22-05-2025
New splash pad opens at French Memorial Park in South Knoxville
KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — A new splash pad opened at French Memorial Park in South Knox County.
The official opening was at 10 a.m. Thursday with representatives from the Knox County Mayor's Office and the Parks and Recreation department as well as former Knox County Commissioner Carson Dailey. It is scheduled to be open every day from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. until mid-September.
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'This morning has been a vision for eight years that we would have a splash pad in South Knoxville,' Dailey said, a group of children playing in the water behind him. 'Nothing better than hearing kids having fun.'
He said this project means a lot to the people of South Knoxville.
With this new splash pad, the county will have one in all four geographic regions. The others are at the following locations:
New Harvest Park (East)
Carl Cowan Park (West)
Powell Station Park (North)
Joseph Mack, Senior Director of Parks and Recreation for Knox County, said that splash pads were one of the county's most frequently requested amenities, so they thought it was important to get one in every quadrant.
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The splash pads in Carl Cowan Park and New harvest Park are currently closed while the department is 'working out the kinks.'
The mayor's office announced the splash pad in March 2024, and officials broke ground in June 2024.
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