District Hike #196 - Yates Mill Pond County Park
Schedule
Sun Jun 01 2025 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Historic Yates Mill County Park | Garner, NC
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NORTH STAR DISTRICTO C C O N E E C H E E C O U N C I L
Let’s Go Hiking! #196
Let’s get outdoors and have some fun and exercise!
Yates Mill County Park
June 1, 2025 @ 2pm
Historic Yates Mill County Park
4620 Lake Wheeler Road
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 856-6675
Meeting Place: In front of the visitor center
Estimated Distance: 2.0 miles
All Trails Path: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/north-carolina/millpond-and-creekside-trail?u=i&sh=nqoukq
http://www.wakegov.com/parks/yatesmill/default.htm
Yates Mill served Wake County as a water-powered mill for more than 200 years. Of the 70 gristmills that once served Wake County, Yates Mill is the only one still in operating condition. The water-powered gristmill was an important economic and social center for residents of Wake County from colonial times through the early 1900s. Gristmills provided the important service of grinding corn and wheat into meal and flour. In rural areas of North Carolina, before towns or crossroad-stores developed, gristmills served as public gathering places for scattered rural populations. Millponds were popular locations for fishing, swimming and picnicking. Yates Millpond is again a popular gathering place, as it once was in the past.
Remember, this does not necessarily have to be a Unit event…please spread the word to our Scouting families and promote the hikes as “family events”!
All you need to bring is a good pair of walking shoes, plenty of water and your enthusiasm. Nature will provide the rest! We hope to see you on the trail. Rain or shine!
Please remember to follow the Guide to Safe Scouting!
http://www.scouting.org/HealthandSafety/GSS/toc.aspx
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Where is it happening?
Historic Yates Mill County Park, 4620 Lake Wheeler Rd, Raleigh, NC 27603-3912, United States,Garner, North CarolinaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
