Persimmon Ridge Park: Difference between revisions
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Parking depends on what trails you are taking and whether it's baseball season or The Wetlands waterpark is open. | Parking depends on what trails you are taking and whether it's baseball season or {http://www.wetlandsjonesborough.com/ The Wetlands} waterpark is open.<br> | ||
Auto GPS address is 1523 Persimmon Ridge Road Jonesborough, TN 37659. | |||
== Trails == | == Trails == | ||
Revision as of 18:26, 30 July 2011
Persimmon Ridge Park, owned by Jonesborough, 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.
<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 17 (Boones Creek Rd/Jonesborough).
- Right at bottom of ramp and travel just over six miles to Jonesborough.
- Right at traffic light onto US-11E for two miles.
- Turn left onto Persimmon Ridge Road.
- Then quickly right into the main park entrance.
Parking depends on what trails you are taking and whether it's baseball season or {http://www.wetlandsjonesborough.com/ The Wetlands} waterpark is open.
Auto GPS address is 1523 Persimmon Ridge Road Jonesborough, TN 37659.
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 |