Get Around

Park, walk or ride. It’s easy to get around Downtown Knoxville.

In less than one square mile, you’ll find restaurants, shops, tons of live music venues, festivals, museums, parks, and so much more! 

Free Parking

There are over 5,000 free parking spaces available in city-run lots and garages nightly after 6pm and on weekends. On-street parking is also free on Sundays. Find a map here of garages/lots that are free on nights and weekends.

Real-time parking for popular garages is available at the top of this site. Plus, throughout the site you’ll find recommendations for the closest parking to your destination along with how many steps and how long it will take you to walk!

Downtown has a variety of parking options with more than 35 garages/lots and more than 15,000 public parking spaces. But why not start with free?

Walk

Best of all, you can walk. Seriously…you can walk anywhere you want to go in Downtown Knoxville in about 15 minutes. It’s a compact space with beautiful streets and patios and lots of friendly people, pups, and shop-keepers along the way.

Free Trolley

Three color-coded trolley routes service the downtown area. All are free. The Green Line runs between Gay Street, Market Square, and the Old City. The Blue line runs to the Civic Coliseum, and the Orange Line shuttles to the University of Tennessee campus and University Commons.

You can identify stops by their color-coded signage flags. Text the four-digit code found on the black flag at each trolley stop for a real-time estimate of when the next trolley arrives. Learn about the downtown trolley here, or just hop on and grab a map.

Scooters and E-Bikes

Electric scooters and bikes are a quick way to get around the center city. You can find them ready for rental throughout the downtown district. Download the app from LINK (Apple Store or Google Play) or Bird (Apple Store or Google Play) to get started.