title: List of nature centers in Tennessee
text: # List of nature centers in Tennessee
  
  This is a list of nature centers and environmental education centers in the state of Tennessee.
  
  To use the sortable tables: click on the icons at the top of each column to sort that column in alphabetical order; click again for reverse alphabetical order.
  
  | 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
  