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: 45.74696, -84.43781. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mud Lake

• Bois Blanc Island · river spot · Mackinac · ~5 km · Must-see
• Fourteen Foot Shoal Lighthouse · fort · Michigan · ~9 km · Must-see
• Poe Reef Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~10 km · Must-see
• Cheboygan State Park · park · Cheboygan · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cheboygan Crib Light · beach · Cheboygan · ~13 km · Must-see
• Duncan Bay Boat Club · lake · Cheboygan · ~13 km · Must-see
• Round Island Lighthouse · sanctuary · Michigan · ~21 km · Must-see
• Round Island Passage Lighthouse · fort · Michigan · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mission Church · church · Mackinac · ~22 km · Must-see
• Saint Anne's Catholic Church · church · Mackinac · ~22 km · Must-see
• Arch Rock · viewpoint · Mackinac · ~22 km · Must-see
• The Richard & Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum · museum · Mackinac · ~23 km · Must-see
• Dousman's Mill State Historic Site · sanctuary · Cheboygan · ~23 km · Must-see
• Marquette park · park · Mackinac · ~23 km · Must-see
• Fort Holmes · church · Mackinac · ~23 km · Must-see
• Skull Cave · sanctuary · Mackinac · ~23 km · Must-see
• Sugar Loaf Rock · viewpoint · Mackinac · ~24 km · Must-see
• Devil's Kitchen · viewpoint · Michigan · ~24 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mud Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mud Lake

• Duncan Bay Boat Club · lake · Cheboygan · ~13 km · Must-see
• Munro Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Paradise · lake · Emmet · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Michigan–Huron · lake · Michigan · ~32 km · Must-see
• French Farm Lake · lake · Emmet · ~32 km · Must-see
• Douglas Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mullett Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~34 km · Must-see
• Chain Lake · lake · Mackinac · ~36 km · Must-see
• Black Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~42 km · Must-see
• Burt Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~47 km · Must-see

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