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WHAT'S NEARBY
Whatever you’re looking for, you’ll find it here in the greater Knoxville area. Camping, kayaking, canoeing, fly fishing, tubing, hiking, biking, jogging, recreational fishing, swimming, boating, water skiing, snow skiing, golf, tennis and other sporting activities are widely available in the immediate area as are shopping, museums, festivals, art, dance, theatre and more.
Lakes in the area
Cherokee Lake (20 minutes)
Douglas Lake (20 minutes)
Norris Lake (40 minutes)
Golf
There are 9 public golf courses within an easy drive of Holston River Preserve:
Ruggles Ferry Golf Club 14 minutes
Three Ridges Golf 26 minutes
River Islands Golf Club 27 minutes
Eagle’s Landing 36 minutes
Dandridge Golf Club 41 minutes
Bays Mountain Golf Course 42 minutes
Creekside Plantation 45 minutes
White Pine Golf Club 49 minutes
Gatlinburg Golf Course 50 minutes
Culture
The Bijou Theatre, Tennessee’s oldest theatre, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Tennessee Theatre, recently reopened after a $23-million renovation.
For live performances, take in plays at either the Carousel Theater or Clarence Brown Theatre, both located on UT Campus.
East Tennessee Children’s Dance Ensemble, the nation’s only professional modern dance company composed of dancers aged eight to 16. They have performed all over the world as official ambassadors of Tennessee.
Knoxville Opera Company – performs quarterly.
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra.
Knoxville Museum of Art. 53,200 sq ft facility at World’s Fair Park.
Fun
Ijams Nature Center, 80-acre nature center offers lectures, programs and workshops.
Knoxville Zoo. 53 acres. Over 800 animals. Kids Cove.
Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The most visited national park in America.
Smokies Baseball . Take in a live baseball game at Smokies stadium.
Places to shop and visit
Pigeon Forge. Shopping and entertainment haven.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Dixie Stampede Dinner and Show.
Before you go
Current Area Weather Conditions.
More About Knoxville and East Tennessee
Family Lifestyles
Knoxville has a national reputation when it comes to a great family lifestyle, having ranked 3rd in the country's large markets on the Best Cities for Relocating Families List by Worldwide ERC and Primacy Relocation.
Expansion Management magazine awarded the Knoxville metro area a Five Star status for its quality of life, placing in the top 20% of all 364 metro areas. The accolade came from Knoxville’s composite score in numerous categories such as affordable housing, education, commercial air access and a strong job market. Another factor was the region's overall standard of living, which is a composite of average income, tax rates and cost of living. Forbes magazine ranked the metro Knoxville area as one of the hottest mid-sized cities in America for business.
Economic Prosperity
The Knoxville area economy is quite stable because of its diversification. No single industry or sector accounts for more than 22% of the area’s total employment. Your dollars simply go further in here… The cost of living index factor is a mere 88% of the national average, plus taxes are low and utility costs are among the lowest in the nation. Tennessee has no personal income tax on wages or salaries.
Location
Positioned in the center of the eastern half of the US, Knoxville is within a convenient day’s drive of many of the country’s largest metropolitan areas, and ¾’s of the entire US population. The area is also well-known as the “Gateway to the Smokies” for its location adjacent to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the most visited national park in the country.
Healthcare
There are 7 acute care hospitals in Knox County, all with well-equipped emergency departments, plus numerous clinics and physicians in nearly every specialty to fill your healthcare needs.
Public Parks and Recreation
Knox County has 3,800 acres of parks and recreation space, including 27 recreation centers, 144 playgrounds and parks, 103 tennis courts, 20 public golf courses, 11 greenways and walking trails, 15 country clubs, and dozens of swimming pools.
The University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee, one of the nation’s oldest and largest land grant universities, gives Knoxville a sense of cosmopolitan diversity while keeping its identity as a quiet, livable mid-size city nestled in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains.