Chattanooga Parks

Chattanooga Parks No. 7 of 10

Sculpture Fields at Montague Park

A landfill turned brownfield turned the largest sculpture park in the Southeast, with fifty large works in a field.

Why Sculpture Fields at Montague Park is No. 7

More than fifty large-scale sculptures across thirty-three acres of open ground on the Southside, with over a mile and a half of trail through them. It is the largest sculpture park in the Southeast and it is free, parking included, 365 days a year.

The site's history is the best part. The land was misused as a construction landfill in the 1940s and closed in 2003 over environmental concerns - it had become a brownfield. What is there now was built on top of that.

It is a City of Chattanooga park operated by a 501(c)(3), on a forty-year lease, which is why the acreage depends on who you ask: the nonprofit says thirty-three acres for the part it manages and the city says 45.5 for the whole of Montague Park.

Dog friendly with waste stations, a bike rack, and a soccer field on the city's side. The trails are gravel and no accessibility claim is made. During events the main lot is often limited to disabled permits, members and vendors.

Where
1800 Polk St, Chattanooga, TN 37408
Open
Open daily, daylight hours, Winter approx 8am-6pm and Summer approx 8am-8pm
Website
sculpturefields.org/visit
  • Free
  • 33 acres
  • 50+ sculptures
  • Dogs
  • 1.5 miles of trail

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