Located in Kingsport, Tennessee, Bays Mountain Park & Planetarium is one of the nation’s largest city-owned parks. A 3,550-acre nature preserve featuring a Nature Center with a state-of-the-art planetarium, Bays Mountain Park also offers a 44-acre lake, 40 miles of trails approved for hiking and mountain biking, native animal habitats, adventure ropes course facility with a 300-ft. zip line, gift shop and much more!
Bays Mountain Park & Planetarium TNP Chapter
Laura Ellis Park Ranger
Phone: 423-343-9875
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.baysmountain.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BaysMtnPark/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baysmountainpark/
853 Bays Mountain Park Road
Kingsport,
TN
37660
Chapter Schedule
The Bays Mountain chapter typically meets weekly on Saturdays in the fall. Note that the chapter determines their own schedule and the schedule is subject to change year to year. To schedule a make-up class, contact chapter coordinator Laura Ellis at [email protected].| 2026 Schedule | |
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| Becoming a Naturalist: Scope, Skills, and Service | Saturday, August 1 10:00am-3:00pm ET |
| Geology and Ecology: Foundation and Context | Saturday, August 8 10:00am-3:00pm ET |
| Tennessee Mammals: Creatures of Habitat | Saturday, August 15 10:00am-2:00pm ET |
| Tennessee Forests: Seeing the Forest and the Trees | Saturday, August 22 10:00am-2:00pm ET |
| Tennessee Reptiles and Amphibians: Scutes, Scales, and Skin | Saturday, August 29 10:00am-2:00pm ET |
| Birds of Tennessee: Feathered Fauna | Saturday, September 12 9:00am-1:00pm ET |
| The World of Invertebrates: Pollinators, Predators, and Pests | Saturday, September 19 10:00am-2:00pm ET |
| Forbs, Ferns, Mosses, and More: Plants and Fungi of Tennessee | Saturday, October 3 10:00am-2:00pm ET |
| Tennessee's Living Waters: Rivers, Wetlands, and Watersheds | Saturday, October 10 10:00am-2:00pm ET |
| Nocturnal Naturalist: Darkness Is Habitat | Saturday, October 17 5:00pm-9:00pm ET |
