Red Clay State Historic Park

05/30/2026

📗👕Our clearance section is overflowing!👕📗

We have every size shirt available from Small to 3XL.
Stop by the gift shop this weekend to find your new favorite item!

Gift shop hours: Sunday-Monday 1:00pm-4:30pm & Tuesday-Saturday 10:00am-4:30pm.

05/29/2026

Come join us for our first programs of the summer tomorrow!

For more information and to sign up, check out our Tennessee State Parks Events Page! https://tnstateparks.com/parks/red-clay

05/28/2026

The much-needed rain we’ve had over the last week has breathed new life into Red Clay!

1. Butterfly Milkweed
2. Carolina Wild Petunia
3. Striped Prince’s Pine (also known as Spotted Wintergreen or Pipsissewa)
4. Yucca blooms
5. Bonus: A female jumping spider!

05/24/2026

☀️Summer programs are BACK at Red Clay!☀️

Join us for park tours, hikes, and hands-on programs all summer!

For more information and to register, check out our events page here: https://tnstateparks.com/parks/red-clay

05/22/2026

Hey, homeschool families!

We're getting ready to plan our Fall 2026 Homeschool Days, and we're wondering what your homeschool child wants to learn about!

In the past, we've talked about mammal skull identification, bird adaptations, freshwater ecology, pollination, the history of Red Clay, and nature journaling.

Talk to your kiddos and let us know below what they are eager to learn about! It may end up being a topic for this fall.

05/20/2026

If life has felt hectic lately, or if you can't seem to stay focused on the world around you, you may benefit from practicing mindfulness.

Mindfulness helps us to slow down, think less, and feel more. Nature is the perfect place to relax, center yourself, and just exist.

Below is a mindfulness activity that you can practice at home or in your local State Park!

05/19/2026

05/16/2026

We are excited to show off the 2026 Cherokee Cultural Celebration t-shirt design!

The design features a Carolina Chickadee, thistle, and the headstock of a guitar to blend traditional and modern aspects of Cherokee culture.

Shirts will be screenprinted on short-sleeve Lagoon Blue Comfort Colors t-shirts (sizes S-4XL; price TBD). These will be available in limited supply during the event in our gift shop. Make sure you drop in to snag one for yourself!

🖌 This design was drawn in-house by Ranger Taylor Young.

05/13/2026

Trail finds from the last few days!

Keep an eye out for fledgling birds this time of year! The Eastern Phoebe chicks (image 2) were perched in dense shrubbery about 30 feet from their nest. The momma Eastern Phoebe will continue feeding her babies for several days while teaching them how to hunt for themselves.

📸 Ranger Taylor Young