Nature discovery
Research 11 classified outdoor destinations within weekend reach of Murfreesboro, grouped across 4 kinds of place and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Murfreesboro. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Murfreesboro. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Murfreesboro, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km, day-trip distance is up to 120 km.
Showing all 11 places.
Cedars of Lebanon State Park is State park set in cedar-glade and limestone karst forest nearby north of Murfreesboro in Wilson County. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Cedars of Lebanon State Park, about 26 km (16 mi) from Murfreesboro
Image credit: Image: Brian Stansberry / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
J. Percy Priest Lake is Army Corps reservoir on the Stones River about 25-nearby northwest of Murfreesboro, spanning Rutherford, Davidson and Wilson counties. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — J. Percy Priest Lake, about 40 km (25 mi) from Murfreesboro
Image credit: Image: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from USA / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Stones River is River of the Nashville Basin whose West Fork runs just west of downtown Murfreesboro; greenways and riparian woods along its banks. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Stones River, about 46 km (28 mi) from Murfreesboro
Image credit: Image: Casey Fleser / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Center Hill Lake is Reservoir on the Caney Fork River near Smithville, nearby east of Murfreesboro. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Center Hill Lake, about 58 km (36 mi) from Murfreesboro
Image credit: Image: Lee Ann Ratledge / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Rock Island State Park is State park on the Caney Fork featuring the Great Falls Gorge and cascade waterfalls, nearby southeast of Murfreesboro on the Cumberland Plateau edge. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Rock Island State Park, about 68 km (42 mi) from Murfreesboro
Image credit: Image: This image was created by user Brian Adamo (adamo588) at Mushroom Observer, a source for mycological images.You can contact this user here. / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Greater Falls is a waterfall reachable from Murfreesboro as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Greater Falls, about 69 km (43 mi) from Murfreesboro
Image credit: Image: Sharon Mollerus from Minneapolis, United States / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Burgess Falls is a waterfall reachable from Murfreesboro as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Burgess Falls, about 75 km (47 mi) from Murfreesboro
Image credit: Image: Brian Stansberry / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
Burgess Falls State Park is Day-use park where the Falling Water River drops through a gorge in a series of falls including a cataract, nearby east of Murfreesboro. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Burgess Falls State Park, about 75 km (47 mi) from Murfreesboro
Image credit: Image: Brian Stansberry / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
Cummins Falls State Park is Park centered on a waterfall on the Blackburn Fork in a river gorge, northwest of Cookeville nearby northeast of Murfreesboro. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Cummins Falls State Park, about 87 km (54 mi) from Murfreesboro
Image credit: Image: Brenton Rogers from Cumberland Gap, TN / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Piney Creek Falls is a waterfall reachable from Murfreesboro as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Piney Creek Falls, about 94 km (58 mi) from Murfreesboro
Image credit: Image: Jsfouche / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cane Creek Falls is a waterfall reachable from Murfreesboro as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Cane Creek Falls, about 96 km (60 mi) from Murfreesboro
Image credit: Image: Jsfouche / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0