We are

Neighbors

Caretakers

Climbers

Students

Hikers

Families

Bikers

Runners

Neighbors

Caretakers

Climbers

Birders

We preserve 1500 acres of protected land, 36 miles of public-use trails and 119 acres of parks.

We manage the Southeast’s largest natural urban boulder park.

This land is stewarded by The Howard School students. Like Hector. Jacqueri. And 100 other leadership interns.

More than 140 species of birds fly through Lookout Mountain’s protected land on their annual migration to and from central and South America.

Our work unites Alton Park, St. Elmo and Lookout Mountain - stretching through Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia - through relationships and recreation.

Our story

Scenic photo of stairs at Lookout Mountain Conservnacy

Our work and the ground beneath us.

Lookout Mountain Conservancy (LMC) is a 34-year-old land trust operating on three core pillars.

Howard Student Interns pose on a boulder

Advocacy

We foster stewardship, care and love for land, ourselves and one another.

Our vision

A scenic photo of the boulder field at Wauhautchie

Conservation

We help landowners, families and communities conserve important lands critical for clean air, water and life.

our land

Runners run the trails at Lookout Mountain Conservancy

Recreation

We steward and maintain parks and trails for our communities to enjoy and cherish.

our community

A boulder for everyone.

Our bouldering park - the largest urban natural park in the SE - has boulders for beginners and pros.

The Boulders at Old Wauhatchie Pike have been transformed from a forgotten patch of land into one of the South’s best climbing destinations.

Bouldering information Get the bouldering guide Sign the waiver

A family rock climbs at the boulder fields at Wahautchie.

We are a community of many.

Hikers, naturalists, environmentalists, retirees and high school seniors. We are mechanics, entrepreneurs, IT specialists, preachers and teachers. Young families love us. Climbers and bikers do, too.

There are many opportunities to volunteer, donate, sponsor, and support our conservancy and our interns.

join us

A Howard student intern gets a beekeeper suit on.

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