Activities
Hiking and Trails
Warner Park map--includes roads and trails in Percy and Edwin Warner as well as the Burch Reserve

- 14 miles of primitive hiking trails span across Edwin Warner Park and Percy Warner Park
- Over 2 miles of primitive hiking trails in the Burch Reserve
- Paved road through Percy Warner Park, open to motorized vehicles, bicyclists, walkers and runners
- Paved trail through Edwin Warner Park, not open to motorized vehicles but open to bicyclists, walkers, and runners
- 10 miles of bridle paths in Percy Warner Park
- Self-guided interpretive trails in Edwin Warner Park
On the Nature Center Campus

- Natural History Museum
- Organic Garden
- Greenhouse
- Bluebird Boxes
- Teaching Pond
- Nature Play
- Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardens
- Milbrey Warner Waller Library
- Sandy Bivens Bird Garden
- Native Fern Garden
- Wildflower Garden
- Bird Feeding Stations
Wildlife Viewing
Warner Park Nature Center and Warner Parks are ideal sites to view many species of wildlife. Crepuscular hours (dawn and dusk) are especially active times for viewing diverse populations of mammals, amphibians and birds. Warblers and many other Neotropical migrants may be seen or heard in early spring and fall. The back porch is a wonderful spot to observe hundreds of hummingbirds during fall migration. American toads, chorus frogs and spring peepers can be heard calling in late winter and spring; the
Teaching Pond on the Nature Center Campus provides the perfect environment for listening and observing amphibians and reptiles throughout the year.
Mammals are abundant year-round, with white-tailed deer spotted regularly along with eastern cottontail rabbits, gray squirrels, eastern chipmunks, and coyotes.
If you aren’t sure what you saw, or maybe you ARE sure and want to tell someone about it, please stop by the Nature Center and ask to speak to a naturalist. We can often help you identify wildlife and make note of it in our records.
To learn more about Tennessee’s wildlife, visit Watchable Wildlife.
*Please remember that collecting, taking, hunting or harassing any wild animal within Warner Parks is strictly prohibited. Fishing is permitted at Willow Pond and the Little Harpeth River with a valid Tennessee Fishing License.
Geocaching
Geocaching is a real-world outdoor treasure hunting game! Players try to locate hidden containers, called 'geocaches', using GPS-enabled devices and then share their experiences online. Thanks to a permitted member of the Middle Tennessee Geocachers Club, Warner Parks has several hidden “treasures” within its boundaries!
Learn more about geocaching.