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 Day Camp session is filled with outdoor, nature-oriented activities, including wildlife encounters, fishing, hiking, scavenger hunts, hands-on science projects and planetarium shows.

The theme for this year’s Summer Day Camp is “Elemental” with campers exploring how the four elements – earth, water, air and fire – shape the natural world and interact with one another.

“Through fun, hands-on activities and exciting outdoor adventures, campers will explore the wonders of nature, learn about the elements—earth, wind, fire, and water—and their role in the environment,” said Miranda Wanninger, chief ranger of visitor engagement.

Day camp hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and are limited to 30 students per camp.

Students entering 1st, 2nd and 3rd grades in Fall 2025:

  • June 2 – June 6
  • June 16 – 20
  • June 30 – July 4
  • July 14 – July 18
  • July 28 – August 1

Students entering 4th, 5th and 6th grades in Fall 2025:

  • June 9 – June 13
  • June 23 – June 27
  • July 7 – July 11
  • July 21 – July 25

Campers should bring a bag lunch with a drink each day and wear appropriate clothing. Closed-toed shoes are recommended. Parents or guardians should plan to stay on the first morning for a short orientation of the week’s activities and expectations. Transportation to and from camp is the guardian’s responsibility.

Tuition for the camp is $75 for the first child with additional children costing $65 per person. A current Family Membership with the park is required to register your child for Day Camp.

Bays Mountain Park will also be offering Day Camp t-shirts for $15 with registration.

Family Memberships are $60 and give your family an entire year of free entry into the park for one vehicle and up to six free passes per program (planetarium shows, barge rides and nature programs) every time you visit the park.

To register, visit https://bit.ly/3UE9LGS. You can also register by clicking on the CivicRec link in the Connect Kingsport app or by going to www.kingsporttn.gov and clicking on the “CivicRec” link, then searching for “day camp” in the search bar. Sign up now as limited spots are available.