List of nature centers in Tennessee

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Tennessee Nature Centers (Hover mouse over pog to popup clickable link)

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

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Name	Location	County	Region	Summary
Bays Mountain Park	Kingsport	Sullivan	East Tennessee	3,550-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 Center	Nashville	Davidson	Middle Tennessee	website, operated by the City, over 1,700 acres
Bells Bend Outdoor Center	Nashville	Davidson	Middle Tennessee	website, 808 acres, operated by the City
Bowie Nature Park	Fairview	Williamson	Middle Tennessee	website, over 700 acres, operated by the City, includes a nature center with exhibits and art, Monkey Treehouse playground, outdoor classroom
Cedars of Lebanon State Park	Lebanon	Wilson	Middle Tennessee	900 acres, features the Merritt Nature Center
Discovery Center at Murfree Spring	Murfreesboro	Rutherford	Middle Tennessee	20 acres of wetlands, children's museum with themes of the arts, culture, science, health and the environment
Fall Creek Falls State Park	Pikeville	Bledsoe	East Tennessee	Over 25,000 acres, Betty Dunn Nature Center
Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont	Townsend	Blount	East Tennessee	website, residential environmental learning center in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Ijams Nature Center	Knoxville	Knox	East Tennessee	website, 300 acres, partly supported by the City
Lichterman Nature Center	Memphis	Shelby	West Tennessee	65 acres, certified arboretum and nature center, part of the Pink Palace Family of Museums
Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park	Millington	Shelby	West Tennessee	13,467 acres, features the Meeman Museum and Nature Center
Owl's Hill Nature Center	Brentwood	Williamson	Middle Tennessee	160 acres, open to individuals and groups on a reservation basis
Reelfoot Lake State Park	Tiptonville	Lake	West Tennessee	280 acres broken into 10 segments, features the R.C. Donaldson Memorial Museum, a natural history museum and nature center
Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center	Chattanooga	Hamilton	East Tennessee	317-acre arboretum, 15 miles of trails, live animals indoor and outdoor, treehouse, formerly the Chattanooga Arboretum & Nature Center
Steele Creek Park	Bristol	Sullivan	East Tennessee	website, over 2,200 acres, operated by the City, includes a nature center, golf course, 54 acre lake, 21 miles of trails
Shelby Bottoms Nature Center	Nashville	Davidson	Middle Tennessee	website, 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 Park	Memphis	Shelby	West Tennessee	1,138 acres, seasonal nature center
Warner Park Nature Center	Nashville	Davidson	Middle Tennessee	2,684 acres, operated by the City

Resources

Environmental Education in Tennessee

External links

Map of nature centers and environmental education centers in Tennessee