It’s playtime! Several new playgrounds have opened in the past year for families to explore. Check them all out as the weather turns from spring to summer! Nashville’s Top Playgrounds are just waiting for fun and adventure. Embrace the beautiful weather and enjoy.
Nashville’s Top Playgrounds
McFerrin Park
310 Grace Street, Nashville
A new playground serves children ages 2 – 12 with an expanded swing set, a turf and rubber surface and lots more.
Dudley Park Playground
1203 3rd Ave. S, Chestnut Hill/Wedgewood-Houston area
A new playground serves children ages 2 – 12 with four-bay swingset, turf/rubber surfacing, a three-level tower and more.
Coleman Park Playground
384 Thompson Lane, Nashville
A new playground serves children ages 2 – 12 with an expanded swing set, a turf and rubber surface and lots more.
The entrance to Mary’s Magical Place. PHOTO: Landmark Structures
Mary’s Magical Place
at Veteran’s Park
140 Scotch St., Hendersonville 37075
A very special all-inclusive playground for children and families of all abilities. The playground includes a toddler area, a seated zip line, easy-transition swings, paddle seat spinners, a glider, a cozy dome and ability whirl, seesaw, pavilion and more. The playground was built in memory of Mary Elizabeth McAuley, a Hendersonville native who passed away in Sept., 2015 at the age of 14 due to complications from cerebral palsy.
Kids climbing on one of the many structures at Mary’s Magical Place PHOTO: Landmark Structures
An accessible see saw at Mary’s Magical Place in Hendersonville PHOTO: Landmark Structures
Gallatin Miracle Park. PHOTO: Gallatin Parks & Recreation
Gallatin Miracle Park
240 Champion Drive, Gallatin 37066
An inclusive playground featuring swings for wheelchairs, accessible equipment like zip lines, a merry-go-round, game board, musical instruments and interactive play panels. Includes ADA-compliant restrooms and a pedal park to accommodate toddlers with trikes and those with wheelchairs.
The playground, located inside Veteran’s Memorial Park. PHOTO: La Vergne Parks and Recreation
Veterans Memorial Park
115 Floyd Mayfield Dr., La Vergne
This four-year-old playground offers plenty of physical fun including climbing and sliding. There are also swings and nearby a skate park, basketball court, in-line hockey rink and green space. Paved trails are great for walking or running with a stroller or trike.
An older image of Kids Castle Playground showing a limited view of the equipment. PHOTO: Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation
Kid’s Castle
1025 Old Fort Pkwy., Murfreesboro 37130
Murfreesboro families and kids love the 50-acre Old Fort Park which includes this fun playground. Kid’s Castle features a large, fenced play area with slides, towers, a merry-go-round, swings (infant and child), climbing ropes and monkey bars. Stroll the greenway trails and enjoy picnic tables, tennis courts and more.
One element at the Miracle Field playground is this spherical aparatus that kids flock to. PHOTO: Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation.
David Price Miracle Field & Playground
McKnight Park
120 Dejarnette Lane, Murfreesboro
The playground at the inclusive David Price Miracle Field extends play for all abilities and ages. A zipline and glider includes secure seating. The spongey surface includes sensory stations, music equipment, climbing tunnels and more. The location near the ball park means accessible restrooms are nearby.
Cedar Stone Park’s playground is located adjacent to the baseball fields and includes plenty of parking. PHOTO: townofsmyrna.org.
Cedar Stone Park Playground
3639 Morton Lane Road, Smyrna 37167
The playground at Cedar Stone Park is adjacent to the baseball fields for Smyrna youth. Included are merry-go-rounds, climbing structures, shade elements and plenty of parking. The baseball facility has restrooms.
Nashville’s Top Playgrounds: Goodlettsville:
Rachel’s Garden Playground
200 Memorial Drive, Goodlettsville 37072
A project of the Goodlettsville Fire Department’s Kid’s Christmas Charity, this all-accessible playground opened in September, 2025. Named for Rachel West, a spirited Goodlettsville girl who has spent her life in a wheelchair, it’s an all-inclusive playground not to be missed. Learn more here.
Photo: Friends of Mill Ridge Park
Mill Ridge Park
12924 Old Hickory Blvd., Antioch 37013
Opened in the summer of ’23, this massive, new park (the largest in Davidson County) includes a 52-foot slide that towers above the rubber-turf playground. Included are a spherical merry-go-round, jungle gym, towers, a basketball court and lots of green space.
The tower at Ravenwood Park, located in Hermitage. Photo: Metro Parks
Ravenwood Park and Playground
3401 Central Pike, Nashville
Hermitage, TN 37076
This lovely new playground that opened last summer includes a giant tower, two playgrounds, a merry-go-round, workout equipment, a basketball court and more. It coversewest on this list is a BEAUTIFUL and refreshing addition to the Donelson-Hermitage area of east Davidson County making Ravenwood Park one of the best parks and playgrounds in Nashville. There’s plenty of shaded area, too.
