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Charter Doyle Park is a 27+-acre park nestled in South Knoxville off of Chapman Highway.
The park features an open green space with a backstop for baseball or softball games, as well as room for any other recreational activity. The paved Charter Doyle Greenway circumvents the green space, playground, shelter and tennis courts. The Mildred Doyle Nature Trail meanders through the woods in the park, providing an opportunity to get in touch with nature during a peaceful stroll.
Opened in 2011, the beautiful two-acre Charter Doyle PetSafe Dog Park is situated within Charter Doyle Park in South Knoxville. Well-shaded by fully mature cedar trees, the dog park features separate sections for large and small dogs, a dog water fountain, and dog waste stations. Charter Doyle Greenway, which is a 0.4-mile loop encircling Charter Doyle Park, also connects to the dog park.
The land was generously donated in 1984 by the Doyle family to be a neighborhood park. The park is named after Charter E. Doyle who was a squire in the county government before it was reworked as county commission. Take a stroll on the Mildred Doyle Nature Trail that passes by the Doyle family cemetery. There you'll find a single military tombstone recording the life of John Doyle, dating 1748-1837. Mildred Doyle, Charter's daughter, was Superintendent of Knox County Schools from 1946-1976.
