Bean Lake is a seepage lake found with Lake Mills Wildlife Area in Jefferson County.  A large gravel parking area is located at the terminus of Bean Lake Road.  From there a trail leads almost to the shore of the lake.

As one approaches the lake, a sunken piece of boardwalk is visible but further progress will leave you very wet and/or into the muck up to your knee or beyond.  Additionally, poison sumac is quite abundant in the bog-like areas which makes exploration of any kind tedious to say the least.  This site may be worth a further visit in May-June but it must be a careful one.

Trail to Bean Lake

Poison Sumac

Bean Lake

Swamp Aster

Tamaracks

Soggy Shoreline

Bean Lake

Poison Sumac on the Trail

More of my photos (and full-res) from Bean Lake can be viewed here.

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