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…

New Planetarium Program Highlights the Constellation Orion

Bays Mountain Park is pleased to announce the second part of a two-part program featuring short stories of different cultures and indigenous societies from around the globe. “One Sky: Finding Patterns” is now showing in the Planetarium…
Laser light projected to interior of dome. This image created using AI in Adobe Photoshop.

Laser Light Shows Return to Bays Mountain Park for the Holidays

Bays Mountain Park is thrilled to announce the return of its popular laser light shows for the month of December. Not only will one program feature all your favorite holiday songs, but two others will feature the greatest hits of Queen and Taylor…

Bays Mountain Park and Planetarium reopened today

Bays Mountain Park and Planetarium reopened today (Wednesday, October 9) at normal hours. The park has been closed for more than a week as staff, volunteers and private contractors have worked to repair the damage done by Hurricane Helene. Hurricane…

Bays Mountain Park temporarily closed due to storm damage

Bays Mountain Park and Planetarium will be temporarily closed this week due to damage from Hurricane Helene. Our target date for reopening is Monday, October 7. The extent of the damage done to the park by last week’s storm includes: …

Bays Mountain Park announces annual StarWatch program

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

Bays Mountain Park debuts new planetarium program on dark matter

Bays Mountain Park is pleased to announce a new program is now being shown in the planetarium throughout the remainder of the year. “Phantom of the Universe – The Hunt for Dark Matter” is now showing as the main planetarium program…

Support Bays Mountain Park with a custom license plate

The City of Kingsport is excited to announce more than 600 Bays Mountain Park license plates have been pre-ordered! Now, we need your help in reaching our goal of 1,000 pre-orders. If you love Bays Mountain Park and want to show your support…

Kingsport receives $2.9 million parks and recreation grant

The City of Kingsport is excited to announce it has received a $2.9 million Local Parks and Recreation Fund grant from the State of Tennessee. The funds will go towards improvements at Bays Mountain Park and the Brickyard Complex. The Tennessee…

Free admission to Bays Mountain Park on August 25

Thanks to the generosity of the Northeast Tennessee Association of Realtors, entrance to Bays Mountain Park on August 25 is FREE for everyone! If you’ve never been to Bays Mountain Park or are looking for something fun to do outdoors later…