Membership opportunities in the City of Kingsport
Membership has its privileges when it comes to the facilities within the City of Kingsport.
The cost of being a member to Bays Mountain Park, the Kingsport Aquatic Center and the Kingsport Senior Center will easily pay off in the long run and the benefits are well worth the price of admission.
You should consider joining today by using the ConnectKingsport app or by going to www.kingsporttn.gov and clicking the “CivicRec” link.
Bays Mountain Park and Planetarium is one of our nation’s largest city-owned parks with more than 200,000 visitors passing through its gates every year.
The 3,750-acre nature preserve is also one of Tennessee’s Top 50 Most Visited Attractions, offering 44 miles of hiking trails, a state-of-the-art planetarium, wildlife habitats, engaging exhibits, a 44-acre lake, ropes course with zip line and trails for mountain biking.
The park offers four different membership levels (Individual, Family, Supporting and Life) with each having its own benefits. All levels give you complimentary entrance to the park, passes for the Nature, Planetarium and Barge programs, invitations to special events and a subscription to the park’s quarterly newsletter.
For more information about Bays Mountain Park memberships, call 423-229-9447 or visit www.baysmountain.com.
The Kingsport Aquatic Center is our region’s premier water park and swimming facility featuring an Olympic-sized lap pool, indoor and outdoor warm water pools and kids play areas, a 900-foot-long lazy river, giant water slides and diving boards.
Summer is the season of swimming and now is the perfect time to purchase your season pass for the Kingsport Aquatic Center.
A season pass to the KAC entitles you to use the entire facility during the summer season, which opens daily beginning May 27 through July 30 and open weekends in August and September, weather permitting. You will also have early access to the park Monday through Saturday – 30 minutes before regular opening times.
Season pass prices are as follows:
Lil’ Splasher (Under 48”) | $100 |
Bigger Splasher (48″ and taller) | $125 |
Master Splasher (age 55+) | $100 |
Splash Pack (4-person household) | $250 ($15/extra person within same household) |
To learn more about season pass and membership benefits, call 423-343-9758 or visit swimkingsport.com.
The Kingsport Senior Center is a community resource dedicated to enriching the lives of area seniors. The center has a main site at the Renaissance Center and a satellite location at the Lynn View Community Center.
Members can enjoy the billiards room, card room, exercise room, ceramics studio, lounge, gymnasiums, dining hall, computer lab and woodshop. A wide variety of classes, seminars and programs are held year-round at both facilities and members have free access to the Kingsport Aquatic Center pool from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on weekdays and 20% off any water aerobics classes.
A yearly membership costs only $25 for city residents, $45 for Sullivan County residents and $70 for all other counties.
For more information about the Kingsport Senior Center visit seniors.kingsporttn.gov.