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Your weekend guide — parks, trails, attractions, sports, arts, and more across the region.
📍 Elizabethton
Carter County's handsome courthouse, serving the county seat of Elizabethton, stands as a symbol of civic life in a county with deep Appalac…
Oldest frame house in Tennessee — state historic site.
The Carter Mansion, built circa 1780, is the oldest frame structure in Tennessee and one of the oldest European-built structures west of the…
12-acre city park with three playgrounds, ball fields, tennis courts, pavilions, and access to the Elizabethton Linear Trail.
Downtown riverfront park beside the historic Doe River Covered Bridge with playground areas, pavilion, gazebo, and Linear Trail access.
Scenic Watauga River park with playground, pavilion, and Linear Trail connection.
The 1882 Elizabethton Covered Bridge is a rare surviving example of a 19th-century Howe truss covered bridge, spanning the Doe River in the …
Neighborhood park with playground, basketball court, pavilion, and historic Blue Grays youth baseball field.
Carter County's primary public aquatic facility offering an outdoor pool, water slides, and a splash pad for community swimmers during the s…
The Elizabethton Covered Bridge, spanning the Doe River since 1882, is one of the oldest and most photographed covered bridges in Tennessee …
High school athletics and community sporting events.
Public library.
Community theater productions in Elizabethton.
Community theater in Elizabethton.
Neighborhood park with updated playground, walking trail, open play field, and Rotary Pavilion along Hwy 19E.
City park with playgrounds, basketball court, multi-use field, and picnic pavilions.
Ridgefields Golf Course is Carter County's primary public golf facility, an 18-hole layout set against the scenic backdrop of the Doe River …
Sycamore Shoals is among the most historically significant sites in American history — location of the Watauga Purchase in 1775 and the 1780…
Revolutionary War historic park with Liberty! outdoor drama.
TVA's Watauga Dam — one of the highest dams in the eastern United States at 318 feet — impounds the pristine Watauga Lake behind a concrete …
Premier trout fishing and paddling river through Elizabethton.
Kayak rentals, shuttles, and guided trips on the Watauga River and Watauga Lake — flatwater and mild current paddling near Elizabethton.
Popular float and paddle segment on the Watauga River near Elizabethton. Scenic flatwater to mild rapids depending on section and water leve…
