Bays Mountain Park hosts annual “Kids at Bays Day”

Bays Mountain Park is hosting its annual Kids at Bays Day later this month as an opportunity for children of all ages to enjoy the outdoors while participating in a variety of engaging activities at the park.

Kids at Bays Day will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 17. All of the animal habitats, hiking and biking trails and the Nature Center will be open for discovery and exploration. In addition, food trucks will be on site and located behind the Day Camp cabin.

All of the following events are free with a $7 paid entrance fee:

  • Animal Encounters: 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the animal habitats
  • Astronomy: 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Lily Pad Pavilion.
  • Fishing: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Dam
  • Gardening:10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Farmstead Museum
  • Loom Demonstration: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Farmstead Museum
  • Make a Mountain Toy: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Farmstead Museum.
  • Mountain Bike Safety: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the mountain bike parking lot. You must bring your own bike and helmet.
  • Nature Center Activities: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Nature Center
  • Rock Painting: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Farmstead Museum.
  • Yoga for Kids: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on the observatory lawn.

The park will also have a free program on snakes, raptors, wolves, and other types of animals that live in the woods. The observatory will offer a night view of the sky from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

“Kids at Bays Day is a great opportunity to get your children out of the house, away from their devices and to reconnect with nature,” said Megan Krager, Bays Mountain Park manager. “We’ll have a variety of programs happening all across the park that day, so no matter your interests we should have something right up your alley.”

In addition to the free programs, the park will also have its usual paid programs on May 17. Barge rides and planetarium shows are $6 per person. Tickets can be purchased online or in the gift shop.

Barge Rides will take place at 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. Planetarium Shows will be at 12 p.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Kids at Bays Day is organized and sponsored by the Bays Mountain Park Association.