Beaver Lake Recreation Area

In mid-July, we stopped in at the Beaver Lake Recreation Area, just east of Burnstick Lake. We'd initially thought about paddling Burnstick but, after a week of paddling, our arms were too tired so we opted for the smaller lake.

This is basically a fishing lake (electric motors only) that is stocked with trout. It was very poorly signed from the highway. There is good parking, a 25-foot carry, pit toilets (not great, to be honest) and cell coverage. It was a beach launch into so-so water.

The lake is not big but it winds, so there is lots of see.

We ran across a loon family who were very annoyed to see us.

The lake was quite clear in places and weedy in others.

The southern basin of the lake was nice enough and the sun finally came out here.

As we were paddling back through the narrows, my wife asked, what's that swimming? I thought muskrat, at first.

As we got closer, it turned out to be a red squirrel, crossing the narrows. We followed it to the edge of the lake where it climbed up and up a tree and chittered its annoyance at us. I've never seen a squirrel swimming before!

Overall,  so-so lake that I probably would not go back to. I'd say it was good if you liked to fish and there were 10 boats out doing just that.