Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area

 Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is an old cypress swamp “managed as one of the state’s most outstanding waterfowl hunting locales.  While Mermet Lake was developed primarily for duck hunting, Canada, blue and snow geese frequent the area each winter.”  “The shallow lake also is a very productive fishing lake….”  There are also hiking trails and picnic tables.
Here is their website.   Phone 618-524-5577
? The area has two trails said to be easy. The nature preserve has a small half-mile interpretive trail with tree identification markers and a small boardwalk extending into the cypress swamp. Another nature area has a 1-mile interpretive trail with tree identification markers along the way.