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Nashville residents share photos & highlights of their favorite local parks, state parks, dog parks, and skate parks. Did you know that no matter where you are in Tennessee, there’s a state park within an hour’s drive. (And all Tennessee state parks are FREE!)
My aim here is simply to give new residents or visitors in the Nashville and Franklin, Tennessee area an honest review and some idea of what they can expect to find upon their first visit to the Warner Dog Park or Maggie’s Park Park — aka The Franklin Dog Park.
Here’s what you can expect to see when you go to the Franklin Dog Park — also known as Maggie’s Bark Park — in Williamson County. Or, if you go to the Warner Dog Park — part of the Percy Warner Parks system between Brentwood and Bellevue in Nashville. Lots of photos!
The following parks and trails in Franklin and Williamson County Tennessee are currently being built. Here are details, maps, and park renderings to get a better of idea of what and when these new parks will be opening.
Franklin Tennessee is a city filled with parks! There are city parks. And there are county parks. When you add them all up, there are PLENTY of places to enjoy the great outdoors in one of the many parks located in Franklin, TN. In all, there are nearly 30 parks within the confines of the city.
A sprayground is a water playground consisting of a multiple groups of spray features surrounded by a kid-friendly playing surface. Spraygrounds are typically automated and use nozzles and shower-type heads to distribute the water. They sometimes include interactive features, as well. For example, some sprays can be activated by users touching a button which begins a computerized water sequence. Here are Nashville’s spray parks…
There’s a new park in town! Franklin, Tennessee gets a new park, managed by Williamson County Parks & Rec and built adjacent to the Natchez Trace Parkway, near Highway 96. Here are first photos of the build process.
At a local city park, there are just too many signs. While they have removed the ‘Absolutely No Ball Throwing’ sign, and a few other similar — non fun — signs, I was still amazed by the sheer number of signs you’re faced with the moment you step foot in this lovely city park. How many signs can you spot in this one photo?
Thinking of visiting Franklin Tennessee in the near future? Here are some great tips for tourists and some ideas of fun things to see & do in and around Franklin, Tennessee.
Photos, map, and directions to the new Jim Warren Skateboard Park in Williamson County, Tennessee – Franklin, TN.
Nashville offers FREE movies in the park at the Centennial Park bandshell on West End Avenue on Wednesday’s from May 31st through June 28th. Here’s the movie lineup…
