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: 42.06525, -91.77562. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mud Lake

• Hanging Bog State Preserve · park · Linn · ~5 km · Must-see
• Mother Mosque of America · dargah · Linn · ~14 km · Must-see
• Cedar Rapids Museum of Art · museum · Linn · ~17 km · Must-see
• African American Museum Of Iowa · museum · Linn · ~18 km · Must-see
• National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library · museum · Linn · ~18 km · Must-see
• Palisades-Kepler State Park · park · Linn · ~35 km · Must-see
• Amana · sanctuary · Iowa · ~38 km · Must-see
• King Chapel · church · Linn · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Macbride Dam · lake · Johnson · ~43 km · Must-see
• Coralville Lake · lake · Johnson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Edgewater Park · fort · Johnson · ~58 km · Must-see
• Old Brick Episcopal Church · church · Johnson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Museum of Natural History · museum · Johnson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Old Capitol · museum · Johnson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Hickory Hill Park · sanctuary · Johnson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Stanley Museum of Art · museum · Johnson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Pilot Grove State Preserve · sanctuary · Iowa · ~68 km · Must-see
• Herbert Hoover National Historic Site · fort · Cedar · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mud Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mud Lake

• Lake Macbride Dam · lake · Johnson · ~43 km · Must-see
• Coralville Lake · lake · Johnson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Bussey Lake · lake · Clayton · ~124 km · Must-see
• Frentress Lake · lake · Dubuque · ~132 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 11 · lake · Grant · ~134 km · Must-see
• O'Leary Lake · lake · Dubuque · ~134 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 12 · lake · Jo Daviess · ~142 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clinton · ~143 km · Must-see
• Lost Grove Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Scott · ~146 km · Must-see
• Manhattan-Robbins Lake Park · lake · Linn · ~11 km

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