Merchants Millpond State Park

Merchants Millpond State Park
Cypress trees at Merchants Millpond State Park
Map showing the location of Merchants Millpond State Park
Map showing the location of Merchants Millpond State Park
Location of Merchants Millpond State Park in North Carolina
Map showing the location of Merchants Millpond State Park
Map showing the location of Merchants Millpond State Park
Merchants Millpond State Park (the United States)
LocationGates, North Carolina, United States
Coordinates36°26′14″N 76°41′04″W / 36.43722°N 76.68444°W / 36.43722; -76.68444[1]
Area3,520 acres (14.2 km2)[2]
Elevation36 ft (11 m)
Established1973
Governing bodyNorth Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation
Websitewww.ncparks.gov/merchants-millpond-state-park

Merchants Millpond State Park is a North Carolina state park in Gates County, North Carolina, in the United States. Located near Gatesville, in North Carolina's coastal plain, it covers 3,520 acres (14.2 km2)[2] around a 200-year-old, 700-acre (280 ha) millpond and Lassiter Swamp. Canoeing is one of the park's major attractions. Alligators live in its large cypress swamps.

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Merchants Millpond State Park
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