With four swimming pools, five water slides, a lazy river and a wave pool, Nashville Shores provides plenty of ways to cool off for people of all ages. In the summer of 2010, the park doubled in size with two large additions. Nashville Shores also offers dry entertainment in the form of mini golf, a playground, plus facilities for horseshoes, basketball and beach volleyball, among others. The park also has access to Percy Priest Lake where guests can swim or rent a kayaks or a big yellow banana boat.
Nashville Shores
4001 Bell Road
Hermitage, TN 37076
615-889-7050
nashvilleshores.com
Wave Country, a part of Nashville's Parks and Recreation Department, is open every day during the summer, including holidays such as Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day. After Labor Day, the park is only open on weekends. Among the rides available at Wave Country are two speed slides, including one that drops 40 feet down a steep incline with an extra 40 feet of gliding fun. Three water flumes provide exciting twists and turns before depositing the swimmer into the pool. The wave pool has regulated wave action that replicates authentic wave action. When children come out of the water they have a playground waiting. Concessions are available.
Wave Country
2320 Two Rivers Parkway
Nashville, TN 37214
615-885-1052
nashville.gov/parks/wave_country
The Dr. Thomas F. Frist Centennial Sportsplex is an active sports complex that provides a multitude of recreational choices, one of which is a large swimming pool available to the public. Open pool hours are scheduled around established programs such as swim classes, water exercise classes and lifeguard training. The complex requires children under 12 to be accompanied by an adult of 18 or over. The complex offers access to the sauna and steam room and provides showers and rooms for changing.
Centennial Sportsplex
222 25th Avenue N.
Nashville, TN 37203
615-862-8480
nashville.gov/sportsplex
