Collierville Travel Guide
Town·Tennessee·Town
| Address | Collierville, TN 38017 |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 35.0489, -89.6971 |
| Category | |
| Nearest city | Regional hub - biggest city in its area |
| Region | Tennessee, USA |
| Sources | censusgeonames |
Collierville Travel Guide
Collierville is a town in Tennessee. This guide covers how to visit it, what to expect and how to build a day around it.
Collierville at a Glance
- What it is: town (travel destination)
- Where it is: Collierville, TN 38017 — coordinates 35.0489, 89.6971
- Why it is listed: a source-verified entry in the CollabsTravel master database, matched against official gazetteer and geographic records before publication
- Time needed: a couple of hours
- Best season: May to September
Quick Facts
| Place type | Town |
| Region / state | Tennessee |
| Postal address | Collierville, TN 38017 |
| Coordinates | 35.0489, -89.6971 |
Why Collierville Is Worth Visiting
Collierville earns its place in this guide for a simple reason: it is a verified destination in Tennessee, carried on official maps under the designation "Town", which tells you the place is protected, recognised or administratively distinct. With 8 other verified places within 150 km, it anchors a cluster instead of standing alone. It is the kind of stop that fills the gap between the famous names everyone lists. And unlike listicle recommendations, everything on this page - coordinates, category, sources - was checked against official records before publication.
About Collierville
In plain terms, Collierville is a town in the Tennessee area of Tennessee that travellers book around destination trips. Postal addressing runs through Collierville (38017). Everything stated on this page comes from that verified record; where background history is quoted, the source is named at the end of the section.
The Story of Collierville: History & Background
Collierville ( "call your ville" or "call yer ville"), officially the Town of Collierville, is a town in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and a suburb located in the Memphis metropolitan area. With a population of 51,324 in the 2020 census, Collierville is the third-largest municipality in the county after Memphis and Bartlett. It is home to the Carriage Crossing shopping mall and is served by Collierville Schools.
Founded by 19th-century businessman Jesse R. Collier in 1836, the settlement was the site of the first and second battles of Collierville during the American Civil War, during which the town suffered severe damage. After a period of regrowth, Collierville saw substantial economic expansion in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries and now boasts a high quality of life.
Downtown Collierville is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and in 2014 Collierville's historic town square was ranked by Parade as the "Best Main Street" in America.
Lead passage from the Wikipedia article "Collierville, Tennessee", reused under CC BY-SA 4.0 with a coordinate-verified name match; the source article carries the full referenced history.
The Beauty of Collierville
What people mean when they call Collierville beautiful is usually the setting itself - the land, water and sky that put the place on maps. The light does most of the work: mid-latitude light gives the place two looks: clean blue summer noon and a low amber angle in spring and autumn. The seasons restyle everything around it - each season repaints it - plan the visit around the colour you want in your photos. And the beauty compounds with context: with 8 other verified places nearby, the Tennessee area reads as one continuous landscape rather than a single viewpoint, which is worth more than any filter on the photos you take here.
Getting There
Collierville sits at 35.0489, 89.6971 in Tennessee. Most visitors reach it by car, regional rail or local transit; pin the coordinates above rather than only the name - Collierville names repeat across regions, and rural entries often lack street addresses.
The nearest postal locality is Collierville (38017), which is what local directions and navigation apps will reference.
Best Time to Visit
May through September offers the warmest, most predictable conditions across the state.
Collierville Season by Season
- Summer (Jun-Aug) - peak season: the warmest, longest days and everything open, which also makes it the priciest and busiest window
- Autumn (Sep-Nov) - shoulder season: crowds drain away, the light turns photographic, and lodging rates typically fall
- Winter (Dec-Feb) - off-season: cheapest beds and empty viewpoints, but check for closures, snow or rain before committing
- Spring (Mar-May) - rebuild season: wildflowers, newborn wildlife and reopened facilities - the best balance if the weather holds
Things to Do
Planning what to actually do at Collierville comes down to the setting it sits in:
- Arrive with the exact coordinates (35.0489, -89.6971) pinned in your maps app — rural place names repeat across states
- Give the site one unhurried hour before adding anything else to the day
- Pair it with the nearest named attraction on this page to make a full loop
- Chain the stop with what is nearby — see the list below before fixing your day route
None of this needs a rigid schedule - the honest pattern at Collierville is one anchor at the nearest anchor town, one longer stop, and the rest of the time left for whatever looks better from the car window. That flexibility is what separates a good half-day from a rushed one.
A Perfect Day in Collierville
Morning (start early). Have breakfast at Collierville and roll out before mid-morning - the light is softer, parking is open, and Collierville is at its quietest before the day-trippers arrive. Give the main stop its full due first rather than saving it for later.
Midday. From Collierville, Piperton is only 8 km away - pair the two rather than driving home for lunch; a picnic beats a reservation near most of these spots.
