Shelby Park

Excellent park. Beautiful trails. You can walk or bike a short distance or longer. Thank you for the beautiful park.

An excellent place to spend time with family, have picnics, walk pets, and appreciate the beauty of nature.

I am in a deeply committed, borderline unhealthy relationship with this park. I’ve spent an irresponsible amount of my life here and it keeps turning me into an endurance athlete against my will. First 100+ mile bike ride? Here. First ultra marathon? Here. At this point I’m one trail run away from qualifying for something I didn’t sign up for. I also golf here more than a retired grandpa in Florida. Like, aggressively. If you need a tee time, sorry, I might already be there. I’ve made friends, ran races, had full character development arcs, and I see the same deer so often that we’re basically on a “head nod” basis. I’ve named them. They know my schedule. One of them owes me money. Honestly, Nashville Parks should either sponsor me, put my name on a bench, or issue a restraining order.

Shelby Park is a rare find! Located in the heart of Nashville’s eclectic East Side, Shelby with its beautiful trails and educational wildlife amenities is enough to leave the typical city dweller in absolute awe. Great for walking, running, and even biking! If you haven’t visited or haven’t visited in quite some time, it’s a MUST ADD to your to do list.

This is one of the nicest urban parks I’ve visited. I went early on a week day and stayed for a few hours. A number of different parking areas. Many walking and biking trails connect through out the park. I bet the wetlands have done great wildlife during fall and winter migrations. Definitely dog friendly. They do have some plumbed bathrooms but also had clean porta potties at convenient locations. This is a big park with all sorts of options for you.