The Beaver Dam State Park is in Illinois, about an hour Northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. The best way to describe this park is it's a 750-acre oasis amongst thousands of acres of dairy farmland. The nearest town to be able to buy supplies in is Carlinville, 8.5 miles north of the park. The first thing you run into is a Walmart just outside of town, and it is the only grocery store for many residents for miles around.
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I accidently reserved the youth group camp sites where the Boy Scouts usually stay. It was nice to have a huge space all to myself until I discovered I was paying $120 for three nights. I was able to get an $80 refund and still camp there without having to move.
The Beaver Dam Loop Trail was a trail that followed the lake shoreline. Most of the path looked like this.
A nice pic of Beaver Dam Lake. Most of the view of the lake is absurd with trees.
An opening where you can set on a bench and take in the view of the lake.
This is the beginning of the Marsh Trail. It starts off a two-track.
An observation platform overlooking the marsh. Great for bird watching.
This gives you a good look at the marsh and the gross green algae. Mosquitos were ferocious.
A small boardwalk navigates hikers through a wet low ground area.
A bridge over a creek feeding into the swamp.
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