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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">
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| 36.39008,-82.360526,Winged Deer Park
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| 36.39200, -82.36850,Disc Golf Parking Lot (Alt. Trailhead)
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| </googlemap>
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| == How to get there ==
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| From Kingsport, TN
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| #Take I-26 south to Exit 19 (TN-381/State of Franklin Road).
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| #Veer left (north) at the bottom of the ramp towards Bristol.
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| #Keep Keep left at the fork to head north onto US-11E/19W (Bristol Highway).
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| #Travel two miles until you see the soccer fields on the left.
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| #Turn into the main park entrance.
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| The old house is the park office, which will have trail maps (and a bathroom) available.
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| 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.
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| == Trails ==
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| The following are some suggested loop hikes to explore the park.
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| |[[Poplar Ridge Loop/Cedar Trail]]
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| |3.7 mi
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| |[[Loop - TBA]]
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| |4.5 mi
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| |}
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| == Maps ==
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| [http://www.johnsoncitytn.org/index.php?page=554 Winged Deer Park webpage]
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| [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]]
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Revision as of 21:31, 19 May 2011
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