Photo: Blue Cross Healthy Place
BlueCross Healthy Place at Barfield Crescent Park
697 Veterans Pkwy.
Murfreesboro, TN 37218
Opened in 2021, and made possible through a grant from the BlueCross Healthy Place initiative. This fully accessible playground includes a large play areas for kids ages 2 – 5 and additional space for kids ages 5 – 12. Furthermore, there’s a swing set and freestanding play and climbing areas. Teens and adults will find a fitness station with a variety of equipment and instructional signage.
Photo: Blue Cross Healthy Place
BlueCross Healthy Place at the Northwest YMCA
3700 Ashland City Hwy., Nashville, TN 37218
This nearly three-acre inclusive playground 0pened in January 2022, also part of the BlueCross Healthy Place initiative. For all-ages, the playground includes a spongy ground surface for all abilities, a meeting area pavilion, an exercise track, a water splash zone, a pickleball/basketball court, a multipurpose field and two challenge courses.
Photo: Bowie Park Nature Center
Treehouse Playground at Bowie Nature Park
7211 Bowie Lake Road, Fairview, TN 37062
This beautiful playground opened in the summer of ’22, tucked between mature trees. The happy result of a community effort to upgrade the play space, there is separate equipment for older and younger kids. Included are a zip line, fire truck, merry-go-round, a climbing rope and slides. Beyond the playground there are ample picnic areas and parking is easy nearby.
Photo: Metro Parks
Centennial Park Playground
2500 West End Ave., Nashville, TN 37203
Centennial Park, home to the life-size replica of the Parthenon, boasts shaded walking trails and gardens, a large pond and a kids playground. Included are a jungle gym with small slides and climb-ons shaded by a large oak tree. Plenty of swings are available, too. To locate the park, see the map at left and look for the “H” in the white circle.
Tinkerbell Playground, located in Franklin. PHOTO: Nashville Parent magazine
Tinkerbell Playground
405 Murfreesboro Road, Franklin 37064
This delightful wooden playground (built in 1998) requires yearly upkeep. Located in Pinkerton Park, the most highly used park in Franklin’s park system (for now), Tinkerbell includes a lot of shade, swings, climbing structures and lots more. The Friends of Franklin Parks added a cement ping pong table, charging stations and a shaded seating area with a fountain. There are additional swings located nearby, an additional webbed climbing structure, a pavilion, restrooms and walking trails.
Photo: Nashville Parent magazine.
The mosaic dragon at Fannie Mae Dees Park. Photo: Nashville Parent
Fannie Mae Dees (Dragon Park)
2400 Blakemore Ave., Nashville 37212
The giant mosaic Dragon (aka sea serpent) has been in place at this park since the 80s. Kids climb on and around it and it provides ample space to sit. The newly updated playground has nice, bright equipment, although Lily’s Garden, special needs portion of the playground, appears to have been scaled back with ramps missing. The playground gets a lot of shade from adjacent trees and the fresh grass surface is a nice spot for a picnic.
There’s generous shade on the Miles Together Inclusive Playground located at Granny White Park in Brentwood. Photo: Nashville Parent magazine.
Granny White Park (CURRENTLY
CLOSED)
Miles Together Inclusive Playground
610 Granny White Pike
Brentwood, TN 37027
The children’s playground is large and often busy, regardless of the season. There are two large jungle gyms that are geared towards different aged children. There are smaller shelters near by and plenty of swings, both for children and adults. There is a water fountain next to the playground.
Another angle of the clean and bright equipment at Miles Together Inclusive Playground in Granny White Park.
The Freedom Playground at Lee Victory Park in Smyrna. Photo: Smyrna Rotary.
Freedom Playground at Lee Victory Park
110 Sam Ridley Parkway E
Smyrna, TN
An all-inclusive playground that opened in 2021, Lee Victory Park actually has two playgrounds for sliding, climbing and playing nonstop. In addition to the playgrounds, the park contains a 1.25-mile walking trail, athletic fields and courts, concession buildings and restrooms.
The Planet Playground at Charlie Daniels Park. Photo: Mount Juliet Parks and Recreation.
The Planet Playground, Charlie Daniels Park
1038 Charlie Daniels Pkwy.
Mt. Juliet, TN 37122
Nashville’s Top Playgrounds include Charlie Daniels Park includes climbing areas, swings, slides and more. It’s not a shaded playground except for the adjacent pavilion that includes picnic tables. Soft surfacing and mulch cover the area for safe play.
