Beaman Park Nature Center is an environmental education and recreation facility of the Nashville Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation. The nature center is a place where people and nature come together.

The Nature Center:

  • serves as a jump-off point for exploring more than 2300 acres of Nashville's premier state natural area Beaman Park.
  • offers a wide range of environmental education programs, school field trips, educator training workshops, outdoor recreation programs, and other special activities for people of all ages.
  • is a natural history and education reference center for individuals and groups.
  • promotes and exhibits Western Highland Rim native plant landscaping.

Our facilities include the nature center which houses natural history displays, programming space, and a library; a 300 foot accessible boardwalk; grounds landscaped with native plants and a pollinator garden; and the main trailhead for over 15 miles of hiking trails.