Trail was overgrown and quite muddy in some spots. Logs that we had to climb over. Not terrible, but probably won’t come back. The big bridge ~1.4m in was broken and not passible.

24aug2021 ~09:45 ~low_60s_F, i arrived at the Beaver Lake Trailhead parking. i was the only one there. i went out .. ~1.3 miles later, arrived at the Beaver Lake View Platform where the "Trail End" (probably, cos the bridge [beyond it] across the lake is broken).

The first ~0.5 mile of the Trail from the Trailhead seemed "maintained" - had minimal or no bush overgrowing on/over the Trail. Its the latter ~half of the Trail where more sections had overgrown bush. And yes, on my way back to the Parking, i did a Lite_Clipped some of these overgrown bush .. i just can't resist .. its getting to be so much fun doing "Clip-cum-HIke" .. 😊

There were a few small muddy sections and small stream crossings - easily passable. The hike was almost fully-shaded from the sun, which was nice cos the temperature was creepihg to the low 70s_F. ~11:30 back the the Parking, i noticed 2 vehicles had arrived. And the people were preparing for their hike.

Nice lusicious green forest and views of the Sauk River, and the mountains around. And though i noticed there were bugs at Beaver Lake, i didn't get bitten 😅

Last but NOT least - the Privy at the Trailhead is very clean - Big Thanks to the NF and Maintenance Crew!

Happy Trails Everyone! 😊

my (GaiaGPS) stats: Moving Time 1:20 / Total Time: 1:37 / Distance: 2.67 miles / Ascent: 199 (-210) ft

The trail is clear for the first portion, but then becomes a bit overgrown. This would normally be fine, but much of the overgrowth contains stinging nettles, so avoid them if you can and wear pants. The trail ends at the long bridge over the beaver ponds where a tree has taken out the end of the bridge. We saw several different species of dragonflies, birds, and beautiful views, but no beavers. There are a couple of nice spots along the trail with small pools for (dog) swimming. One of them is a side trail near the trailhead to a geological survey site, which is worth the side trip for a rocky beach along the river.

This trail has nice river and mountain views.  A little bit muddy on the trail but not too bad.  The trail is also narrow and there are a lot of nettles here.

Eventually you will get to a bridge that is out and you can't go any farther.

Decided to do two short lake trails on Mountain Loop Highway, Beaver Lake and Frog Lake. Chose to brave burglars and bears (see previous two trip reports) with the chance to see beavers first. Arrived at the trailhead around 2:30pm. There were zero (!) cars in the lot. The weather was dark and damp which likely kept people away. Toilet at trailhead is in good shape! Ponchoed up and headed out. Trail is well drained and had no issues in the downpour. The scenery is very lush and green with excellent views along the Sauk River. Lots of berries along the trail, some ready to eat, which is likely why bears frequent the area. We saw no signs of bear activity today. Very quickly made it to the lake. The trail mileage is shorter than listed due to the bridge over the lake being damaged. The lake itself is very marsh like so don't expect a deep mountain lake at the end of your hike. The beavers took today off to spend the day in their lodges out of the rain. No real place at the lake to sit and watch so we headed back to our car. Made it back around 4pm without running into a single person. Trail is starting to get over grown in spots, but otherwise in great condition.