Bays Mountain Park to offer free admission later this month

KINGSPORT — Bays Mountain Park will offer free admission to all visitors later this month. Entrance to the park will be free on Aug. 25 thanks to the Northeast Tennessee Association of Realtors, according to a news release.

If you’ve never been to Bays Mountain Park or are looking for something fun to do outdoors later this month, there are plenty of things to enjoy at the park. Go for a leisurely walk around the lake, take a short hike up the mountain, visit with the animals or maybe just sit on a bench, read a book and be surrounded by the beauty of Bays Mountain. The park will be open from 11 a.

m. to 8 p.m.

on Aug. 25. The nature center will be open from 11 a.

m. to 6 p.m.

that day. While gate fees will be waived all day on Aug. 25, program fees, including the planetarium show and barge rides, will still be in effect, and guests will have to pay those to participate.

For more information about Bays Mountain Park, visit www.baysmountain.com .

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