Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area

Hiking

The area has two trails. 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.

Boating

The 452-acre lake, with a maximum depth of 12 feet, is a major attraction at the refuge. Private boats use the four launching ramps, and motors up to 10 HP are permitted. Rental boats, paddles, and life jackets are available from site staff.

Fishing

The shallow lake features rip-rap, standing and fallen trees, depressions, lotus pads, and stick-ups. The lake has largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill, sunfish, channel catfish, buffalo, carp, and other feeder and rough fish.

​Accessibility at Mermet Lake:

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Parking - The parking lots are oil chip & gravel. There are concrete accessible parking spaces with adjacent concrete sidewalks.

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Trails - The Mermet Flatwoods trail is a 1-mile, wheelchair-accessible, fine-aggregate-surface trail located right behind the maintenance building.

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Fishing/Boating - There is a wooden accessible boat dock adjacent to the Club & Round parking areas on the northwest corner of the lake.

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Restrooms - The park has accessible vault toilets located near the maintenance building, southeast corner of the lake, Round Pond, Club Parking Lot, and northwest corner of the lake.

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Hunting - There is an ADA waterfowl blind available at the site. There is also an accessible vault toilet at the blind.

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Service animals are welcome, but the park does not have outdoor water fountains or hydrants.