Nashville Shores
Nashville Shores is a waterpark, adventure course, and campground located in Hermitage, Tennessee, along the shore of Percy Priest Lake. Nashville Shores is located adjacent to Interstate 40. The site was previously the location of Hermitage Landing, a marina, campground, and recreational complex that opened in 1971. Hermitage Landing closed in 1997, and the Nashville Shores waterpark opened on the property one year later. In 2009, Nashville Shores was sold to investors Kieran Burke and Gary Story, two former Six Flags executives. The resort is owned and operated by Premier Parks, LLC.
Nashville Shores
"From serene to extreme!"
Hermitage, Tennessee, United States
Larry Edgmon
1998
May–September
Operating
3 pools
8 water slides
History[edit]
Hermitage Landing[edit]
In the summer of 1971, C.E. Hooper and business partner Robert Baltz opened Hermitage Landing, a marina, campground, and recreational complex on the shores of Percy Priest Lake.[3] Hermitage Landing was built on land leased from the United States Army Corps of Engineers, who was responsible for the construction of Percy Priest Lake.[4] The Landing became a very popular destination for tourists and locals, Hermitage Landing also began to host the "One For the Sun" rock festival in 1984, which attracted 11,000 people and would return on a yearly basis.[5][6]
The water park portion of the site includes:[28]