Located off Lake Wheeler Road five miles south of downtown Raleigh, at the intersection of Lake Wheeler Road (SR 1371) and Penny Road (SR 1379). 

Historic Yates Mill, Circa 1756 is owned by North Carolina State University, managed by Wake County Parks and Recreation and Open Space, and operated by the non-profit group Yates Mill Associates.  The mill is located on Steep Hill Creek in Wake County, North Carolina and has  been operated as a water-powered gristmill for over 200 years.  It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.  In 1996 the mill was badly damaged by Hurricane Fran, but was restored. Yates Mill is the last remaining gristmill of perhaps 70 that once operated in Wake the County area.  It is the only mill in North Carolina that exhibits Oliver Evans technology for fully automated wheat milling.  It serves as an outstanding example and record of the evolution of early industry in the lower Piedmont region of North Carolina.

The Park is open 7 days per week, 8:00am to Sunset
     The Park is closed on:
          -Thanksgiving Day
          -Christmas Eve
          -Christmas Day
          -New Year’s Day

The Historic Mill is open by appointment, with guided tours offered on most weekend from March through November.  Corn grinding demonstrations by costumed interpreters take place on the third weekend of the month from March-November.

"Mill As Muse" Art Exhibit and  Reception -  Third Saturday in February.

Mill Tour Season - March through November.

Earth Day and  Water Power Event - Third Saturday in April.

Park Anniversary Event and Community Picnic - Third Saturday in May.

From Field to Food - A Harvest Celebration - Third Saturday in September.        

Historic Yates Mill County Park

Yates Mill Associates

Last Updated:

06/07