Green Hills Park
Updated: Dec 13, 2020
Imagine. It's 1960. You are a member of the board of Metro Nashville Parks and Recreation. Your board has dozens of dreams, and is about to enter the golden age of Nashville Parks, and unbeknownst to you, the number of Nashville parks will double in the next decade. One of the ideas that floats around and gets stuck is a big ole' regional park in Green Hills- something at least 40 acres.
But, Green Hills experiences a boom in that same decade. Real estate prices soar, and it begins to look like Green Hills will never get their version of a Shelby Park. But then a property adjacent to John Trotwood Moore Middle School becomes condemned. In 1973, the Metro Parks Board, and the Metro Board of Education, couple up to pull the money together to buy the property and fix it up.
Green Hills Park opened in 1972 to little fanfare. Being adjacent to a middle school, it had a playground, a soccer/multipurpose field, and a baseball field. In 2006, it received a 2006 remodel, including paved walking path, and additional playgrounds. It has over 13 acres, and is well worth a visit.
Name: Green Hills Park
Address: 1200 Lone Oak Road, 37215
History: 2 out of 5
Walkability: 5 out of 5
Kid Like-ability- 5 out of 5
Date Night-ability- 3 out of 5
Charm: 3 out of 5
