Anyone who wishes to join the Bays Mountain Park Association is invited to do so. The advantages of membership and the dues structure are described below.

Advantages of Membership

Members of the BMPA have unlimited access for their vehicle to enter the Park during open hours with no entrance fee. All of the Park's public programs are available to them at no charge. Specifically, this means that members don't have to pay normal fees for planetarium programs, barge rides, or special shows in the Nature Center or the amphitheatre. Free tickets for these events are also available for guests (see "Dues Structure" below). Members also receive a quarterly newsletter and are invited to at least one special event for members each year. They may also check out videos from the Association free, choosing from a large collection of National Geographic, nature, space and related programs. Membership dues can be paid at any time and are good for one year from the month of payment.

Dues Structure and Privileges

Individual membership is $25 per year. With each visit to the park, individual members may receive two passes to any public program.

Family membership is $35.00 per year. Families may receive as many as 6 tickets to any public program each time they visit the park.

Supporting membership requires a fee of $75 per year and entitles the holder to all the benefits of a family membership plus enrollment in the Animal Adoption Program.

Life membership involves the payment of $1,000 and bestows all the benefits of supporting membership for life, plus the opportunity each summer to invite up to 25 friends for a private barge ride on the park's lake.

For additional information about membership in the Bays Mountain Park Association, call Faye Wexler or LeAnne Jennings at 229-9449. Or call 229-9447 to have information mailed to you.