Mesmerica
Mesmerica is a visual music journey that brings the mesmerizing music of Grammy-nominated composer and percussionist James Hood together with visually-hypnotic, 3D animated art curated from artists around the world, creating an immersive experience designed to transcend time, relax, soothe, and stimulate your mind and senses…
This family-friendly, mind-expanding projection experience is designed to relieve stress, and is suitable for all ages 6 years and above.
NATURE PROGRAMS
Wolf Keeper Talk
Come meet our animal care staff and learn a little bit about our resident wolves.
PLANETARIUM FEATURE
“One Sky: Finding Patterns”
This program is the second of two programs featuring short stories that represent the perspective of a different culture or indigenous society from around the globe. In this second part, we present four stories from different parts of the world centered around the theme of “Finding Patterns.”
Each story focuses on the part of the sky around the constellation Orion, visible around the world and a visual benchmark for cultures globally.
This program also includes a brief tour of the current night sky.
HIKING & BIKING
Explore the Park
Bays Mountain Park features roughly 44 miles of beautiful hiking trails that cover most of the 3,750 acres of the park, with over 32 miles of trails approved for mountain biking.
PROGRAMS & EVENTS
Bays Mountain Park has daily events and programs including nature programs, planetarium programs and special events. Check out our calendars to find your adventure!
SCHOOL GROUPS
Bays Mountain Park staff and volunteers offer programs for school groups from kindergarten through high school level. These programs are offered Tuesday through Friday, September through May.
PARK MAPS
Need help navigating through the Park? Download the park map and the Nature Center Grounds map. You will also receive a copy of both of these maps at the park gatehouse.
BIKING
Bays Mountain Park has 32 miles of trails approved for mountain biking. Download the park map and enjoy the ride!
Bays Mountain Park announces new Laser Light shows for May
Bays Mountain Park is excited to announce the return of its popular laser light shows for the month of May.
This time,…
Enjoy the Nocturnal Nature of Bays Mountain Park
Let the night unveil a new and exciting perspective of Bays Mountain Park for you and your family this spring.
For the…
Bays Mountain Park to conduct prescribed burn next week
Bays Mountain Park will be performing a prescribed burn next week as a proactive measure to help reduce the catastrophic…
Registration open for Bays Mountain Park Day Camp
Outdoor learning and adventure await your children this summer as Bays Mountain Park brings back its popular Day Camp program…
Kingsport Seeks Public Input on Major Recreation Projects
The City of Kingsport is hosting two public meetings this month to receive input from the community about two major projects…
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