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: 30.86189, -95.44586. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mud Lake

• Texas Prison Museum · museum · Walker · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Livingston · lake · San Jacinto · ~27 km · Must-see
• Huntsville State Park · park · Walker · ~35 km · Must-see
• Sam Houston National Forest · sanctuary · Walker · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lone Star Hiking Trail · trek · Walker · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Conroe · lake · Montgomery · ~59 km · Must-see
• Davy Crockett National Forest · sanctuary · Houston · ~73 km · Must-see
• Camp Huntsville, World War II Prisoner of War Camp · fort · Walker · ~6 km
• Akin Hill · fort · Walker · ~9 km
• Lakeland Levee · lake · Walker · ~9 km
• Jameson Dam · lake · Walker · ~13 km
• Cedar Grove Cemetery · fort · Trinity · ~14 km
• Charles Nesbitt Charlie Wilson · fort · Trinity · ~14 km
• Cincinnati Bluff · viewpoint · Walker · ~14 km
• Dorcas Wills Memorial Baptist Church · fort · Trinity · ~14 km
• Civilian Conservation Corps Camp at Trinity · fort · Trinity · ~17 km
• Horseshoe Lake Dam · lake · Trinity · ~17 km
• Lake Jennifer Dam · lake · Trinity · ~17 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mud Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mud Lake

• Lake Livingston · lake · San Jacinto · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Conroe · lake · Montgomery · ~59 km · Must-see
• Gibbons Creek Reservoir · lake · Grimes · ~80 km · Must-see
• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~81 km · Must-see
• Lake Houston Wilderness Park · lake · Harris · ~111 km · Must-see
• Lake Bryan · lake · Brazos · ~124 km · Must-see
• Lake Houston · lake · Harris · ~124 km · Must-see
• Amanda Lake Dam · lake · Tyler · ~125 km · Must-see
• Lake Limestone · lake · Limestone · ~132 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Lake · lake · Harris · ~141 km · Must-see

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