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Parking & Transportation
Parking Deck
The Larry C. Hardy Parking Deck on State Street offers 540 parking spaces. Enter by following the large signs between Park and Boardman on Front Street (adjacent to the WTCM Radio Center) or State Street (adjacent to the Park Place Hotel). Parking is 50 cents per hour for the first two hours, and 40 cents per hour thereafter. Throughout the Cherry Festival, BATA buses will run every 20 minutes between the Parking Deck and the heart of Festival activities, Open Space at Garland Street. Parking Deck hours will be extended past the normal 10 p.m. closing time during the Festival.
Street Parking
A number of public lots are available around the city. You will find public lots behind the businesses on Front Street downtown. Larger lots are on the north side, between Grandview Parkway and Front Street. Smaller lots are found along the alleys south of Front Street, between Front and State Streets. There are also parallel public parking spaces along most of the streets downtown.
If the public lots and street parking spaces are full, you will find businesses displaying signs on the way into and out of town offering parking for varying prices. These additional parking areas are most often to be found during major events such as the Air Shows, Parades, and Fireworks. They function much like additional parking areas you see in the vicinity of major sports arenas and ballparks.
Visit the Transportation page of the Traverse City Convention and Visitors Bureau Web site for more information about transportation in Traverse City.
Transport Yourself
You will find many bike racks ready and waiting for you in downtown Traverse City and throughout Open Space, the heart of Festival activities. Getting to and from downtown on your bike can be fun, too. Check out the TART Trail Web Site (Traverse Area Recreation and Transportation Trails, Inc.), home of the North American VASA.
Public Transportation: The BATA Cherriot
Avoid parking altogether by utilizing Traverse City's public transportation, the BATA Cherriot shuttle bus system. The BATA Cherriot is a scheduled, fixed-route bus service that offers predictable, affordable transportation throughout Traverse City. Five routes operate on half-hourly runs weekdays, and hourly on Saturdays, beginning at 6:10 a.m.
Full fares are $1.00, senior citizens and persons with disabilities pay $0.50. Cherriots are equipped with wheelchair lifts and kneeling passenger entries, which lower the steps for boarding. Cherriots also have easy-to-use bike racks. Call 231-941-2324 or email batainfo@bata.net for complete information.
For the fifth consecutive year, BATA is providing expanded service to the Cherry Festival on fixed-route Cherriot buses. Passengers won't have to worry about parking, and can be dropped off or picked up next to the Traverse City Convention and Visitors Bureau from early morning to late evening from July 4 through the Cherry Festival, which will be held from July 5-12. Click to view the Festival Route Map and Schedule as posted on their Web site.
BATA will add evening Cherriot service beginning July 4 for every night during festival week and weekend Cherriot service on July 5, 6, and 12. The Cherriot's downtown transfer point will be relocated from July 4-12 to Garland Street behind the Convention and Visitors Bureau, directly across from the Open Space activities and an easy walk to parades, fireworks and other events. BATA staff will be on hand at the transfer point for information and assistance.
Other BATA Services
The CityRide provides intown curb-to-curb service for people who are unable to use the Cherriot due to disability or lack of accessibiliy to routes. Call 231-941-2324 or 800-443-8989.
The CountyRide provides weekday transportation throughout rural Grand Traverse and Leelanau counties. Call 231-941-2324 or 800-443-8989.
The HealthRide offers curb-to-curb transportation in wheelchair equipped vans to hospitals and medical appointments. Call 231-941-2386 or 888-228-7743.
The Summer FunRide provides fixed-route services between the Leelanau villages of Northport, Suttons Bay and Leland from late June through Labor Day.
Cabs and Limos
T.C. Cab Company will also get you there – call 231-941-8294. Or travel in style with Grand Traverse Limousine, 1-800-350-4502.
Clinch Marina
Cherry Festival visitors can enjoy the new and improved Duncan L. Clinch marina when they visit Open Space this year.
Visitors can enjoy the new 500-foot walking pier for the public off the northeast corner of the city's Open Space, 66 transient boat slips and 64 seasonal slips, plus room for up to 30 additional craft to tie up to the two breakwalls.
Please contact the Duncan L. Clinch marina at 231-922-4903 for slip rental and docking information.
