Tryon Creek is home to Little Brown Bats, Silver-haired Bats, and Big Brown Bats. Bats are crucial pollinators, fertilizers, seed dispersers, and insect controllers in ecosystems all over the world, including right here at Tryon Creek State Natural Area. Learn more at this free family-friendly event.

Bring your picnic blankets and settle in for an evening of bat viewing at the Tryon Creek meadow off the Bike Trail. Park Rangers will give a bat talk before assisting participants with spotting bats.

This event is family-friendly and free (Annual Parking Pass or $10 Day Pass required). Registration is not required. The program starts at 8 pm, the meadow is a 5 min walk from the main parking lot.