Couchville Cedar Glade State Natural Area, State natural area in Davidson and Wilson counties, Tennessee, United States

Couchville Cedar Glade State Natural Area is a 140-acre Class II Natural-Scientific reservation in Davidson and Wilson counties, its western boundary touching Long Hunter State Park. Bare limestone rock is intermixed with Eastern red cedars, grasses and wildflowers, including the Tennessee coneflower, along a mile-long looping hiking trail through one of Middle Tennessee's most undisturbed cedar glades.

The protected area takes its name from the submerged community of Couchville that existed before the site received conservation status. The name preserves memory of the earlier human settlement in this location.

The name comes from Couchville, a community that no longer exists, now submerged beneath the water. The one-mile loop trail passes bare limestone pavement where Tennessee Coneflower grows in shallow soil pockets, a plant found naturally only in Middle Tennessee cedar glades.

Visitors can explore a mile-long hiking trail that loops through one of Middle Tennessee's most intact cedar glade environments. The path provides good access and gives a clear overview of the area's different habitats.

The mile-long loop trail passes bare limestone pavement where Tennessee Coneflower, Echinacea tennesseensis, grows in shallow soil pockets; the species is native to the cedar glades of Middle Tennessee. The 140-acre site is one of the most undisturbed cedar glades left in the region.