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 12 people. Meet in at the Amphitheater.  

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 is $5 per person for non-members. For public health and safety purposes, this program will be limited to 15 […]

Join a naturalist as we examine the ways human history and natural history have intertwined over the centuries. Explore how humans have adapted to conditions of climate and geology on Bays Mountain, as well as how human activity has changed the forests and wildlife found here. This will be a short easy walk (less than […]

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 is $5 per person for non-members. For public health and safety purposes, this program will be limited to 15 […]

Learn about what it was like to live on the mountain over 100 years ago. The hike will cover several moderate trails with steep elevation changes. The group will hike just under four miles, round trip, from Lakeside Trail to Sweetgum, then out to Feagins Gap and up Lake Road to Ledbetter Gap, and then […]

Travel back to the beginning of time and experience the birth of the Sun. Discover how it came to support life, how it threatens life as we know it, and how its energy will one day fade away. The program is followed by a brief tour of the current night sky. Show length ~35 min.

See the wolf pack enjoy a tasty meal. Meet at the Wolf Habitat. Free Program! Photo by Jay Huron

Join Ranger Rhonda at the Herpetarium to meet some of our resident snakes. This is an open house program, so feel free to drop in anytime between 3:30 and 5:00 and stay as long as you like.

Explore Bays Mountain Park in a brand new light - after dark! It's Park After Dark and we invite families to experience the park during the night. For the month of September Park After Dark features "Kayaks & Cones." Enjoy the peaceful sounds of a Summer night viewing while exploring the reservoir with a park […]