Registration open for Bays Mountain Park Day Camp

Outdoor learning and adventure await your children this summer as Bays Mountain Park brings back its popular Day Camp program for 2025. Registration is now open for 2025 Day Camp sessions for rising 1st through 6th graders. Each week-long…

Kingsport Seeks Public Input on Major Recreation Projects

The City of Kingsport is hosting two public meetings this month to receive input from the community about two major projects taking place at Bays Mountain Park and Brickyard Park. Kingsport is applying for a Land and Water Conservation Fund…

Bays Mountain Park Announces Annual StarWatch Program

Bays Mountain Park’s night sky observing sessions – StarWatch – has returned for the spring season. StarWatch sessions allow the public to enjoy the splendor of the night sky at Bays Mountain Park’s observatories. If the weather is…

Invasive Species Awareness Week

It is Invasive Species Awareness Week at Bays Mountain Park! To celebrate, we’re sharing information about invasive species that Tennessee is currently battling, and ways that we can help manage them. Kudzu (Pueraria montana) If you…

Bays Mountain Park receives $150,000 grant for park repairs

The City of Kingsport is pleased to announce Bays Mountain Park and Planetarium has been awarded a $150,000 grant from the Tennessee State Museum. This Capital Maintenance and Improvement Grant will be used to help the park recover from the…