Red Clay State Park

Red Clay State Park / My TN State Park Fundraiser 2025

Donate to vote for Red Clay State Historic Park as your favorite Tennessee State Park in the My TN State Park Fundraiser! 

For the entire month of April, Tennessee State Park supporters can donate to vote for their favorite Tennessee State Park. That means if Red Clay State Historic Park is your favorite, you can donate to vote for us, and we’ll use your donations to improve our park! 

Your contributions significantly enhance the quality of our state parks. Donations support a range of vital projects, including improving hiking trails and bridges, conserving habitats for wildlife, upgrading playgrounds, installing interpretive signage, enhancing living conditions for our raptor friends, and bolstering equipment and supplies for emergency rescue services. Your support makes these essential projects possible, creating a better and more enjoyable experience for everyone who visits our state parks!

  • $196

    Raised

  • $1,500

    Goal

  • 5

    Supporters

  • 14

    Days Remaining

Recent Transactions

  • Teralyn Wright

    $6.18 / 5 days ago

    Red Clay is our FAV! Keep up the spectacular work for a love of learning and sharing knowledge!!! Together we can grow and flourish!

  • Gregg Gustafson

    $51.50 / 10 days ago

  • Scott Cavanaugh

    $10.30 / 12 days ago

    Great park nestled in the southeast of Tennessee.

  • Lauren Cutrera

    $25.75 / 14 days ago

    We love Red Clay State Park. It's amazing that this gem is tucked into a perfect setting with such a nice museum an wonderful staff. There is also inclusivity when it comes to those who have mobility challenges. by having a wheelchair that helps those who need it access the terrain/paths. The celebration of indigenous people is present not only in the museum but also in events that keep the culture alive. It's a joy to interact with each of the staff members, especially Ranger Taylor Young. The dedication of those who work there an those in the community to this park is wonderful, and we look forward to future plans to make even more upgrades to this park for all to enjoy.

  • Anne Shifley

    $103.00 / 14 days ago

    Thankful for this park

About Red Clay State Park

Red Clay State Historic Park encompasses 263-acres of narrow valleys formerly used as cotton and pasture land. The park site was the last seat of Cherokee national government before the 1838 enforcement of the Indian Removal Act of 1830 by the U.S. military, which resulted in most of the Cherokee people in the area being forced to emigrate west. Eleven general councils were held between 1832 and 1837. Red Clay is where the Trail of Tears really began, for it was at the Red Clay Council Grounds that the Cherokee learned that they had lost their mountains, streams and valleys forever.