Parking Deck
The Larry C. Hardy Parking Deck on State Street offers 540 parking spaces. Enter by following the large signs between Park and Boardman on Front Street (adjacent to the WTCM Radio Center) or State Street (adjacent to the Park Place Hotel). Parking is 50 cents per hour for the first two hours, and 40 cents per hour thereafter. Throughout the Cherry Festival, BATA buses will run every 20 minutes between the Parking Deck and the heart of Festival activities, Open Space at Garland Street. Parking Deck hours will be extended past the normal 10 p.m. closing time during the Festival.
Street Parking
A number of public lots are available around the city. You will find public lots behind the businesses on Front Street downtown. Larger lots are on the north side, between Grandview Parkway and Front Street. Smaller lots are found along the alleys south of Front Street, between Front and State Streets. There are also parallel public parking spaces along most of the streets downtown.
If the public lots and street parking spaces are full, you will find businesses displaying signs on the way into and out of town offering parking for varying prices. These additional parking areas are most often to be found during major events such as the Air Shows, Parades, and Fireworks. They function much like additional parking areas you see in the vicinity of major sports arenas and ballparks.
Visit the Transportation page of the Traverse City Convention and Visitors Bureau Web site for more information about transportation in Traverse City.
Transport Yourself
You will find many bike racks ready and waiting for you in downtown Traverse City and throughout Open Space, the heart of Festival activities. Getting to and from downtown on your bike can be fun, too. Check out the TART Trail Web Site (Traverse Area Recreation and Transportation Trails, Inc.), home of the North American VASA.
Public Transportation: The BATA Cherriot
Avoid parking altogether by utilizing Traverse City's public transportation, the BATA Cherriot shuttle bus system. The BATA Cherriot is a scheduled, fixed-route bus service that offers predictable, affordable transportation throughout Traverse City. Five routes operate on half-hourly runs weekdays, and hourly on Saturdays, beginning at 6:10 a.m.
Full fares are $1.00, senior citizens and persons with disabilities pay $0.50. Cherriots are equipped with wheelchair lifts and kneeling passenger entries, which lower the steps for boarding. Cherriots also have easy-to-use bike racks. Call 231-941-2324 or email batainfo@bata.net for complete information.
For the fifth consecutive year, BATA is providing expanded service to the Cherry Festival on fixed-route Cherriot buses. Passengers won't have to worry about parking, and can be dropped off or picked up next to the Traverse City Convention and Visitors Bureau from early morning to late evening from July 4 through the Cherry Festival, which will be held from July 5-12. Click to view the Festival Route Map and Schedule as posted on their Web site.
BATA will add evening Cherriot service beginning July 4 for every night during festival week and weekend Cherriot service on July 5, 6, and 12. The Cherriot's downtown transfer point will be relocated from July 4-12 to Garland Street behind the Convention and Visitors Bureau, directly across from the Open Space activities and an easy walk to parades, fireworks and other events. BATA staff will be on hand at the transfer point for information and assistance.
Other BATA Services
The CityRide provides intown curb-to-curb service for people who are unable to use the Cherriot due to disability or lack of accessibiliy to routes. Call 231-941-2324 or 800-443-8989.
The CountyRide provides weekday transportation throughout rural Grand Traverse and Leelanau counties. Call 231-941-2324 or 800-443-8989.
The HealthRide offers curb-to-curb transportation in wheelchair equipped vans to hospitals and medical appointments. Call 231-941-2386 or 888-228-7743.
The Summer FunRide provides fixed-route services between the Leelanau villages of Northport, Suttons Bay and Leland from late June through Labor Day.
Cabs and Limos
T.C. Cab Company will also get you there – call 231-941-8294. Or travel in style with Grand Traverse Limousine, 1-800-350-4502.
Clinch Marina
Cherry Festival visitors can enjoy the new and improved Duncan L. Clinch marina when they visit Open Space this year.
Visitors can enjoy the new 500-foot walking pier for the public off the northeast corner of the city's Open Space, 66 transient boat slips and 64 seasonal slips, plus room for up to 30 additional craft to tie up to the two breakwalls.
Please contact the Duncan L. Clinch marina at 231-922-4903 for slip rental and docking information.
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