Afternoon. Keep going to Germantown (9 km) if the group still has legs; it is the standard second half of this loop.
Golden hour. End at the main viewpoint, waterfront or main street as the light drops; this is the hour Collierville is genuinely famous for locally, and it costs nothing.
Evening. Sleep at Collierville unless the road out is long - leaving at dusk is the one mistake that can flatten an otherwise perfect day.
Know Before You Go to Collierville
- Save the pin (35.0489, -89.6971) offline - reception in Tennessee is exactly as good as it needs to be and no better
- Check the official source listed at the bottom of this page for current hours, fees and closures before driving out
- Visit on weekdays: at most verified spots weekends triple the local traffic
- Bring the basics - water, layers, power bank - because facilities at this kind of place are self-service
Nearby Places Worth Combining
Collierville does not sit in isolation - these verified places are all within a short hop and combine into a full loop:
- Piperton — place, about 8 km (5 mi) away
- Germantown — place, about 9 km (5 mi) away
- Rossville — place, about 12 km (8 mi) away
- Cordova — place, about 14 km (9 mi) away
- Arlington — place, about 23 km (14 mi) away
- Bartlett — place, about 23 km (15 mi) away
- Lakeland — place, about 24 km (15 mi) away
- Oakland — place, about 24 km (15 mi) away
Planning More of Your Trip
See all destinations in Tennessee on the Tennessee state hub.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Collierville worth visiting?+
Yes, if you are in the area for more than a single day. Collierville is a verified town in Tennessee that most drive-by lists miss, and the official-record provenance behind this page means the location, name and access facts are checked rather than guessed. Give it a couple of hours.
Where exactly is Collierville?+
Collierville sits at Collierville, TN 38017, coordinates 35.0489, -89.6971. The postal locality is Collierville - use the coordinates rather than the name alone, because place names repeat across regions and a map pin beats a keyword search.
How far is Collierville from the nearest city?+
The nearest named base on this guide is close enough that distance is not the constraint; the Quick Facts table lists the exact road-town km, and every place here is reachable as a same-day loop from a regional hub.
What is the best time to visit Collierville?+
May to September. Book the shoulder months either side of that window for the same scenery at lower prices, and check seasonal closures before fixing dates.
How long do you need at Collierville?+
Plan on a couple of hours for a first visit - the highlights at a normal pace without rushing. Add another half day if you want to combine it with the nearby places listed above.
Is Collierville good for families with kids?+
It works with kids who have patience for the setting; judge it by your shortest-attention traveller and keep the visit to the first highlight.
Does Collierville cost anything to visit?+
Most public places like this have no entry fee, but parking, guided programs and seasonal shuttles are the usual small costs. Confirm current fees with the official source cited on this page - they change more often than guidebooks do.
What is near Collierville?+
The closest verified neighbour is Piperton; the nearby list above has the full set with distances, and combining two or three of them is the standard way to fill a day around Collierville.
Is Collierville open to visitors, and do you need a permit?+
Public places listed here are visitable by default; the permit exceptions are usually specific activities (backcountry camping, drones, commercial photography) rather than the visit itself. Check the cited official source for anything activity-based.
Should you visit Collierville in bad weather?+
Rain reshapes rather than ruins the day - viewpoints become cloud-scapes and trails get muddy. Keep Collierville as a fair-weather item on your trip and swap in the covered alternatives from the regional list when the forecast turns.
What makes Collierville different from other places like it?+
Its exact combination: a town in Tennessee with verified coordinates and, where listed, an official designation. The difference is usually the setting and the access pattern rather than the category label - the facts table on this page shows that specifically.
Can you visit Collierville as a day trip?+
Yes - at a couple of hours on site, a day loop is realistic: morning at Collierville, one nearby stop, and home by evening. The Perfect Day section above has the hour-by-hour version.
What is Collierville known for?+
In the wider record, town-class place: Collierville ( "call your ville" or "call yer ville"), officially the Town of Collierville, is a town in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and a suburb located in the Memphis metropolitan area. This guide adds the practical layer - verified coordinates, access, seasonality and what to combine it with.
What is the most beautiful thing about Collierville?+
The honest short answer is in The Beauty of Collierville section above, but distilled: what people mean when they call collierville beautiful is usually the setting itself - the land, water and sky that put the place on maps. Come for the light and the setting rather than a single checklist object.
Is Collierville crowded?+
Collierville sits below the headline-name tier in its region, so crowding is an event-and-weekend problem rather than a standing one. Weekday mornings in the shoulder season are the quietest version of the visit.
What is the history of Collierville?+
The sourced background above places documented events for Collierville around 2020 at the earliest point its article dates; for the full timeline with references, the linked Wikipedia article is the primary trail and this guide keeps the practical travel layer on top of it. ## Source Verification This guide's facts come from official public datasets: [Census record 4716420](https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html); [Geonames record 4614748](https://www.geonames.org/4614748). Location data is reviewed in per-state batches before publication.