Our story.

At over 2,700 acres, Enterprise South Nature Park (ESNP) is Hamilton County’s largest public park and greenspace. Co-owned by the City of Chattanooga and Hamilton County Governments, and managed by Hamilton County Parks and Recreation, ESNP opened in 2010 following one of the largest transfers of land via the National Park Service’s Federal Lands to Parks program.

Our group, Save Enterprise South Nature Park, was started in October of 2025, when two local families saw the news: County and City governments planned to lift federal deed restrictions in order to rezone protected forest land within the boundaries of Enterprise South Nature Park for industrial use. Both families sprang into action. Within days, a petition was started, community awareness events were organized, and a team of dedicated community members was formed.

After three short months of organizing, event planning, article writing, advocating, and fundraising, the industrialization proposal was withdrawn. Rather than dusting ourselves off and going back to our normal lives, we decided to transform the energy and care the community demonstrated for ESNP into an organization that would continue to act as a partner and sentinel for the land we’d won back. We share love of, respect for, and responsibility to act as stewards for our county’s largest park and public natural space.

Save Enterprise South Nature Park is now a steadfast park partner and community organization serving Chattanooga and Hamilton County to support our beloved nature park through education, programming, and ongoing advocacy.