10:00am — 8:30pm
Purple rhododendrons.

Spring at Rock City

In spring, Rock City comes alive as native blooms paint the trails in color while soft mossy greens blanket the rock walls and winding stone pathways, creating a kind of magic you can only experience when you slow down and look a little closer.

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Coming 2027
Something is Blooming This Spring

The gnomes of Rock City have begun to notice. A subtle shift in the mountain air. Strange glimmers dancing through the trees. Whispers carried on the wind. Tiny signs that something enchanted is awakening among the rocks, caves, and trails of Lookout Mountain.

For generations, the gnomes have watched this rare season, when the mountain seems a little brighter, stories feel a little closer, and wonder can be found around every bend.

What exactly is happening? They aren’t quite ready to say.

But this spring, guests will be invited to Rock City to uncover hidden surprises, enchanting discoveries, and a bit of gnome magic unlike anything seen before.

Stay tuned. The gnomes have much more to reveal.

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Enjoy early blossoms like forsythia and daffodils then come back as the gardens awaken with native azaleas and rhododendron later in the season. Come Walk winding trails and take in views that stretch for miles.

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Purple Boursault rhododendrons.
Rhododendrons
Mountain Laurel
Azaleas
Daffodils
Plum Leaf and Pansies
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Featured Lodging
Stay Nearby

Chanticleer Inn Bed & Breakfast is conveniently located across the street from Rock City. The bed-and-breakfast is a prime location for the hundreds of thousands of annual out-of-town visitors to Rock City Gardens.

Built in 1927, the Inn has a distinctly European style with stone face wall cottages that provide all the traditional ambiance of a European villa whilst enjoying all the modern amenities of today.