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    Iris Park

    3.5 (2 reviews)

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    Reservoir Park

    Reservoir Park

    4.3(4 reviews)
    1.8 miEdgehill

    This park opened in 1914, and has 16 acres, a playground, picnic shelters, basketball courts, and…read moretennis courts. This land was originally a Union fort during the Civil War, which was abandoned. Not unlike Fort Negley, Nashvillians weren't too excited to preserve and protect it. In 1888, the reservoir was built for $350K, and it was the city's first water filtration plant. In 1912, the reservoir broke, flooding the nearby neighborhood. The reservoir is used to this day as storage for treated water. The land adjacent was established as a park in 1914, and for $10,000 a community center was built in 1932. It's a beautiful park, very accessible in the heart of Nashville. The playground equipment has seen better days, but there's a gorgeous gazebo. Also this park has the 4 foot tall stone wall that borders most Nashville parks built in this time period.

    Reservoir is a pretty beautiful and seemingly under-appreciated little park on 8th Avenue just…read moreacross the street from Grimey's. I never seem to see many (if any) people hanging out there, but it has a handful of basketball and tennis courts as well as a couple acres worth of wonderful, rolling hills. Reservoir is just my type of park. While it isn't large, it has a few grassy stretches of flat ground perfect for picnicking as well as several large, lovely shade trees. The park is just big enough to get some exercise if you're a walker or b-baller, and it's on a decent part of 8th Avenue. It isn't far from the action of downtown, but it provides a little oasis of lovely scenery that's perfect for reading a book or listening to a new CD you just picked up at Grimey's. Reservoir gets my vote for most underrated Nashville park.

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    Gale Lane Community Park

    Gale Lane Community Park

    4.3(4 reviews)
    1.5 mi

    This park opened in 1991 as a community garden owned by the Metro Nashville Department of…read moreTransportation, and managed by local nonprofit EarthMatters. In 2006, it was rechristened George Washington Carver Food Park. Over time, it gained a greenhouse, a garden, and a large community presence with events like Greenpeace rallies, Veggie-B-Ques for Memorial Day, and multicultural festivals. Eventually, things got to be too much. Neighbors began to complain to the state about debris, smells, traffic, and finally the state took back over the land. This 5 acre park re-opened in 2013 as Gale Lane Community Park, and has a cute paved path in a loop around a grassy area, and not much else. It's a surprising spot of peace, even as it hugs the traffic of 440. If I lived in this neighborhood, I'd absolutely take advantage of this park.

    Breeze Hill, people. It's a thing. And in this thing sits an odd little park that just might charm…read moreyou in to becoming a regular. As far as I can tell, Breeze Hill is fairly residential and this park doesn't go against the grain. Nestled between Gale Lane (duh) and 440, the park acts as a green buffer between the comfy cottages and the insanity of Nashville drivers. Its location also means that it's home to a large hill that, on a late winter's day, makes you feel like a GOT extra looking out upon his kingdom. The vantage points from the park hillside are fantastic and serve as a reminder of the chutes and ladders that make up the Nashville metro topography. What the park lacks in size, it makes up in heart. There's a small (really small) parking lot but ample parking opportunities throughout the nearby and in close proximity to the green space. This is a weekend park. This is a park that lends itself to bringing a book, hanging out on a bench or next to a tree and reading as the winds kissing your face and the sun warms your bones. This is a walking park that lets you feel the freedom of being outside but won't intimidate your smaller kids nor your older pets. Stately even in the barrenness of late winter, I'd bet that the spring time bloom offers a nice pop of color and hope to those speeding down 440 should they choose to simply glimpse upward as they fly to their next appointment. The park was/is a nice discovery and a timely reminder of the importance of exploring the metro. There are all sorts of gems ready and waiting for discovery.

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    Turner School Park

    Turner School Park

    3.0(1 review)
    1.1 miSouth Nashville

    I sort of have a 'thing' with reviewing parks. When I moved back to Nashville, focusing on the…read moremetro's green spaces was one of the first collaborative acts I made with the former administration. I think there's so much we can learn about neighborhoods from its parks. Plus, exploring the green spaces is a fantastic way to get outside, get active and see some different parts of the 615 that may slip under the radar. That said, sometimes a park is just a plot of land... and Turner School Park is exactly what it sounds like, nothing more nothing less. I'm well acquainted with the fact that many of the metro's green spaces are attached to schools. It's just one of those things. And all school 'parks' aren't made equal. For instance, Lipscomb and Brentwood (school) parks come to mind and they knocked my socks off. But, those are also schools/parks in Lipscomb and Brentwood. Turner School Park is in Woodbine and the HGTV effect hasn't done much to transform it into Lipscomb or Brentwood (probably a good thing). The park is not very large and doesn't offer much in the way of awe-inspiring attributes. If you don't live on the block or have a kid at the school, you can skip the park and have no worries that your heart will go on. Inside the park (to be fair, it's a large thatch of grass): basketball court, benches/grills, a small pavilion, a small playground, not much dedicated parking, a few young trees, and a small walking circle. It's a perfectly acceptable city space for little ones to burn off some energy. It's also fine for older ladies walking their small dogs without exerting much energy for either. If you live on the block, felt like grilling out but didn't feel like having people at your house... *maybe* it's a good overflow area. Other than the above, though, there's really not much reason to come here. My review and pictures have done that work for you. On to the next...

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