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: 39.56416, -95.07663. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mud Lake

• Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum · museum · Atchison · ~4 km · Must-see
• Sallie House · attraction · Atchison · ~4 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Atchison · ~5 km · Must-see
• Campbell Chapel AME Church · church · Atchison · ~5 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Baptist Church · church · Atchison · ~5 km · Must-see
• Bean Lake · lake · Atchison · ~13 km · Must-see
• St. Patrick's Catholic Church · church · Atchison · ~14 km · Must-see
• Fort Leavenworth · fort · Leavenworth · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pony Express Museum · museum · Doniphan · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of St. Joseph · church · Doniphan · ~38 km · Must-see
• C W Parker Carousel Museum · museum · Leavenworth · ~39 km · Must-see
• Albrecht-Kemper Museum · museum · Doniphan · ~40 km · Must-see
• Glore Psychiatric Museum · museum · Doniphan · ~41 km · Must-see
• Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center · sanctuary · Leavenworth · ~44 km · Must-see
• Brown State Fishing Lake Dam · lake · Brown · ~51 km · Must-see
• Smithville Lake · lake · Wyandotte · ~63 km · Must-see
• Smithville Lake · lake · Clinton · ~63 km · Must-see
• Riss Lake · lake · Platte · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mud Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mud Lake

• Bean Lake · lake · Atchison · ~13 km · Must-see
• Brown State Fishing Lake Dam · lake · Brown · ~51 km · Must-see
• Smithville Lake · lake · Wyandotte · ~63 km · Must-see
• Smithville Lake · lake · Clinton · ~63 km · Must-see
• Riss Lake · lake · Platte · ~66 km · Must-see
• Riss Lake · lake · Wyandotte · ~66 km · Must-see
• Perry Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~67 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Doniphan · ~76 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Holt · ~78 km · Must-see
• Lake Jivaro Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~93 km · Must-see

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