Join a Ranger in the Nature Center to learn about our region's native mammals. If you are brave enough, you can even pet some of their pelts! This is a drop-in program, so please stop by anytime between 1.00 and 2.00 and stay as long as you like.
Enjoy Bays Mountain’s Farmstead Museum while by participating in a yoga class on March 11 from 11 am-12 pm. This yoga class features poses that challenge students to build strength and flexibility while also working balance and coordination skills. The class will further incorporate a rest and restore portion (15 -20 minutes) that includes stretching and breathing exercises. Designed […]
Meet Ranger Rhonda in the Nature Center to do a little nature investigative work. Interact with native animal bones and skulls and learn what these items tell us about their owners. This is a drop-in program, so please stop by anytime between 12.00 pm and 1.30 pm and stay as long as you like.
Join in Bays Mountain’s yoga program by participating in a St. Patrick’s Day Yoga Hike. You are invited to wear green if you wish. This hike features a 1.7-mile, out and back portion of the Lakeside Trail that will take approximately 70 minutes, yoga included. The trail bridges are utilized to teach standing yoga poses while challenging your strength, flexibility and balance. Please […]
StarWatch Night viewing (StarWatch) is held each Saturday in the months of March, April, October & November, starting at dusk at the observatories. If poor weather, an alternate live presentation will occur in the planetarium theater. If good weather, visitors will be able to see celestial objects like the Moon, planets, star clusters, galaxies and […]
Enjoy the early Spring weather by participating in a Bays Mountain Yoga Hike. This hike features a 2-mile out and back portion of the Lake Road and Azalea Trails that will take approximately 70 minutes, yoga included. The amphitheater and other stops along the way are utilized to teach standing yoga poses that will challenge and develop your strength, flexibility and […]
Enjoy the fantastical display of color and grandeur from our native wildflowers and natural waterfalls. On these Ranger-led tours, you will be guided through the natural world of our Northeast Tennessee forests. The Laurel Run watershed is known for its great beauty and impressive waterfalls. On this hike, you will experience two falls, Upper and […]
StarWatch Night viewing (StarWatch) is held each Saturday in the months of March, April, October & November, starting at dusk at the observatories. If poor weather, an alternate live presentation will occur in the planetarium theater. If good weather, visitors will be able to see celestial objects like the Moon, planets, star clusters, galaxies and […]
Get to know these reptiles by seeing them up close and learn the secrets to their long lives. This is a free program with no registration required.
Enjoy Bays Mountain's beautiful scenery while participating in a Spring Yoga class at the Pavilion. This yoga class features poses that challenge students to build strength and flexibility while also developing balance and coordination. The class also presents a meditation section where students can rest and restore. Designed for all levels, modifications will be offered. […]
“Appalachian Skies” will take visitors on a majestic tour of the current evening sky using the spectacular Zeiss star projector instrument. It’s fiber-optic generated star field is stunning and a pleasure to see. This live presentation is enhanced with additional content from our VELVET LED projectors for a wonderful experience. You don’t want to miss […]
This is a drop-by interactive program at the Herpetarium. This is a free program. Stop by between 12.00 pm and 1.30 to meet our keepers and talk about our resident amphibians and reptiles in the park.
853 Bays Mountain Park Road, Kingsport, TN 37660
Phone: 423.229.9447 | Fax: 423.224.2589
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