Emmons Pond Bog — Attraction in Town of Davenport

The parking is not a actual parking area it’s a pull off which is not easy to distinguish since the grass isn’t mowed or matted down.. you walk into the area into brush there are two ways u can go but no arrows saying which way so your unsure which direction to choose do to one could this way be expert level or beginner.. some that will make a difference..wear hiking clothing and shoes not cast like we did.. there are narrow paths where you need to even put ur arms up so u may not touch ivy or what looked like hog weed.. there are quite a few areas where u had to crouch down go under on the paths.. so some with disabilities or elderly may not find it enjoyable.. there are wet spots.. so ur footwear will get muddy..there are two notable areas a small waterfall and the bog..the waterfall is easy accessible for the most part but there are steep spots.. and there is a trail u can take down the hill but it don’t really go anywheres so we turned around and went back up which is a bear to do when ur in humid air.. the bog u could get semi close to but it’s not really accessible.. the trail is semi marked but again not great.. we got off course a little cuz of the matted down area.. to bad there is no one to up keep the area.. it wouldn’t take much maybe 2x’s a year go in a bush hog a path around..glad we went cuz my husbands last name is Emmons but we...

This is a very nice place to go hiking for a few hours. It is owned by the Nature Conservancy and the interesting thing about this bog is that its location is about 2000 feet in elevation from sea level. There used to be a boardwark shaped like a loop that would allow you to see bog vegetation and the inner bog area. This is now removed or under water as the water level has risen considerably. If the bog is allowed to become a permanent pond many of the unusual bog plants will disappear. I hope the Nature Conservancy restores the present pond...

Highly recommend starting the trail by going to the left where the path is more unkempt to start because the views of the bog are more towards the right-side of the trail so it was nice to do the more difficult part first and end with the beautiful view towards the end. The trail is ~1.5 miles and took us 50 minutes while stopping for pictures and looking at wildlife (newts were really cool). It was quite damp after a rainy night and the one part is very overgrown so we’d recommend windbreaker-type pants and...