Bays Mountain News

Black bears are native to our part of the country and at times can be found wandering through the neighborhoods near Bays Mountain, such as Ridgefields, Sullivan Gardens and Meadowview. Most likely the bears come into those neighborhoods looking for food – garbage cans, bird feeders and pet dishes – anything that smells good to…

Bays Mountain Park is pleased to announce its latest planetarium show – “Living Worlds” – an amazing look at how life makes Earth livable and how we might detect life on worlds beyond our solar system. “Living Worlds” debuted May 1 and will continue showing as the main feature in the Planetarium Theater through August…

Bays Mountain Park is turning 55 years old this May and we’re inviting the community to help us celebrate! Opened in 1971, Bays Mountain Park is the largest city-owned park in Tennessee, bringing in more than 150,000 visitors each year. Since opening more than five decades ago, plenty of changes have taken place at the…

Bays Mountain Park is hosting its annual Kids at Bays Day next month where children of all ages will enjoy the great outdoors while participating in a variety of fun and engaging activities at the park. Kids at Bays Day will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 16. All of the…

Bays Mountain Park will perform a prescribed burn tomorrow (April 8) as a proactive measure to reduce the amount of leaf litter, duff and downed trees on the mountain. This year’s burn will pick up where last year’s burn ended. A prescribed fire is the skillful and planned use of fire on a landscape under…

Bays Mountain Park will perform a prescribed burn, during the month April, as a proactive measure to reduce the amount of leaf litter, duff and downed trees on the mountain. This year’s burn will pick up where last year’s burn ended. A prescribed fire is the skillful and planned use of fire on a landscape…

The City of Kingsport held a groundbreaking ceremony at Bays Mountain Park on Wednesday afternoon for the park’s new river otter habitat. The roughly 2,300-square-foot habitat will be located east of the Nature Center, just below the bobcat habitat. The new habitat will be able to accommodate three river otters, is ADA accessible for guests…

Enjoy an evening under the stars, floating along the Bays Mountain Reservoir, safely from the comfort of your own kayak. It’ll be a cool and relaxing evening like no other. Bays Mountain Park is pleased to bring back the kayak stargazing program this spring. The program is an astronomy class with a twist where you’ll…

Bays Mountain Park is sad to announce the death of one of its gray wolves, Ela. “Ela was a special part of Bays Mountain Park and will be deeply missed by staff, volunteers, and guests who came to know her,” said Park Manager Megan Krager. Ela had been under veterinary evaluation in recent months for a condition affecting her…