Kidsville Storybook Walk

Join Us for a Family Activity in the Park!

Make a family trip to visit our Storybook Walk trail in Centennial Park. Read the pages of the storybook that are displayed along the path while spending quality outdoor time with your children.

Map showing Centennial Park in Nashville, Tennessee, with a walking trail around Lake Watauga. Features include Centennial Park Walking Trail, Lake Watauga, Centennial Park Free Parking, and Events Ellipse. A marked route indicates a 0.2 mile, 3-minute walk along the trail.

Storybook Walk Map

You can enjoy the Walk anytime during park operating hours of 6 AM - 8 PM.

The Kidsville Storybook Walk has a new location!
The Walk is now located along the path on the east side of Lake Watauga. The Walk begins near the James Robertson statue.

Parking
Free, handicap-accessible parking is available in the lots along 25th Avenue.

WeGo Transit
Centennial Park is accessible via WeGo bus routes 3, 50, 77, and 75.

October’s Story

Señorita Mariposa by Ben Gundersheimer

Come take a walk on the Centennial Park Walking Trail around Lake Watauga and read the pages of the bilingual storybook, Señorita Mariposa by Ben Gundersheimer. Celebrate the strength and beauty of monarch butterflies as you join in on the epic journey they take each year before they finally arrive in the forests that their ancestors called home.

NOTE: Story panels have a Spanish translation link and QR codes to free downloads.

November’s Story

Be A Tree! by Maria Gianferrari and Felicita Sala

Trees and humans are a lot a like…they need food, air, water to help make them healthy…and they even need each other to stay strong. See how much you are like a tree on your walk in the park.