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Sam Duff Memorial Park

Parks and Recreation Director

Sheryl Ely
[email protected]
(865) 215-4311

Lakeshore Park
5930 Lyons View Pike
Knoxville, TN 37919

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RESERVE ONLINE
Reserve Shelter or Field
 
PARK DETAILS
• 7.26 acres
• 1 shelter
• dog park
• playground
• picnic tables
• open space
• paved trails
• football/soccer field
• 1 tennis court
• 4 pickleball courts
• running track           
• 2 outdoor basketball courts (half courts)
• restrooms
• Sam Duff Greenway
• Parking: 37
• For reservations, please call 865-215-1706.
Handicap SignAccessible parking, restrooms, & dog park
RIDE THE BUS TO THIS PARK
katRoute 41 - Chapman Highway at Moody Ave.
City Council District: 1
Sam Duff Memorial Park

4060 Chapman Highway
Knoxville, TN 37920
Park Shelter: 865-215-1718 (reservations)
Football/Soccer Field: 865-215-1706 (reservations)

South Knoxville

Directions: From downtown, go South on Chapman Highway about a mile past the Tennessee River & Henley Street Bridge; park is on left just after East Moody Avenue.

Sam Duff Park


Sam Duff Memorial Park provides the surrounding neighborhoods a recreational play area, within a natural setting. Once a football and track facility for nearby Young High School the area now consists of Sam Duff Greenway. It is a favorite for runners and walkers.

A wide array of amenities include a dog park, a tennis court, two basketball courts, four pickleball courts, and a large playground. There are picnic facilities and accessible restrooms. A new mulch surface trail connector to the park was created in 2018 by the City's Greenway Crew. The trail provides a more convenient entrance to the park for residents coming from Greenwood Avenue and gives access to a wooded part of the park property that was previously inaccessible.  The dog park and accessible restrooms were opened in fall 2022.  The dog park was made possible thanks to a donation by the Boyd Foundation.


HISTORY OF PARK

Sam A. Duff was a long-time principal of Knoxville’s former Young High. The football field at this park was home to the Young High football team.


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Sam Duff Memorial Park Adoptees are Wild Birds Unlimited.



map of Sam Duff Memorial Park Map Legend

PARK RULES & REGULATIONS

1.) For the protection of our park and the safety of its users, the following are prohibited:
  • No alcoholic beverages
  • No open fires
  • No hitting golf balls anywhere in the park
  • No motorized vehicles in park
  • No equestrian activity
2.) Per city ordinance, all animals must be maintained on a leash.
3.) Please be respectful of other trail users.
4.) Please help to keep our parks beautiful by disposing trash in proper receptacles.
5.) Hours - Open dawn to dusk unless otherwise posted.