Merchants Millpond State Park

Merchants Millpond State Park
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)
Cypress trees at Merchants Millpond State Park
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Location	Gates, North Carolina, United States
Coordinates	36°26′14″N 76°41′04″W / 36.43722°N 76.68444°W / 36.43722; -76.68444[1]
Area	3,520 acres (14.2 km2)[2]
Elevation	36 ft (11 m)
Established	1973
Governing body	North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation
Website	www.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.