Merchants Millpond State Park »  Facilities and Fees
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Auditorium / Classrooms
Facility: Auditorium.
Location: Visitor center.
Accommodates: 70 people.
Nearby Amenities: Drink/snack machine, restrooms, water fountain.
Available: Year-round.
Reservations Required: Yes.
Accessible: Yes.
Facility: Classroom.
Location: Visitor center.
Accommodates: 30 people.
Nearby Amenities: Drink/snack machine, restrooms, water fountain.
Available: Year-round.
Reservations Required: Yes.
Accessible: Yes.
Facility: Outdoor classroom.
Location: Beside visitor center.
Accommodates: 30 people.
Nearby Amenities: Drink/snack machine, restrooms, water fountain.
Available: Year-round.
Reservations Required: Yes.
Accessible: Yes.
Auditorium
Half-day (8:00 a.m. - Noon, or 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.) --- $103
Full day --- $178
Classroom
Half-day (8:00 a.m. - Noon, or 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.) --- $78
Full day --- $153
Outdoor Classroom
Half-day (8:00 a.m. - Noon, or 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.) --- $53
Full day --- $78
Boating
Facility: Canoe rental. Includes paddles and life vests.
Location: Merchants Millpond
Accommodates: Each vessel holds a maximum of three people.
Nearby Amenities: Pit toilets.
Available: Year-round.
Reservations Required: No.
Accessible: Yes.
Note: Renters must be at least 15 years old.
Canoe Rental
First Hour --- $5/hour
Additional Hours --- $3/hour
Canoe Rental: Canoe Campers
For canoe campers --- $20 per 24-hour period.
Camping
Facility Description(s)
Facility: Ten primitive canoe-in campsites.
Location: Millpond Road.
Accommodates: Up to six persons per site.
Nearby Amenities: Pit toilets.
Available: Year-round.
Reservations Required: Reservations are strongly advised. Any unreserved sites are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Accessible: No.
Facility: Five primitive / backpack campsites.
Location: Millpond Road.
Accommodates: Up to six persons per site.
Nearby Amenities: Pit toilets.
Available: Year-round.
Reservations Required: Reservations are strongly advised. Any unreserved sites are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Accessible: No.
Facility: Three primitive group camsites. Group canoe camping is available. The canoe organized
group tent sites may be reserved by organized groups who provide their own canoes.
Location: Millpond Road.
Accommodates: Up to 50 people per site.
Nearby Amenities: Drinking water, and a small washhouse with a pay shower.
Available: Year-round.
Reservations Required: Yes.
Accessible: No.
Facility: Three primitive group walk-in camsites
Location: Millpond Road.
Accommodates: Up to 50 people per site.
Nearby Amenities: Drinking water, and a small washhouse with a pay shower.
Available: Year-round.
Reservations Required: Yes.
Accessible: No.
Facility: Twenty drive-to camsites (non-electric). A picnic table and grill are at each
campsite.
Location: Highway 158 entrance.
Accommodates: Up to six persons per site.
Nearby Amenities: Washhouse with drinking water, restrooms and showers.
Available: Year-round.
Reservations Required: Reservations are strongly advised. Any unreserved sites are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Accessible: Site 14 is accessible.
Primitive (/Backpack) Canoe-in Camping
Unimproved campsites with pit privies (composting or vault toilets, etc.) --- $13/day
Primitive / Backpack Camping
Unimproved campsites with/without pit privies (composting or vault toilets, etc.) --- $13/day
Primitive Group Camping
Unimproved campsites with pit privies (composting or vault toilets, etc.) --- Per day $13 minimum. $2 additional per day for every person over the minimum number of campers.
Drive-to / Walk-in Camping (no electrical / water hookups): (Water, restrooms and shower facilities.)
Picnic table and grill on campsite --- $20/day
Senior citizen (62 or older) --- $15/day
Shelters
Facility: One 8-table picnic shelter.
Location: Millpond Road.
Accommodates: Up to ??? people.
Nearby Amenities: Restrooms.
Available: Year-round.
Reservations Required: See note below.
Accessible: Yes.
(Available by reservation. Available free of charge on a first-come, first-served basis, if not
reserved.)
Visitors must be 18 years or older to register as campers.
A $25 fee will be charged for all returned checks.