LEISURE SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF KINGSPORT
Summary of programs provided by the City of Kingsport
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BAYS MOUNTAIN PARK
THIRD ANNUAL BIKE DAYS AT BAYS
Saturday, May 14 from 9:30-3:00 p.m.
@ picnic shelter behind Raptor Center
Bike demos, giveaways, beginner rides,maintenance clinics and more.
Lunches provided by Texas Roadhouse of Johnson City.
Free admission to the park. Hosted by the Northeast Tennessee Mountain Biking Association. Pre-registration required at www.ntmba.org.
For $1.00 - enter the Chainless Mountain Bike Race down Azalea Trail. The rider that makes it the furthest, the fastest...wins! Register at the event.
 ZIP LINE AND ROPES COURSE
Wednesdays from 3:00-5:00
Saturday May 7 and May 21 from 1:00-4:00
$10 per person (one ride)
$5.00 for park members
Also scheduling groups from $25-$50 per person for half day or full day programs.
SUMMER DAY CAMP
Monday through Friday
10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
1st-3rd grade
4th-6th grade
$55.00 per child or grandchild for park members
$90.00 per child for non-members (includes an annual park membership)
PLANETARIUM
A Part of the Sky Called Orion planetarium show
Solar viewings Saturdays and Sundays 3:00-3:30 if weather is clear
For more information about Bays Mountain, visit www.baysmountain.com or call 423-229-9447
CULTURAL ARTS
For information about Kingsport Arts, visit www.kingsportarts.org
KINGSPORT AREA TRANSIT SYSTEM (KATS)
KATS buses are now equipped with a bike rack on the front. Now passengers along the Routes can transport their bicycles for free. These new racks have a two bike capacity that is simple and user friendly. With the pull of a lever the rack lowers to allow passengers to insert their bikes and then place a bar over the front wheel to secure and that�s it. Each rack has instruction printed on the actual bars that instructs pa
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