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: 28.63517, -82.13462. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mud Lake

• Dade Battlefield Historic State Park · sanctuary · Sumter · ~2 km · Must-see
• Cypress Lake Preserve · lake · Hernando · ~18 km · Must-see
• Withlacoochee State Forest · sanctuary · Citrus · ~23 km · Must-see
• Flying Eagle Preserve · sanctuary · Citrus · ~25 km · Must-see
• Chinsegut Wildlife and Environmental Area · sanctuary · Hernando · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Okahumpka Park · lake · Sumter · ~32 km · Must-see
• Fort Cooper State Park · fort · Citrus · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Deaton · lake · Sumter · ~33 km · Must-see
• Old Courthouse Heritage Museum · museum · Citrus · ~37 km · Must-see
• Moody Lake · lake · Pasco · ~37 km · Must-see
• Tsala Apopka Lake · lake · Citrus · ~39 km · Must-see
• Leesburg Heritage Society and Historical Museum · museum · Lake · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fickett Hammock Preserve · sanctuary · Hernando · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Harris · lake · Lake · ~43 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Lake · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Griffin State Park · lake · Lake · ~43 km · Must-see
• Colt Creek State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~48 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mud Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mud Lake

• Cypress Lake Preserve · lake · Hernando · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Okahumpka Park · lake · Sumter · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Deaton · lake · Sumter · ~33 km · Must-see
• Moody Lake · lake · Pasco · ~37 km · Must-see
• Tsala Apopka Lake · lake · Citrus · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Harris · lake · Lake · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Griffin State Park · lake · Lake · ~43 km · Must-see
• Apopka-Beauclair Lock and Dam · lake · Lake · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Weir · lake · Marion · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Eustis · lake · Lake · ~58 km · Must-see

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