Missing imageNCMMPpic.jpg Cypress Swamp in Merchants Millpond State Park
Merchants Millpond State Park is a
state park of the
U.S. state of
North Carolina. Located near
Gatesville, North Carolina, it covers 3,250 acres (13 km²) around a 200 year old, 700 acre (2.8 km²)
millpond and
Lassiter Swamp. The park also contains a large cypress swamp. Canoeing is one of the park's major attractions.
Alligators live in Merchants Millpond State Park (Merchant's Millpond is the northernmost extent of the American Alligator's habitat.)
External links
- Park home page (http://www.ils.unc.edu/parkproject/visit/memi/home.html)
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