30 min
By car from the Public Square, 21 mi
Field Guide 04 · Tennessee State Parks
Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park
A 22.5-acre green at the foot of the State Capitol in downtown Nashville, opened in 1996 for the state's 200th birthday. Walk the 200-foot granite map of Tennessee, then wait for the top of the hour, when the 95-bell carillon plays a song about the state.
Davidson CountyNashvilleOpenChecked October 20, 2026
22.5
Acres
642,156
Visitors in fiscal 2022
0
Trails listed by the state
Day
Day use only
3
Activities the state lists
What's there
Things to do
- Biking
- Geocaching
- Tours
On site
- Amphitheater
- Gift Shop
- Rental Venue
- Visitor Center
- Wheelchair-Friendly Paved Trails
Getting there
600 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, TN 37243
Park office: 1-615-741-5280
The park's page at Tennessee State Parks
Campsites, cabins and lodge rooms are booked online through the park's page or by phone at 1-888-867-2757, the state's reservation line.
Nearby
- Radnor Lake State Park8 miles away as the crow flies · 20 min from Franklin
- Long Hunter State Park14 miles away as the crow flies · 40 min from Franklin
- Harpeth River State Park18 miles away as the crow flies · 40 min from Franklin
- Cedars of Lebanon State Park26 miles away as the crow flies · 55 min from Franklin
How we know
Every fact on this page but the summary at the top is the state's, read on the date above, except the drive: that is Valhalla's route on OpenStreetMap's roads from Franklin's Public Square to the park office, with no traffic, rounded to five minutes. Visits are the park plan's count for the year named, mostly from traffic counters. How the guide was made.
- The park. Tennessee State Parks: the Find a Park list, the park's own page, read October 20, 2026.
- Acres. The park's strategic management plan.
- Visitors. The park's strategic management plan, its site fact sheet for fiscal 2022 (July 2021 to June 2022).