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Winged Deer Park, owned by Johnson City, was created in 1991 from the 200-acre farm donated by the J. Norton Arney family.  Now a recreational and historical complex with softball fields, batting cage, disc golf course, hiking trails, early pioneer cabin, tree arboretum, fishing pier, and more.
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<googlemap lat="36.392097" lon="-82.360512" type="terrain" zoom="14">
36.39008,-82.360526,Winged Deer Park
36.39200, -82.36850,Disc Golf Parking Lot (Alt. Trailhead)
</googlemap>
 
== How to get there ==
From Kingsport, TN
#Take I-26 south to Exit 19 (TN-381/State of Franklin Road).
#Veer left (north) at the bottom of the ramp towards Bristol.
#Keep Keep left at the fork to head north onto US-11E/19W (Bristol Highway).
#Travel two miles until you see the soccer fields on the left. 
#Turn into the main park entrance. 
The old house is the park office, which will have trail maps (and a bathroom) available.
 
There is a second trail access parking lot.  Pass the main park entrances and turn left (west) on Carroll Creek Road.  After only 0.3 miles, turn left at the disc golf course sign.
 
== Trails ==
The following are some suggested loop hikes to explore the park.
{|
|Trails
|Distance
|----
|[[Poplar Ridge Loop/Cedar Trail]]
|3.7 mi
|----
|[[Loop - TBA]]
|4.5 mi
|----
|}
 
 
== Maps ==
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[http://www.johnsoncitytn.org/index.php?page=554 Winged Deer Park webpage]
[http://www.johnsoncitytn.org/uploads/Documents/Parks%20and%20Recreation/Hiking%20trails%20-%20Winged%20Deer%20bw.pdf  Trails map]
 
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[[Category:Tennessee]] [[Category:Johnson City]]

Revision as of 20:31, 19 May 2011

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