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T.O. Fuller State Park unveils one of nation's longest rubber trails

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Tennessee officials, including Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Commissioner David Salyers and T.O. Fuller State Park Manager Jimmy Warren, gathered at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for T.O. Fuller State Park's new tire trail in Memphis, Tenn., on June 3, 2022.

Tennessee’s T.O. Fuller State Park is now home to one of the longest rubber-bearing trails in the country. The 2.5-mile trail for hiking and biking was made from rubber crumbs produced by recycled tires collected in and around he park area. Volunteers and workers collected more than 24,000 dumped tires in a partnership between  Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), TDOT, the City of Memphis, Shelby County and Memphis City Beautiful. The collected tires were then turned into rubber crumbs by a company in Bristol. The project was funded  by a Tire Environmental Act Program grant of $250,000 from TDEC, a special litter grant of $200,000 from TDOT, and a federal Highway-Recreational Trails Program grant of $280,000 from TDEC.

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