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Explore the waterways around Morrow Mountain with the State Park Big Canoes! Enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Uwharries while searching for bald eagles, otters, and blooming wildflowers. Lifejackets, paddles, and dry bags will be provided. These giant boats will be available for a short time, and space is limited. Spots can be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. Please register by contacting the Morrow Mountain Park Office at 704-982-4402.
Explore the waterways around Morrow Mountain with the State Park Big Canoes! Enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Uwharries while searching for bald eagles, otters, and blooming wildflowers. Lifejackets, paddles, and dry bags will be provided. These giant boats will be available for a short time, and space is limited. Spots can be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. Please register by contacting the Morrow Mountain Park Office at 704-982-4402.
Explore the waterways around Morrow Mountain with the State Park Big Canoes! Enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Uwharries while searching for bald eagles, otters, and blooming wildflowers. Lifejackets, paddles, and dry bags will be provided. These giant boats will be available for a short time, and space is limited. Spots can be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. Please register by contacting the Morrow Mountain Park Office at 704-982-4402.
Summer Junior Adventure Series - State Symbols
Summer Junior Adventure Series - Dragonflies
Join us for a special partner program with the NC Science Trail!
Self-guided scavenger hunts available at select state parks
Did you know next year our country is going to be 250 years old? Come out to Lake Norman to visit one of A250's traveling exhibits, Making Our Voices Heard.

Merchants Millpond State Park, located in Gates County just 10 miles south of North Carolina’s northeastern border with Virginia, is a peaceful escape into a wetland world shaped by a 190-year-old, 760-acre millpond.