Beulah Bog State Natural Area in East Troy

Beulah Bog lies in a series of four kettle holes and features an undisturbed bog with many unusual plants more typical of northern bogs. Classical stages of ecological succession are exhibited in the bog including a shallow bog lake dominated by water lily with white and yellow lilies and extensive floating mud flats; an advancing, quaking sedge and sphagnum mat; a northern wet forest of tamarack and bog shrubs; and a wet open moat surrounding the main bog, dominated by wild calla lilies and cattails.

 

Undisturbed bogs in this area are rare and the site supports several regionally rare plants with more northern affinities including dense cotton grass, large and small cranberry, and small bladderwort. There are six species of insectivorous plants, including pitcher plant, sundew and bladderwort. The bog lake provides a habitat for several dragonfly species and other invertebrates.

 

An upland trail along the southern edge of the bog leads to a boardwalk extending out into the bog to open water.

 

There is no admission fee required. There are no amenities. There is a small parking lot on Stringer’s Bridge Road just north of East Troy.

 

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