All About Johnson City

Founders Park is a 5-acre greenspace located in downtown Johnson City. Completed in 2014 as part of a stormwater retention project to mitigate flooding, the park offers an amphitheater, walking paths, a creek, and a variety of public art. Adjacent to the park is a large open-air pavilion.

We invest in Downtown Johnson City through cultural experiences that create lifelong memories for today and tomorrow. Each year we produce the Blue Plum Festival and Johnson City Christmas parade to bring our neighbors together and promote health, community and the arts!

The Tweetsie Trail is the longest rails-to-trails project in Tennessee, traversing the former ET&WNC (“Tweetsie”) railroad between Johnson City and Elizabethton. This newly completed 9.5-mile trail features a compacted stone surface that crosses seven bridges and provides a flat grade for walking, hiking, running, and biking.