KOA Resorts offer a carefree vacation in the great outdoors. Enjoy robust recreation and staff-led activities, kick back and relax by the resort-style pool, or grab a bite to eat, all while never leaving the campground. And with plenty of RV Sites with KOA Patios® and Deluxe Cabins with full baths to meet your needs, it’s the ultimate camping getaway.
KOA Resorts offer a carefree vacation in the great outdoors. Enjoy robust recreation and staff-led activities, kick back and relax by the resort-style pool, or grab a bite to eat, all while never leaving the campground. And with plenty of RV Sites with KOA Patios® and Deluxe Cabins with full baths to meet your needs, it’s the ultimate camping getaway.
Exit 12 off Briley Parkway: Head west on McGavock Pike (toward Music Valley Drive). Turn right on Music Valley Drive. KOA is 1.5 miles ahead on the left.
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Nashville comes alive during the holidays with sparkling light displays, live music, festive attractions and plenty of Southern holiday cheer. From Thanksgiving through New Year’s, Music City offers seasonal experiences for families, couples and friends looking for a memorable holiday getaway.
Located in Nashville’s Music Valley area, Nashville KOA Resort makes a convenient home base for experiencing it all. The campground is open year-round and offers easy access to Nashville attractions while providing a comfortable place to relax between holiday adventures.
Whether you are traveling in an RV or looking for a cozy cabin getaway, Nashville KOA Resort offers several ways to stay. Choose from full-hookup RV Sites, KOA Patio RV Sites, Deluxe Cabins, Camping Cabins and Tent sites.
Around the campground, guests can enjoy recreation including the pool, along with a hot tub and sauna, on-site Notes Café, General Store, gym, KampK9 dog park, community fire pit, pickleball and basketball courts, laundry facilities and Wi-Fi. The campground also offers a downtown shuttle, making it easier to experience Music City without having to drive and park downtown.
After a full day exploring Nashville, head back to the campground to relax, gather around the fire and enjoy a quieter side of Music City.
November marks the beginning of Nashville’s holiday season, with some of the area’s biggest seasonal attractions starting early in the month.
Beginning November 6, 2026, Gaylord Opryland celebrates A Country Christmas, with festivities continuing through January 2, 2027. This year’s ICE! attraction features scenes inspired by "Home Alone," while additional seasonal experiences include ice skating, ice slides and POMP, SNOW & CIRQUEumstance.
For Nashville KOA Resort guests, Gaylord Opryland is an especially convenient addition to a holiday getaway, with both located in the Music Valley/Opryland area.
Nashville Zoo’s Glow Wild returns November 13, 2026, and continues through January 3, 2027. This popular seasonal attraction gives families another nighttime activity to add to a Thanksgiving weekend or holiday camping getaway.
Get a head start on holiday shopping when Christmas Village returns to The Fairgrounds Nashville beginning November 13. It’s another opportunity to add some local holiday shopping to a Nashville getaway.
Beginning November 20, 2026, Cheekwood Estate & Gardens transforms for Holiday LIGHTS. More than one million lights illuminate the gardens along a one-mile walking path, with attractions including Peppermint Path, Star Field, the 28-foot Pixel Pine and a holiday transformation of Cheekwood’s TRAINS! exhibit.
Guests can also visit the Holiday Marketplace and warm up around cozy firepits with s’mores and seasonal drinks. Holiday LIGHTS continues through January 3, 2027.
Head south to Franklin for another memorable holiday light experience. The Franktown Festival of Lights runs November 20 through December 31 at the Williamson County Ag Expo Center. Visitors can drive through more than 200 holiday displays synchronized to music played through their car radio.
Thanksgiving falls on Thursday, November 26, 2026. Turn the long holiday weekend into a Nashville getaway by bringing the RV or settling into a Deluxe Cabin, then spend your days exploring Music City’s holiday lights, attractions, restaurants and entertainment.
Back at Nashville KOA Resort, gather together, relax by the fire or take a dip in the pool before heading out for another day of Nashville holiday fun.
By December, Nashville’s holiday season is in full swing. Lights, music and seasonal entertainment create plenty of reasons to plan a winter getaway.
Few places capture the spirit of Music City quite like the historic Ryman Auditorium, and its 2026 holiday calendar offers several opportunities to add live music to your Nashville stay.
The lineup includes Brett Eldredge November 27-29, Lauren Daigle December 2-3 and Little Big Town: The Christmas Shows December 8-10, along with additional holiday performances throughout the month.
One of Nashville’s best-known holiday traditions also returns when Amy Grant and Vince Gill bring Christmas at the Ryman back for 12 performances on select dates from December 14-23, 2026.
If you don’t make it to Nashville’s light displays in November, there’s still plenty of time in December. Holiday LIGHTS at Cheekwood continues through January 3, 2027, and Nashville Zoo’s Glow Wild is also scheduled through January 3.
Plan an evening surrounded by holiday lights, then return to Nashville KOA Resort and warm up in the hot tub or gather around the fire.
A Country Christmas continues throughout December, giving holiday travelers plenty of opportunities to experience the resort’s seasonal attractions and this year’s ICE! featuring "Home Alone." The celebration continues through January 2, 2027.
Music remains at the heart of Nashville’s holiday season. In addition to Amy Grant and Vince Gill, the Ryman’s 2026 holiday schedule includes performances from Little Big Town, Lady A and Old Crow Medicine Show, providing plenty of opportunities to add a special concert to a December getaway.
Leave some time in your itinerary simply to explore Music City. Browse local finds and foods at Nashville Farmers’ Market, explore Nashville’s distinctive neighborhoods or head downtown to experience Broadway during the holiday season.
Nashville’s restaurants also offer plenty of places to enjoy Southern comfort food before or after an evening of holiday lights and live music.
For a more relaxed day, explore the nearby Opryland and Music Valley area before returning to Nashville KOA Resort for an evening around the campground.
Instead of making Nashville’s holiday attractions a quick visit, turn your trip into a complete holiday camping getaway.
Set up your RV, settle into a cabin and use Nashville KOA Resort as your home base. Experience A Country Christmas at Gaylord Opryland, walk through more than a million lights at Cheekwood, take the family to Glow Wild, catch a Christmas concert at the Ryman or spend a day exploring Nashville’s shops, restaurants and live music.
Then come back to the campground, slow down and enjoy time together.
Reserve your stay at Nashville KOA Resort and make Nashville part of your holiday traditions in 2026.
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