Shelby Farms Park

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Shelby Farm Park is located on the eastern edge of Memphis, Tennessee, covering 4,500 acres (1.821 million square meters). It was transformed from a labor farm into a city park in 1970. It is one of the largest urban parks in the United States. The landscape design concept of the park: 1 park/1 million trees/12 landscapes. 🔴 Park interacts with citizens by donating to plant a tree or adopting a bison, linking a close relationship between individuals and the future of the park. 🔴 What is the main game of the park? ☑️🚵🏻 Outdoor Sports Park can walk, run, hike, row, bike, fishing, horse riding, dog walking, camping, etc.➡️ The core area of the park has an 80-acre (320,000 square meters) long-shaped lake. There is a boat house built by the lake, and you can rent a boat to visit the lake; There are trails built around the lake, bicycle lanes 🚴🏻, and about 6,000 steps a week walk around the lake. ➡️ Park has an outdoor children's playground. The most distinctive feature is that it is designed by landscape designers and local children, suitable for children of all ages to play. ➡️ There are many rugged trails in the virgin forest for citizens to explore and climb. ➡️ There is a horse farm in the park, there is a special horse road, and citizens can rent horses 🦓 for riding. The lake not only has rich fish resources, but also has a wide variety of birds, especially when the sun sets in the evening, thousands of birds return to the lake to circle, and then the tired birds return to the forest, the scenery is extremely spectacular. ☑️ stargazing 🌟 park is on the edge of the city, the area is empty, and the light pollution is relatively small. Summer night is a good time for stargazing. The park has a summer star camping event. ☑️ Bison District 🐂 Park has a special area, and more than 20 American bison have been introduced. 🔴 The park has a visitor center, bathroom, and gift shop, which can provide light meals. 🔴 Ticket fee: free 🔴 Parking fee: free Tennessee United States, Memphis Shelby County #City Humanities Notes #Small Discovery Society #Deep Tour America #Mobile Photographer #Autumn color palette