Mud Lake

Mud Lake: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Mud Lake

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Mud Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 27.40851, -82.14400. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mud Lake

• Myakka Headwaters Preserve · sanctuary · Manatee · ~5 km · Must-see
• Lake Manatee · lake · Manatee · ~25 km · Must-see
• Nathan Benderson Park · park · Sarasota · ~38 km · Must-see
• Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park · sanctuary · Sarasota · ~41 km · Must-see
• Ward Lake · lake · Manatee · ~42 km · Must-see
• Circus Hammock · sanctuary · Sarasota · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Katherine · lake · DeSoto · ~43 km · Must-see
• T. Mabry Carlton, Jr. Memorial Reserve · sanctuary · Sarasota · ~43 km · Must-see
• Sarasota Baptist Church · church · Sarasota · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lime Lake · lake · Sarasota · ~47 km · Must-see
• Little Salt Spring · lake · Sarasota · ~48 km · Must-see
• Jelks Preserve · sanctuary · Sarasota · ~50 km · Must-see
• Marie Selby Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Sarasota · ~50 km · Must-see
• Warm Mineral Spring · fort · Sarasota · ~51 km · Must-see
• Unconditional Surrender · attraction · Sarasota · ~51 km · Must-see
• Paynes Creek Historic State Park · park · Hardee · ~51 km · Must-see
• Oscar Scherer State Park · sanctuary · Sarasota · ~51 km · Must-see
• Manatee Mineral Springs Park · park · Manatee · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mud Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mud Lake

• Lake Manatee · lake · Manatee · ~25 km · Must-see
• Ward Lake · lake · Manatee · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Katherine · lake · DeSoto · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lime Lake · lake · Sarasota · ~47 km · Must-see
• Little Salt Spring · lake · Sarasota · ~48 km · Must-see
• C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir · lake · Hillsborough · ~55 km · Must-see
• Edward Medard Park and Reservoir · lake · Hillsborough · ~72 km · Must-see
• Christina Lake · lake · Polk · ~79 km · Must-see
• Lake Chilton · lake · Highlands · ~79 km · Must-see
• Hog Lake · lake · Highlands · ~79 km · Must-see

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