This is a secondary parking area for Radnor Lake State Park. Visitors are encouraged to park at the west lot in front of the park Visitor Center (1160 Otter Creek Road). Please note that Otter Creek …
This is a secondary parking area for Radnor Lake State Park. Visitors are encouraged to park at the west lot in front of the park Visitor Center (1160 Otter Creek Road). Please note that Otter Creek Road is not accessible through traffic. To access the West parking area, visitors should exit the east parking lot and head back out to Franklin Road. Turn right on Franklin Road, then turn right on Old Hickory Blvd, then turn right on Granny White, and finally turn right once again on Otter Creek Road.
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Feb 14, 2025
We enjoyed this park. As others have mentioned the parking is lacking here. We went on a week day morning and it was almost full. We enjoyed the park but their rules seemed quite strict. They don’t w…Full review by DiverM
Dec 7, 2024
This place is a hidden gym just outside of Nashville, a perfect escape from the bustling city vibe. The trails are well maintained and mostly quite easy for any experienced hiker although there are s…Full review by TheRealJTForReal
Aug 21, 2024
Took a short hike around the spillway. Free, flat, paved or wood chips. Some historical markers. Mostly shaded, a nice placeFull review by billmN5292MM
I was hiking here the other day for about 3 hours, and it looked like a great place to do some trail running; however, there are signs every where saying not to run. Does anyone actually enforce this or care? I don’t see how running is any different than hiking.
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It is probably for the wildlife. It is a calm area and a great place for wildlife viewing. Running would startle the animals.
Hello! We are planning to go next week with our 5 year old and I see their office is closed on Tuesdays. Anyone have a trail recommendation that we can do round trip in 2 hours or less? Our little one is very active and has been hiking with us since she was 2 so even if there is a shorter moderate hike that we can do in 2 hours we are open to it! :)
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I'm not 100% sure, you might be able to do the lake trail in 2 hours or less.
The. trails aren't really. There is a paved not quite throughway, mostly for rangers use (and people with handicapped plates)... and there is the spillway, which isn't a "road," but the …
The. trails aren't really. There is a paved not quite throughway, mostly for rangers use (and people with handicapped plates)... and there is the spillway, which isn't a "road," but the ground is hard enough a wheelchair could traverse it. The spillway leads to a small house, a little bit of seating on the edge of the lake and a bridge over the falls. Those things seem pretty accessible (the house has stairs up to its porch). The other paths are covered with chipped wood, in some places gravel and where there is less traffic, dirt that's firm from being traversed.
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