List of nature centers in Tennessee

See also: List of nature centers in the United States

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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

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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

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* Environmental Education in Tennessee

## External links

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* Map of nature centers and environmental education centers in Tennessee

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Protected areas of Tennessee

Federal|

| National parks|

* Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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National historical
parks and sites|

* Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
* Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
* Manhattan Project National Historical Park

National Military Parks|

* Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
* Fort Donelson National Battlefield
* Shiloh National Military Park
* Stones River National Battlefield

National recreation areas|

* Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area

National Trails System|

* Appalachian National Scenic Trail
* Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail
* Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
* Trail of Tears National Historic Trail

National forests|

* Cherokee National Forest

National Wild and Scenic Rivers|

* Obed River

National Wildlife Refuges|

* Chickasaw
* Cross Creeks
* Hatchie
* Lake Isom
* Lower Hatchie
* Reelfoot
* Tennessee

Wilderness areas|

* Bald River Gorge
* Big Frog
* Big Laurel Branch
* Citico Creek
* Cohutta
* Gee Creek
* Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock
* Little Frog Mountain
* Pond Mountain
* Sampson Mountain
* Unaka Mountain

Other protected areas|

* Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
* Foothills Parkway
* Gatlinburg Bypass
* Natchez Trace Parkway

State|

| East Tennessee
state parks|

* Big Ridge
* Booker T. Washington
* Cove Lake
* Cumberland Mountain
* David Crockett Birthplace
* Fall Creek Falls
* Fort Loudoun
* Frozen Head
* Harrison Bay
* Hiwassee/Ocoee
* Indian Mountain
* Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail
* Lamar Alexander Rocky Fork
* Norris Dam
* Panther Creek
* Red Clay
* Roan Mountain
* Seven Islands
* Sycamore Shoals
* Warriors' Path

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Middle Tennessee
state parks|

* Bicentennial Capitol Mall
* Bledsoe Creek
* Burgess Falls
* Cedars Of Lebanon
* Cordell Hull Birthplace
* Cummins Falls
* David Crockett
* Dunbar Cave
* Edgar Evins
* Fall Creek Falls
* Harpeth River
* Henry Horton
* Johnsonville
* Long Hunter
* Montgomery Bell
* Mousetail Landing
* Old Stone Fort
* Pickett
* Port Royal
* Radnor Lake
* Rock Island
* Sgt. Alvin C. York
* South Cumberland
* Standing Stone
* Tims Ford

West Tennessee
state parks|

* Big Cypress Tree
* Big Hill Pond
* Chickasaw
* Fort Pillow
* Meeman-Shelby Forest
* Natchez Trace
* Nathan Bedford Forrest
* Paris Landing
* Pickwick Landing
* Pinson Mounds
* Reelfoot Lake
* T. O. Fuller

State forests|

* Bledsoe
* Cedars of Lebanon
* Chickasaw
* Chuck Swan
* Franklin
* John Tully
* Lewis
* Lone Mountain
* Martha Sundquist
* Natchez Trace
* Pickett
* Prentice Cooper
* Scott
* Standing Stone
* Stewart

State natural areas|

* Auntney Hollow
* Barnett's Woods
* Bays Mountain
* Beaman Park
* Big Bone Cave
* Campbell Bend Barrens
* Carroll Cabin Barrens Glade
* Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lee Carter
* Chimneys
* Colditz Cove
* Couchville Cedar Glade
* Crowder Cemetery Barrens
* Devils Backbone
* Dry Branch
* Duck River Complex
* Elsie Quarterman Cedar Glade
* Falling Water Falls
* Fate Sanders Barrens
* Flat Rock Cedar Glade & Barrens
* Gattinger’s Cedar Glade & Barrens
* Ghost River
* Grundy Forest
* Hampton Creek Cove
* Hawkins Cove
* Hicks Gap
* Hill Forest
* Honey Creek
* House Mountain
* Hubbard’s Cave
* John & Hester Lane Cedar Glades
* John Noel at Bon Aqua
* Langford Branch
* Laurel-Snow
* Lost Creek
* Lucius Burch Jr. Forest
* Manus Road Cedar Glade
* May Prairie
* North Chickamauga Creek Gorge
* Old Forest
* Overbridge
* Ozone Falls
* Piney Falls
* Pogue Creek
* Powell River Preserve
* Radnor Lake
* Riverwoods
* Roundtop Mountain
* Rugby
* Savage Gulf
* Sequatchie Cave
* Short Mountain
* Short Springs
* Sneed Road Cedar Glade
* Stillhouse Hollow Falls
* Stinging Fork Falls
* Stones River Cedar Glade & Barrens
* Sunk Lake
* Sunnybell Cedar Glade
* Taylor Hollow
* Twin Arches
* Vesta Cedar Glade
* Vine Cedar Glade
* Virgin Falls
* Walker Branch
* Walls of Jericho
* Walterhill Floodplain
* Washmorgan Hollow
* Watauga River Bluffs
* William B. Clark
* William R. Davenport Refuge
* Wilson School Road
* Window Cliffs

Other|

* Buffalo Ridge Refuge
* Catoosa Wildlife Management Area

* Tennessee Department of Agriculture
* Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation

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Nature centers in the United States

* Alabama
* Alaska
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* Colorado
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* Delaware
* District of Columbia
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* Tennessee
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