I took this trip with some visiting friends who were able to rent a nice tandem kayak from the park at a very reasonable price. There was no charge to enter the park or to launch your own kayak, which is done behind the visitor center. The day I was there the water was like dark colored glass, the paddling was very easy and there were no mosquitoes. I am not sure this is the same story every day, but I enjoyed it. There are several trails in the water that are marked with small floating buoys, or you can be adventuresome and strike out on your own as we did. Though we were glad to see the buoys as we were ready to leave. Between the eerie trees and black water you start to wonder if you have been paddling in circles. Our trip ended up being a big loop of about 3 miles. I highly recommend Merchants Mill Pond, as this place is very special. I plan on returning, perhaps in the fall when the bald cypress take on their rusty orange color
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