Join in Bays Mountain’s yoga program by participating in a Yoga Hike. This hike features a 1.7-mile moderate hike along Lakeside Trail that will take approximately one hour, yoga included. The trail bridges are utilized to teach standing yoga poses while challenging your strength, flexibility and balance. Cost is $5 per person and all levels […]
Enjoy the peaceful sounds of a summer evening viewing the sunset while exploring the reservoir. Guests are required to bring their own canoe/kayak/s.u.p. along with a Type III PFD (personal flotation device) vest style. Guests can unload water crafts near the upper portion of the dam. Pre-registration is required by calling the Nature Center at […]
“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 […]
Join in Bays Mountain’s yoga program by participating in a Yoga Hike. This hike features a 1.7-mile moderate hike along Lakeside Trail that will take approximately one hour, yoga included. The trail bridges are utilized to teach standing yoga poses while challenging your strength, flexibility and balance. Cost is $5 per person and all levels […]
This program is designed for all ages of children. The program describes the importance of earthworms and what they do for the soil. During this program, guests have the opportunity to learn how to create their own working earthworm farm by using supplies found around the home. Cost is $3.00 per person for non-members. Visit […]
Join us for a peaceful evening fish on our 44-acre reservoir. Participants must supply their own equipment and bait. There is no live bait allowed except nightcrawlers. Everyone must fish off the dam and everyone must have a ticket. The cost is $10.00 per person and the space is limited to 25 participants. Fishing will […]
Learn how to identify animals by the signs they leave behind. Tickets can be purchased in the Nature Center the day of the program. Cost is $3 per person for non-members. For public health and safety purposes, this program will be limited to 15 people. Meet below the balcony behind the Nature Center.
Nature: Pond Life ~ Catch and observe critters that live in the shallow water of our lake or beaver pond. Meet below the balcony behind the Nature Center.
Come see gem and mineral displays. There will be demos of faceting, wire wrapping, cabbing, and geode cracking. There will also be mineral sales, special activities for kids, and a fluorescent mineral display. Saturday, July 16th - 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Sunday, July 17th - 12 Noon to 5.00 p.m. Admission is free with […]
Did a space rock six miles wide slam into the Earth 66 million years ago and wipe out 75 percent of all living species at that time, including the dinosaurs? Explore these impacts and cosmic collisions across the Solar System in this dynamic show. The show includes footage from the first iridium layer found in […]
Enjoy the beauty of the Bays Mountain Reservoir while the secrets of aquatic animals are revealed. Meet at the barge. Tickets can be purchased in the Nature Center on the day of the program. The cost for the Barge Ride is $1 per person for non-members, and Park Admission is $5.00 per vehicle.. For public […]
853 Bays Mountain Park Road, Kingsport, TN 37660
Phone: 423.229.9447 | Fax: 423.224.2589
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