Maynard Pond Association
Maynard Pond serves as the source of Walnut Creek, a tributary that flows eastward to the Neuse River. Because of its direct connection to the Neuse River basin, the pond and its surrounding areas are subject to strict environmental regulations at protecting water quality. In the past, the pond served to water livestock and irrigate crops. No longer a rural fishing hole in a one stoplight town, Maynard Pond now sits in one of the fastest growing metro areas in the country!
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Maynard Pond is managed by members of the Maynard Pond Association, Inc., a non-profit organization that purchased the property to preserve the pond and natural surroundings for long term neighborhood enjoyment.
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Local residents and visitors cherish this natural area which provides beauty, solace, and wildlife viewing throughout the year. The Maynard Pond Association is working to preserve and protect the pond and natural areas for future generations. Supporters of Maynard Pond do not have to live within the Coronado Village neighborhood. Financial contributions to the association fund maintenance of dam and spillway integrity, erosion control, liability insurance, mowing, and landscaping.
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About Maynard Pond
A Special Place in the heart of Cary
In 1955, Luther Maynard probably never imagined his farmland would become what is now Coronado Village. Inspired by a design for watering cattle at a research farm (at what was then called N.C. State College), Luther dug out the 5-acre pond we see today.
Known for years as "Maynard's Pond," this special oasis in the middle of Cary was almost sold and developed in the 1980s. Thanks to approximately 25 homeowners, an association was formed in 1989 to purchase and preserve the pond as it had been put up for public auction. The association was ultimately successful in petitioning the Town of Cary to re-zone the pond a Resource and Conservation District.
In 2016, the pond was officially named “Maynard Pond” by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names/Domestic Names
Committee and was entered and registered at the Geographic Names Information (GNIS) website, managed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS.gov).
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Today, board members and volunteers are doing their best to preserve and protect the pond amidst creeping development.
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