general information

Address and Phone
Savage Garden Road
Lake City, TN 37769

Phone: 865-426-6495
Toll-Free Worldwide: 800-524-3602

Quick Information
Hiking Nature Trails, Nature Experience, Nature Preserve, Self-guided Tours, Wildlife Viewing

Nearest Lodging: 5 minutes, Parking Available, Tour Duration: 2 hours

Hours Open to the Public
Hours vary

Dates Closed
January, February, June - December

Payment Types Accepted
Free Admission

Savage Gardens

Lake City, TN

Savage Gardens is a quiet, natural woods, consisting of 30 acres of rare and sensitive wildflowers such as the wild geranium, shooting star, Jack-in-the-Pulpit. Savage Gardens hides along a tributary of the Clinch River, between Norris and Lake City, Tennessee. You can find carpets of trout lily, spring beauty, violet and twinleaf, as well as sprinklings of bloodroot, hepatica, Dutchman’s breeches.

Rock formations have eroded from the lip of the gorge into shapes of houses, chimneys and dripped sand castles. They rise in natural archways and shelter wildflowers in natural courtyards.

Between March and May is the best time to view the landscape. Hours are daylight to dusk everyday. Park in the turnaround of the driveway, then follow the dogwood trail signs. Stay on the paths; no pets and no picking! 

Directions: Take Exit 128 (Lake City) off I-75, Go W. Hwy. 441 to traffic light, turn left onto 25 W. south to Big John's Store. Turn left onto Clear Branch, turn left onto Savage Garden Rd. and follow signs.