List of nature centers in Tennessee

This is a list of nature centers and environmental education centers in the state of Tennessee.

See also: List of nature centers in the United States
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Name Location County Region Summary
Bays Mountain ParkKingsportSullivanEast Tennessee3,550-acre nature preserve and city-owned park, features 44-acre lake, a nature center with a planetarium theater, animal exhibits, and an adventure ropes course
Beaman Park Nature CenterNashvilleDavidsonMiddle Tennesseewebsite, operated by the City, over 1,700 acres
Bells Bend Outdoor CenterNashvilleDavidsonMiddle Tennesseewebsite, 808 acres, operated by the City
Bowie Nature ParkFairviewWilliamsonMiddle Tennesseewebsite, over 700 acres, operated by the City, includes a nature center with exhibits and art, Monkey Treehouse playground, outdoor classroom
Cedars of Lebanon State ParkLebanonWilsonMiddle Tennessee900 acres, features the Merritt Nature Center
Discovery Center at Murfree SpringMurfreesboroRutherfordMiddle Tennessee20 acres of wetlands, children's museum with themes of the arts, culture, science, health and the environment
Fall Creek Falls State ParkPikevilleBledsoeEast TennesseeOver 25,000 acres, Betty Dunn Nature Center
Great Smoky Mountains Institute at TremontTownsendBlountEast Tennesseewebsite, residential environmental learning center in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Ijams Nature CenterKnoxvilleKnoxEast Tennesseewebsite, 300 acres, partly supported by the City
Lichterman Nature CenterMemphisShelbyWest Tennessee65 acres, certified arboretum and nature center, part of the Pink Palace Family of Museums
Meeman-Shelby Forest State ParkMillingtonShelbyWest Tennessee13,467 acres, features the Meeman Museum and Nature Center
Owl's Hill Nature CenterBrentwoodWilliamsonMiddle Tennessee160 acres, open to individuals and groups on a reservation basis
Reelfoot Lake State ParkTiptonvilleLakeWest Tennessee280 acres broken into 10 segments, features the R.C. Donaldson Memorial Museum, a natural history museum and nature center
Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature CenterChattanoogaHamiltonEast Tennessee317-acre arboretum, 15 miles of trails, live animals indoor and outdoor, treehouse, formerly the Chattanooga Arboretum & Nature Center
Steele Creek ParkBristolSullivanEast Tennesseewebsite, over 2,200 acres, operated by the City, includes a nature center, golf course, 54 acre lake, 21 miles of trails
Shelby Bottoms Nature CenterNashvilleDavidsonMiddle Tennesseewebsite, 950 acres of Shelby Bottoms Greenway and 336 acres of adjacent Shelby Park, operated by the City
Tims Ford State Park Winchester Franklin Middle Tennessee website 1,21 acres camping cabins visitor center
T. O. Fuller State ParkMemphisShelbyWest Tennessee1,138 acres, seasonal nature center
Warner Park Nature CenterNashvilleDavidsonMiddle Tennessee2,684 acres, operated by the City

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