KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Bays Mountain Park Association announced Monday that it had reached its 1,000 preorder goal required for the state to begin producing its specialty Tennessee license plate.  

The Friends of Bays Mountain organization spearheaded the effort, which began in 2023, and met the 500-plate pre-order mark in May. All plate proceeds go toward funding park improvements, events, projects and maintenance.

Now that the 1,000 required orders have been placed, Friends of Bays said it will submit information to the state for production to begin.

“The FoBM License Plate Committee would like to thank everyone that signed up over the last two plus years,” a social media post by Friends of Bays states. “This has certainly been a marathon, but we are heading out of the final turn with the finish line in sight.”

According to the park, production will take 4 to 6 months, and once finished, those who preordered a plate can visit their county clerk’s office to pick it up. The park said buyers will be notified when the plate is ready for pickup.

Those who haven’t purchased a specialty plate and would like to can do so at their county clerk’s office by paying a $35 specialty plate fee.

More information about the specialty plate can be found at Friendsofbays.org/license-plates.