledsoe Creek State Park and a grant from the Iris Fund. With careful selection of native perennials and self seeding annuals this area has flourished. Located...

We need your help! Join us the on Sunday, May 5th at the farm to prep the farm for the upcoming season with various volunteer projects. Please meet at the Sadie Ford Farm at 9:00am.  We also honor all TN promise hours.  Please contact the Park Rang...

The park's native flower beds are looking great!  To stay looking good, we need your help.  We are looking for volunteers to help maintain our beautiful gardens.  Work will include cutting back last year's growth, trimming plants, blowing fall lea...

The park's native flower beds are looking great!  To stay looking good, we need your help.  We are looking for volunteers to help maintain our beautiful gardens.  Work will include cutting back last year's growth, trimming plants, blowing fall lea...

Now that we have opened the 6.75-mile section of the South Horton Trail System it's time to start improving features and work to maintain this wonderful trail. The trail workday moving forward will consist of the activities below.   example of work...

Interested in learning to work with birds of prey?  Join Roan Mountain State Park for a series of volunteer workdays with Park Ranger Phil Hylen and our park owls: Shiloh and Sunshine.  Volunteers will help the park to clean owl cages, complete mi...

Getting ready for Bee Fest

Meet Ranger Wolfe at the Park Office/Visitor Center to spend the afternoon working on improving sections of our Red Leaves Trail. The work day will be from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, and we will travel to different points on the trail to work on clearing th...

Park staff need your help in getting the Wild Yards Garden ready for summer. Come join park staff for a volunteer day in the gardens to help pull weeds and spread mulch. Instructions will be provided on what weeds need to be pulled from the gardens. ...

Come out and give back! Join Ranger Ross for a work day on the Coffin Springs Trail. We will be meeting at the Park Visitor Center. We expect to be out of the woods by 3:30pm. Please bring work clothes, hiking boots, a sack lunch and plenty of water....

Savage Gulf State Park is preparing to build a new campground along the North Plateau trail that will feature four tent pad sites and a groupcamp. Park staff are seeking volunteers to come assist with clearing trees, rocks, and soil for the new campg...

Have you ever wanted to make a positive impact on your local State Park? Come by the Visitor Center to collect supplies and be assigned to Mayo Wix, Birdsong, or Shoreline Trail. Help keep these trails clean for our local wildlife and the community t...

Have you ever wanted to make a positive impact on your local State Park? Come by the Visitor Center to collect supplies and be assigned to Mayo Wix, Birdsong, or Shoreline Trail. Help keep these trails clean for our local wildlife and the community t...

Have you ever wanted to make a positive impact on your local State Park? Come by the Visitor Center to collect supplies and be assigned to Mayo Wix, Birdsong, or Shoreline Trail. Help keep these trails clean for our local wildlife and the community t...

Join us in planting native wildflowers around the Park Office and Aviaries. We will have 142 plants including highbush blueberry, blue mistflower, strawberry bush, and foam flowers. The site will be prepared for planting. Volunteers will assist with ...

Roan Mountain State Park hosts a weekly Friday night concert series during the summer months, beginning on Memorial Day Weekend and ending on Labor Day Weekend. We need volunteers to help set up, break down, and operate the sound system during each c...

Interested in learning to work with birds of prey?  Join Roan Mountain State Park for a series of volunteer workdays with Park Ranger Phil Hylen and our park owls: Shiloh and Sunshine.  Volunteers will help the park to clean owl cages, complete mi...

Bee Fest Help 2024

Join us for National River Cleanup Day to help clean up the shoreline along the cove.  We will meet at the tennis court parking lot (just past the arch on the right) and leave promptly at 5:30 pm.  The group will then kayak to the beach area along ...

Come out and join park staff build our new ADA trail as part of the North Horton trail system. Volunteers will be working on bench cutting and trail tead work with hand tool, so please wear appropriate closed toe shoes, weather appropriate clothing, ...

Bledsoe Creek State Park added a pollinator garden in 2019 with the support of Friends of Bledsoe Creek State Park and a grant from the Iris Fund. With careful selection of native perennials and self seeding annuals this area has flourished. Located...

Have you ever wanted to make a positive impact on your local State Park? Come by the Visitor Center to collect supplies and be assigned to Mayo Wix, Birdsong, or Shoreline Trail. Help keep these trails clean for our local wildlife and the community t...

Savage Gulf State Park is preparing to build a new campground along the North Plateau trail that will feature four tent pad sites and a groupcamp. Park staff are seeking volunteers to come assist with clearing trees, rocks, and soil for the new campg...

Our Reading Ranger Story Trail panels are beloved by our youngest visitors. To help them last for many more seasons volunteers wash them and report any damage from falling branches or overzealous readers. Meet at the Visitor Center to collect suppl...

Fishing line recycling containers have been installed at each boat dock. The monofilament is collected from recycling bins and cleaned of hooks, leaders, weights, and trash. It is then shipped to the Berkley Pure Fishing company in Iowa. Berkley me...

The park's native flower beds are looking great!  To stay looking good, we need your help.  We are looking for volunteers to help maintain our beautiful gardens.  Work will include cutting back last year's growth, trimming plants, blowing fall lea...

Now that we have opened the 6.75-mile section of the South Horton Trail System it's time to start improving features and work to maintain this wonderful trail. The trail workday moving forward will consist of the activities below.   example of work...

Bledsoe Creek State Park added a pollinator garden in 2019 with the support of Friends of Bledsoe Creek State Park and a grant from the Iris Fund. With careful selection of native perennials and self seeding annuals this area has flourished. Located...

Roan Mountain State Park hosts a weekly Friday night concert series during the summer months, beginning on Memorial Day Weekend and ending on Labor Day Weekend. We need volunteers to help set up, break down, and operate the sound system during each c...

Come join Ranger Blake for a volunteer trail day. Meet at the visitor’s center at 1pm and be sure to wear sturdy shoes. We will be hiking a few miles, so be sure to bring plenty of water and snacks, and plan on finishing up around 5pm.

Interested in learning to work with birds of prey?  Join Roan Mountain State Park for a series of volunteer workdays with Park Ranger Phil Hylen and our park owls: Shiloh and Sunshine.  Volunteers will help the park to clean owl cages, complete mi...

Savage Gulf State Park is preparing to build a new campground along the North Plateau trail that will feature four tent pad sites and a groupcamp. Park staff are seeking volunteers to come assist with clearing trees, rocks, and soil for the new campg...

Roan Mountain State Park hosts a weekly Friday night concert series during the summer months, beginning on Memorial Day Weekend and ending on Labor Day Weekend. We need volunteers to help set up, break down, and operate the sound system during each c...