9 verified parking spots in South Nashville, Nashville: 8 free and 1 paid. Nothing is listed until we've reviewed it, and locals help keep it current.
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Lane Motor Museum Lot
Free on-site parking at Lane Motor Museum
FreeMuseum lot
Lane Motor Museum says its on-site parking is free. Museum hours for 2026 are 10am to 5pm, closed Tuesday and Wednesday, and it closes each year on New Year's Day, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving and Christmas. The page doesn't say whether you have to be visiting the museum to park or what happens after hours. The page was updated 8/4/26 and read 11/3/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the museum.
Las Palmas at Nippers Corner says on its own page that parking is free in the shopping center lot. It's the shopping center's lot, so you're sharing it with the other stores. It doesn't give a time limit, so treat it as parking for while you're eating there. The page lists two different sets of hours, so check before a late dinner. Read 11/3/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the restaurant.
Where 15560 Old Hickory Blvd, Nippers Corner shopping center
Free public lot at the Edmondson Pike branch, while the library is open. Nashville Public Library lists Edmondson Pike among the branches that "offer free parking in a public lot during operating hours." Hours as of 11/3/26: Monday to Thursday 10am to 8pm, Friday 10am to 6pm, Saturday 10am to 5pm, Sunday 2pm to 5pm. The library says nothing about parking there when the branch is closed, so treat the lot as off limits then. Library pages read 11/3/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the library building.
Free public lot at the Pruitt branch on Charles E Davis Blvd, while the library is open. Nashville Public Library lists Pruitt among the branches that "offer free parking in a public lot during operating hours." Hours as of 11/3/26: Monday to Friday 10am to 6pm, Saturday 10am to 5pm, closed Sunday. The library says nothing about parking there when the branch is closed, so treat the lot as off limits then. Library pages read 11/3/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the library building.
Free public lot at the Thompson Lane branch, while the library is open. Nashville Public Library lists Thompson Lane among the branches that "offer free parking in a public lot during operating hours." Hours as of 11/3/26: Monday to Thursday 10am to 8pm, Friday 10am to 6pm, Saturday 10am to 5pm, closed Sunday. The library says nothing about parking there when the branch is closed, so treat the lot as off limits then. Library pages read 11/3/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the library building.
Plaza Mariachi at 3955 Nolensville Pike says it has plenty of free parking. The page doesn't say where to enter or give a time limit. Read 11/3/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the building.
Free campus parking at Trevecca, three visitor lots off Lester Ave and Dunning Dr
FreeCampus parking
Trevecca's library says parking is free on campus and names three best options for visitors: the Commuter Lot off Dunning Dr, the Visitor Lot by the Hardy Alumni Building off Lester Ave (on the left coming from Murfreesboro Pike), and the Trevecca Community Church Lot off Lester Ave (on the right). The church lot can be reserved for events, so read the signs, and the library says daytime parking can be tricky enough that carpooling helps. The page doesn't give time limits or say what happens after hours. Read 11/3/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the Hardy Alumni Building at 82 Lester Ave.
Where Visitor Lot by the Hardy Alumni Building off Lester Ave; Commuter Lot off Dunning Dr; Trevecca Community Church Lot off Lester Ave
Free surface lots for Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks patients
FreeHospital parking
Vanderbilt Health lists the surface lots around its One Hundred Oaks building among its free self-parking locations. The page doesn't give a time limit or say whether it's free for people who aren't there for an appointment. The page isn't dated and was read 11/3/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the building at 719 Thompson Ln.
The zoo's ticket page says parking is $10 per vehicle for non-members and free for members. Its visit page shows both $10 and $8 per vehicle, and neither is dated, so plan on $10. Zoo hours are 9am to 4pm daily, closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day, with early closings on some event days. The pages don't say where the lot entrance is. Read 11/3/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the zoo.