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Travel and Outdoors
Plan the perfect picnic in Chattanooga
Get ready to grab your blankets and stock your baskets — it’s picnic season.
April 02, 2026 02:57 PM
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Haley Bartlett
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Take a road trip to the Historic Tapoco Lodge Resort
Hit the road and head to Robbinsville, NC — we’re sharing all the details about what to do and eat, plus where to stay.
October 15, 2024
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Haley Bartlett
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Celebrate 25 years of Chattanooga’s Coolidge Park
One of Chattanooga’s most beloved landmarks Coolidge Park turns 25 this year — here’s how you can celebrate.
October 14, 2024
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Kristen Templeton
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Walker County’s Adventure Acres set to open in the spring
Walker County, GA’s first signature park Adventure Acres aims to provide the community with an activity hub.
October 10, 2024
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Kristen Templeton
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Celebrate National Walk to a Park Day locally
Join fellow Chattanoogans to show some love to our green spaces for National Walk to a Park Day on Thursday, Oct. 10.
October 8, 2024
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Kristen Templeton
Multiple people are seated in naby blue chairs in a large terminal. On the wall behind them is a large, colorful mural with reds, oranges, yellows, pink, blues, and other colors smattered around in abstract patterns.
Travel and Outdoors
All aboard: How to ride Amtrak as a Chattanoogan
Taking the train isn’t just for commuters — it’s also a method of leisure travel that’s growing in popularity.
October 7, 2024
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Brianna Williams
NOOGAtoday | River Rescue
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Join the longest-running Tennessee River cleanup effort
The 36th annual Tennessee River Rescue is slated for Sunday, Oct. 5 with a focus this year on cleaning Lookout and Black Creeks.
September 24, 2024
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Kristen Templeton
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When to expect peak fall foliage in Chattanooga
October is going to be a colorful month in Hamilton County, and there are plenty of places to look at the leaves before they fall.
September 23, 2024
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NOOGAtoday | Crabtree Farms
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Shop Crabtree Farms’ annual Fall Plant Sale
Shop plants that have been carefully selected for the Southeast Tennessee region at Crabtree Farms’ annual Fall Plant Sale.
September 19, 2024
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Fall 2024 weather forecast for Chattanooga
Prepare for fall weather in Chattanooga, TN with these seasonal temperature and precipitation outlooks.
September 13, 2024
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Shop a portion of the 127 Yard Sale in Chattanooga
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