Nashville Shores, the lakeside playground generations of locals have flocked to for summer fun, just got a new owner with deep pockets and a national footprint. A Kansas City real estate investment trust, EPR Properties, has purchased the Nashville Shores lakefront resort on Percy Priest Lake for about $12.07 million, according to newly recorded deed documents. The deal shifts control of the expansive lakeside complex, which includes a waterpark, campsites, cabins, a marina, and adventure courses, to the REIT in a notable institutional grab of a longtime family destination.
As first reported by Nashville Post, EPR paid $12,068,700 for the parcel, a figure visible in the Davidson County deed records. The Post identifies the buyer as the Kansas City-based REIT and cites the recorded deed as the basis for the sale figure.
What's on the site
Per the Davidson County Register of Deeds, the transaction covers roughly 385.3 acres and includes land under the waterpark's slides and pools along with ziplines and rope-course structures. The resort's own website lists cabins, an RV campground, a marina and attractions ranging from multi-lane racing slides to a treetop adventure course, all of which round out the lakeside resort experience.
Why EPR is buying
EPR specializes in experiential real estate, including theaters, ski areas, parks and other leisure properties, and has been actively adding similar assets to its portfolio this year. Per BusinessWire, the company announced sale-leaseback and acquisition deals for multiple leisure properties, and CoStar reported it recently paid about $70 million for the SoBro Margaritaville hotel building in Nashville.
What comes next
For visitors, the immediate outlook appears limited to business as usual: Nashville Shores is promoting 2026 season passes and summer events and the park remains open for the season. Longer term, what EPR does with the 385-acre holding, whether capital improvements, expanded lodging or new development, will depend on company filings and any lease arrangements it negotiates with operators and managers.
