About Nature Centers
Get outside, explore Nashville’s nature and have fun! Nature Centers are gateways to the Parks and great places to begin your visit and exploration outdoors. Nature Centers are open year-round and offer programs, special events, field trips, natural history information and literature, maps and naturalists to answer your questions.
The Nature Center program is a system of four nature centers that work together with a mission:
- to provide quality environmental education and responsible recreation.
- to help protect, preserve, restore and manage the park ecosystem and all natural resources.
- to raise awareness, foster respect and share enthusiasm for the natural environment.
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Our Locations
The Nature Centers are located in each of the four largest Metro Parks-- Warner Parks, Shelby Bottoms, Beaman Park, and Bells Bend Park.
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Beaman Park Nature Center
Beaman Park Nature Center opened in 2009 and is located in a wild and rugged forested natural area in northwest Davidson County near Joelton.
5911 Old Hickory Blvd.
Ashland City, TN 37015
615-862-8580
Bells Bend Outdoor Center
Bells Bend Outdoor Center was opened in 2008 and is located in the rural Scottsboro area in a pastoral bend of the Cumberland River.
4187 Old Hickory Blvd
Nashville, TN 37218
615-862-4187
Shelby Bottoms Nature Center
Shelby Bottoms Nature Center opened in 2007 and is located in East Nashville along the Cumberland River in Shelby Bottoms Nature Park and Greenway and adjacent to Shelby Park.
1900 Davidson Street
Nashville, TN 37206
615-862-8539
Warner Park Nature Center
Warner Park Nature Center, established in 1973, is located in Nashville's largest park and is the hub of the system of Metro Parks nature centers.
7311 Highway 100
Nashville, TN 37221
615-862-8555
Natural Areas
Natural areas are unique parks that protect natural resources and biodiversity and are popular destinations for environmental education, outdoor recreation, and healthy lifestyle activities.
615-524-1057