The best way to explore Merchants Millpond State Park is by paddle. The best way to explore Merchants Millpond State Park is by paddle- so come along with us as we kayak through this amazing park.

A.B. Coleman talks about why he donated 919 acres to the state of North Carolina to create the Merchants Millpond State Park. This video dates from the 1980s. A.B. Coleman talks about why he ...

MERCHANTS MILLPOND, N.C. — This is a fantasy land ... a Charlotte native and ranger at Merchants Mill State Park. “It is really a shame in some ways, though I appreciate the isolation.

Park superintendent Jay Greenwood said decaying parrot feather likely has depleted oxygen levels in the pond at Merchants Millpond State Park, suffocating about 125,000 bass, bluegill and catfish.

Swim passes are required for Cliffs of the Neuse State Park, Hanging Rock State Park ... Lake James, Lake Norman, Merchants Millpond, Morrow Mountain, and William B. Umstead state parks.