Visit Us | UT Gardens - The State Botanical Garden of Tennessee

UT Gardens, Knoxville, is open to the public seven days a week from sunrise to sunset. Admission is free, although entry fees may apply during special events.

Directions

2518 Jacob Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996

To get to the UT Gardens in Knoxville, from I-40 take Exit 386B onto Highway 129 (Alcoa Highway toward McGhee-Tyson Airport). From Highway 129, take exit for Highway 158 (Neyland Drive). Turn left at the end of the exit ramp. Turn left onto Joe Johnson Drive, and right at the next light onto Chapman Drive. Visitor parking is directly across from the entrance to the UT Gardens, and is marked with signs for “2-Hr Visitor Parking.”

Contact Us

Email: utgardens@utk.edu

Phone: 865-974-7324

Etiquette and Policies

Do not pick, cut, or remove any plant materials or containers.
Place trash in waste containers.
Keep pets on a leash.
Clean up after pets.
Bicycling and skating are prohibited.

Visitor Parking

Parking is limited during the week (Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.). Ten parking spaces are reserved for UT Gardens, Knoxville, visitors. They are located in the southeast corner of the parking lot, just opposite the plaza. Other spaces in that lot are for permit-holders only, and you will be subject to ticketing if you park in them. If no reserved visitor parking spaces a available, call the UTIA General Services Office at 865-974-7159.

Professional Photography Policy

The UT Gardens, Knoxville, is proud to provide an attractive venue and colorful setting that has become a popular location for photography in East Tennessee. Considerable materials and labor are required to maintain the Gardens to the high standard that has attracted so many professional photographers to use the Gardens in their work.

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For your convenience, we offer maps in two formats. Choose our mobile-friendly version that provides real-time navigation assistance or choose a print friendly version to assist with your way-finding.

Large sign with a map next to a path in a garden

Mobile-Friendly Map

Click on this box to open our online map.

When you open it, click Allow Location Services to enable the real-time navigation feature. This will appear as a blue dot on the map that will represent where you are in the Gardens. (You can still use this map without allowing location services, but the blue dot will not move with you throughout the Gardens.)

Various points of interest can be found on the map as well. Clicking the small dots should result in a small pop-up window with information about that area of the Gardens.

Below is a print-friendly version of the UT Gardens Map.

View large map

Open Mobile Map