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PARKING AT LIBERTY PARK
Parking is available inside the park for vehicles with handicap license plates and placards. Marina users must have approved vehicle tags or a temporary pass.
Boats with trailers will be allowed to access the boat ramp parking area until 4:00 p.m. or until the parking area has been filled. For safety reasons, no boats will be allowed to exit the area beginning at 8:00 p.m. and until the park is empty. Additionally, Zinc Plant Road and the Zinc Plant Bridge will be closed to all traffic from 9:15 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. for the fireworks show. Guests should expect long delays on Riverside Drive and Highway 48-13 prior to and after the event.
LIBERTY PARK GRILL CUSTOMERS
Liberty Park Grill will be operating under normal hours of 11:00 a.m. until 10:30 p.m. on July 3, 2016. Beginning at 4:00 p.m., guests can pay a fee of $20 to park at the restaurant.
Each paying vehicle will be given a $20 voucher redeemable for food and drink at Liberty Park Grill. Offer is valid on Sunday, July 3, 2016 only.
SATELLITE PARKING
Satellite parking locations available for visitors beginning at 4:00 p.m. In order to assist with parking, Clarksville Transit System (CTS) will be offering free rides to and from the event from several locations close to the park. First, for those people who want to park downtown, buses will begin departing the downtown parking garage at 4:00 p.m. Parking in Historic Downtown Clarksville is free all day Sunday.
Additionally, the parking lot at 1312 Highway 48/13, the School System Facilities Building, will be open. This is the old Jostens Facility off of Highway 48/13, just past Liberty Park. All shuttles will continue their loop until 9:15 p.m. There will be a slight pause in service during the fireworks.
NOTE: Riverside Church will not provide satellite parking, due to a private event
The shuttles will each be marked with their destination. Please make sure you remember which lot you parked in, and return to that corresponding bus.
At the conclusion of the fireworks show, CTS buses will begin returning guests to these parking areas with the last bus departing from Liberty Park promptly at 11:00 p.m.