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Nature Learning Park with Wildflower Trails, Children's Discovery Garden, Certified Tennessee Arboretum, Native Pollinator Gardens all along the Little River in Townsend, TN, in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. If you would like to send a donation for the upkeep and growth of the Townsend River Walk & Arboretum send cash or check to:
Townsend River Walk & Arboretum
and send to:
Project TRWA
PO Box 34
Townsend, TN 37882

or online at:
https://www.townsendriverwalk.com

The TRWA is ready for Fall! Stop by and see what our volunteers and Mother Nature have been doing.  You won't be disappo...
09/18/2026

The TRWA is ready for Fall! Stop by and see what our volunteers and Mother Nature have been doing. You won't be disappointed.

For additional information and pics visit our website: https://www.townsendriverwalk.com/trw/wpwoz .

Fall Decorations for 2026 at the Townsend River Walk & Arboretum Both the Townsend River Walk & Arboretum (TRWA) Volunteers and Mother Nature have

Happy Labor Day!  Stop by the Townsend River Walk & Arboretum (TRWA) with the entire family today and enjoy this Nature ...
09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day!

Stop by the Townsend River Walk & Arboretum (TRWA) with the entire family today and enjoy this Nature Learning Park.

A Labor of Love - The Allison & Rodney Pearson Children's Discovery Garden. The Children's Discovery Garden has been renamed in honor of Allison & Rodney Pearson.

Their work at the TRWA has been Immeasurable and loved by all.

More Info and Pics visit: https://www.townsendriverwalk.com/trw/uqlkk .

Thank your Allison & Rodney!

Allison & Rodney Pearson are Honoredat the renaming of the Children's Discovery Garden to the Allison and Rodney Pearson - Children's Discovery Ga

... and so your adventure begins!  The TRWA Sensory Garden & Path is now ready for visitors.  The grand unveiling took p...
08/30/2026

... and so your adventure begins! The TRWA Sensory Garden & Path is now ready for visitors. The grand unveiling took place this past Friday and the kids and adults had a grand time.

For more of the story and additional pics visit: https://www.townsendriverwalk.com/trw/yjchr .

Enter the portal to an adventure to fill the senses!

.... and so your adventure begins! The Sensory Garden at the Townsend River Walk & Arboretum is Now Open! What a fantastic day at the Townsend River

A Imperial Moth Caterpillar is the first visitor to our, yet to be opened, Sensory Garden! Sensory Garden opening this F...
08/23/2026

A Imperial Moth Caterpillar is the first visitor to our, yet to be opened, Sensory Garden!

Sensory Garden opening this Friday, August, 28 2026 to the Public. Stop on by. https://www.facebook.com/share/1EruRtAtbJ/

We never know who will show up on one of our work mornings.  Why is she eating Spicebush berries? Find out more and addi...
08/21/2026

We never know who will show up on one of our work mornings. Why is she eating Spicebush berries? Find out more and additional pics at: https://www.townsendriverwalk.com/trw/pqhau .

Momma Bear Taking Down Spicebush at the TRWA We were working on the Sensory Garden and Path this morning and a mother bear and her two cubs decided to sto

Happy Birthday America!In honor of America’s 250th birthday, the Townsend River Walk and Arboretum (TRWA) volunteers add...
07/04/2026

Happy Birthday America!
In honor of America’s 250th birthday, the Townsend River Walk and Arboretum (TRWA) volunteers added two trees to the arboretum, a Shagbark Hickory and Yellowwood. These trees were purchased from the Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants bringing a part of Thomas Jefferson's legacy to the TRWA. The addition of these trees brings the total number of TRWA Arboretum trees to 55!

READ THE STORY HERE!
https://www.townsendriverwalk.com/trw/tvcja

Stop by and take some time this weekend to contemplate the true meaning of Memorial Day while enjoying our blooms and fe...
05/21/2026

Stop by and take some time this weekend to contemplate the true meaning of Memorial Day while enjoying our blooms and feathery friends.

Visit https://www.townsendriverwalk.com/trw/txnre for Additional Pics and Info.

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7447 E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy
Townsend, TN
37882

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