Moss Wright Park may be one of my favorite parks in the Nashville Metro area! Tucked away north of the city in Goodlettsville, Moss Wright Park has all the quintessential offerings of a city park plus a few extras! The park itself is huge covering close to 150 acres, and features multiple sports complexes for different sports including baseball, football, soccer and even volleyball! In addition there is a paved walking trail that stretches over 3 miles from entry to exit, and gets even longer if you walk the parking lots that connect the two! The walking path is one of my favorites as it is fairly scenic for a park walking path with portions covered, shrouded in trees and alongside the creek, while the other part is open-air surrounding the soccer fields and dog park, but also still next to the creek. There are also gazebos, benches, picnic tables and playgrounds scattered throughout. The above are things that you naturally find at local parks, but a bit upgraded I would say...and in addition Moss Wright has a fairly newly constructed outdoor gym spot to help with a quick circuit workout. Lastly, this park is full of history from the Bowen House to Mansker's Station plus this park is location to the Goodlettsville Welcome/Visitors Center. Parking is plentiful. No matter which entrance you come in through or what area of the park you are after, parking is available. The park and all the facilities including the restrooms are very well kept from a cleanliness and condition standpoint. Overall, Moss Wright Park is a favorite of mine...funny enough, I am headed there to get a few miles in after submitting this review! read more

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Very cool park in Goodlettesville, Tennessee that houses a recreation of Manskers fort, sport fields, a nice walking path e and just a great place to spend a bit of time. The park itself is huge and offers multiple parking areas. The tourist area building is on the property, as well. Definitely a park to check out. read more

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This park is enormous. Soccer fields, baseball fields, volleyball, dog park, ton's of parking, it was our favorite place to walk while in TN for vacation. The bathrooms we used were all clean and well maintained. The walking trail has distance noted every .25 miles. Much of the path is paved, and shaded by a plethora of big beautiful trees. Many of them have markers telling you what kind of tree it is. In several places on the walk you can see the creek, which has some visible fish. We walked here every day while on vacation, and if it weren't for the 90% humidity and 95 degree weather, it would have been wonderful. read more

Moss Wright Park - Parks Near Me - Goodlettsville, Tennessee

This is a lovely park to walk in. They also have a variety of sports areas. Family friendly and a great way to get your steps in for the day! read more

Moss Wright Park - Parks Near Me - Goodlettsville, Tennessee

My family and I love this park! We recently relocated to the area it is our favorite outdoor space. The grounds are beautiful and well maintained. There are plenty of tables both covered and uncovered, charcoal grills , and benches. My son loves the playground. In addition to it being a park is also a historic site with a fort to boot. The staff at the welcome center are friendly and knowledgeable. I looking forward to doing a tour and taking classes in the future. read more

Moss Wright Park - Taking a walk in the park... - Parks Near Me - Goodlettsville, Tennessee

My three year old loved hanging out at this park! it is a large park and my brother-in-law actually fell into the water at this park which was hilarious! the next trip to TN will include another trip to this park and hopefully it will be during the summer months so it is not as cold! read more

Great park! Huge fields. A lot of people came to take their dogs to the dog park, but the dog park is still locked right now. There is a side for big dogs, and a side for small dogs. The restrooms here were also closed which is really frustrating because I was relatively far away from the car and really really needed to go only to find once I got there it was locked. One of the great things about Tennessee is that there's nature/forests everywhere.....: D ;D read more

Loved this park! It's perfect for all ages and there is a smaller section for toddlers. Highly recommend checking it out :) read more

Moss Wright Park - Kids park area - Parks Near Me - Goodlettsville, Tennessee

Great place to walk if you live in the area. Two miles around the whole park. Plenty of parking. Not too busy. Nice creek.

Great park and definitely a fun place to take walks, and also has a 3 part playground. The playground includes one for little little kids, like toddlers, and one for kids and also with a swing set. read more

Nice park who let the kids play Cook-Out areas beautiful walking trail new workout machine basketball courts baseball fields softball fields clean bathrooms cold water volleyball courts history Morgan's house graveyard just a good place to explore and learn about the civil war read more

Moss Wright Park - beautiful landscaping nice walking trail new workout machine basketball goals baseball softball Cook-Out nice park for the kids to play - Parks Near Me - Goodlettsville, Tennessee

We love walking here. The grounds are kept well and the walking trail by the river is really peaceful.

beautiful and spacious with a nice walking trail. guaranteed to run into some local wildlife.

