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…
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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: …
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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…
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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…
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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…
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