Residents of Middle Tennessee can cheer on one of the wildly popular professional or collegiate sports teams, play golf or tennis, enjoy a wide variety of league sports, swim, picnic, boat, camp, hike, bike, and horseback ride. For nearly every sporting event or activity, the metropolitan Nashville area provides the ideal facility and setting.
Golfing in Middle Tennessee
Perfect your backswing on panoramic golf courses or enjoy tournament action like the LPGA Franklin American Mortgage Championship at Vanderbilt Legends.
PARKS & NATURE
Mountains, virgin forests, ancient rivers, majestic waterfalls, and deep gorges filled with abundant wildlife are just a few of the breathtaking highlights you’ll find throughout Middle Tennessee. From a vast state park system to arboretums, gardens, and nature centers, the entire state is a nature lover’s delight. Not far from home, the Cherokee National Forest and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park encompass about 850,000 acres along Tennessee’s eastern border. Mountain peaks tower more than 6,000 feet in elevation and 800 miles of hiking trails meander through the deep forests.