Fort Dickerson from the overlook located at the Fort Dickerson Park.
The bank of the area that will soon be known as the Quarry Rooms, which include seating areas, as a part of a current $5 million project to improve the area.
Once topped by a Union Civil War Fort and later quarried for limestone, the area is now destined to be Knoxville's largest public swimming area.
In 2013, swimming was made legal in the quarry.
Four years after making swimming legal in the quarry, the area is now being improved with a boardwalk, swimming area, paddleboard and kayak rentals, comfort station with restrooms and food and drink vendors.
Fort Dickerson is a favorite local spot and just a few miles from Mead's Quarry, another top swimming spot in Knoxville.
Summer friends heading down to the quarry on a 100-degree Tennessee July day.
The quarry is one of the many areas in Knoxville's Urban Wilderness that gives locals and visitors opportunities to enjoy the great outdoors within the city.