Really nice playground for kids. Multiple slides, tunnels, a rock wall and climbing net. Large shade trees, picnic tables, and shelters. Heated Restrooms with flush toilets, running water, real glass mirror, and soap. read more

Moss Wright is a big, beautiful park with grassy meadows, rolling hills, big ol' trees, a wide, lazy creek, a 2 mile nature trail, picnic tables, shelters, playgrounds, baseball, football, and soccer fields, and a volleyball court. Historic Mansker Station, an 18th century fort and house, which you can take a tour of for $6. Although Moss Wright is only about a 20 minute drive from downtown Nashville, when I was there I felt like I was very far from the city. It's a really relaxing, peaceful setting that I'd like to go back to with a picnic, a good book, and my sneakers (to walk the trail). read more

Moss Wright Park - Parks Near Me - Goodlettsville, Tennessee

Playground gets a 5 star, but walking around the park is hazardous in several areas due to traffic. Not my favorite place to walk but they do have a great picnic shelter and playground for the kids. The ball fields are also well maintained. read more

This park is beautiful. It was easy to get to, had beautiful trails, and ample parking. Great for a fall day adventure!

Moss Wright is definitely one of my favorite parks outside of Nashville proper. I spent a good deal of time here as a youngster and again when I worked in Goodlettsville up until just a few weeks ago. It's a pretty sizable park with lots of baseball fields, pavilions, bicycle and walking trails. Certain areas in the park are heavily wooded and perfect for picnics. There is plenty of parking, and it's one of those parks that's nice to just explore on a listless afternoon when you have no particular plans. Moss Wright is definitely a park where you'll find people having company picnics and flying kites. It's wedged between a golf course and a very nice subdivision, and it's probably the least shady park in Middle Tennessee. Goodlettsville is a bit of a trek, at least from the West Side, but Moss Wright Park is certainly one of the city's finer features. I wouldn't hesitate to take a date, my niece or the dogs there on a lazy Sunday. Now all I need to do is find a date and some dogs. read more

This is a perfect municipal park. Not too big, not too small. There are picnic shelters, hiking trails, softball/baseball fields, soccer fields, open areas for kite flying or other activities, and historically, there is the old timey Bowen house and Mansker's fort. In other words, something for everyone. Nothing to not love about this place. BTW, for geocachers, some pretty interesting geocache finds here. read more

Love coming here for the dog park. I wish there was some way we could make it bigger!! read more

Moss Wright Park - Dogs... - Parks Near Me - Goodlettsville, Tennessee

Been walking my hounds here for many years. The trail is clearly marked that dogs are not allowed on it; yet, people seem to ignore the sign. It is easy to walk adjacent to the trail, but I wish that they would keep the trailside clean of deadfall and other debris. During the temperate months, this place can be a mad house of soccer, football, and baseball families. If you are walking your dog, be sure to stay clear of the roads. read more

It is lovely park to go to Mon-Fri 8a-3p. But if you go after school or on weekends, prepare to be bombarded by balls of all sorts (Soft, Base, Soccer, Basket) and crying children. If children were kept at home and not allowed to roam the parks, I would have given this park a 5 instead of a 4. read more

Moss Wright Park - A dead tree sprawled on the river at Moss-Wright Park. Scary, yet beautiful. - Parks Near Me - Goodlettsville, Tennessee

It's a very nice park, but for my family, Fenway's Park is the main attraction. Fenway's is the dog park within Moss Wright, and our dogs really love it. It's smaller than the Nashville dog parks, but they have fun, and it's a lot more convenient than driving into Nashville. read more

This place is flooded with active families. They have a nice dog park, plenty of park options for kids to play and they have all major sports options. There are a lot of runners there and it's encouraging to see active people being outside. It's safe to be there because there's not much room for any solitude and goodlettsville area is pretty safe in general. read more

This park is perfect for short runs, with or without hills. The scenery if beautiful. My favorite spot for a pre-work run during the week. read more

This park is very family friendly but has something to offer to every one. Has a beautiful walking track and miles of open land for you to use as you please. Everything from soccer fields, baseball fields, football fields, volleyball courts, and playgrounds. Sheltors that have grills that make family picnics great. It is one of the safest parks around. Someone is always on staff and police drive thru many times of the day. This park is very kept up and is a wonderful place to spend a pretty day at. read more

A great place to bring the whole family - included the 4 footed. :) Check out my full review: http://nashvillefunforfamilies.com/moss-wright-park/ read more

Manskers Creek is nice to walk along. There are dirt trails that lead down to some nice areas. But there are sawed off metal fence posts, that are razor sharp all along the side of the creek and on the dirt trails ! I cut my foot really bad on one that was sticking up in the middle of the trail. I can't imagine what it would do to a barefoot child. The grounds keepers need to pull these hazards out of the ground. read more