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: 45.36866, -83.71652. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mud Lake

• Thompson's Harbor State Park · sanctuary · Presque Isle · ~13 km · Must-see
• P.H. Hoeft State Park · park · Presque Isle · ~21 km · Must-see
• New Presque Isle Light · beach · Presque Isle · ~22 km · Must-see
• Old Presque Isle Light · beach · Presque Isle · ~24 km · Must-see
• Grand Lake · lake · Presque Isle · ~24 km · Must-see
• Forty Mile Point Light · viewpoint · Presque Isle · ~25 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Alpena · ~32 km · Must-see
• Ocqueoc Falls · waterfall · Presque Isle · ~34 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Montmorency · ~43 km · Must-see
• Middle Island Light · beach · Alpena · ~46 km · Must-see
• Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary · sanctuary · Michigan · ~46 km · Must-see
• Besser Museum · museum · Alpena · ~48 km · Must-see
• Onaway State Park · park · Presque Isle · ~51 km · Must-see
• Alpena Light · fort · Michigan · ~52 km · Must-see
• Fletcher's Floodwater · lake · Alpena · ~55 km · Must-see
• Black Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~56 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake State Park · lake · Montmorency · ~57 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Cheboygan · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mud Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mud Lake

• Grand Lake · lake · Presque Isle · ~24 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Alpena · ~32 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Montmorency · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fletcher's Floodwater · lake · Alpena · ~55 km · Must-see
• Black Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~56 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake State Park · lake · Montmorency · ~57 km · Must-see
• Hubbard Lake · lake · Alcona · ~79 km · Must-see
• Duncan Bay Boat Club · lake · Cheboygan · ~81 km · Must-see
• Mullett Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~82 km · Must-see
• Burt Lake State Park · lake · Cheboygan · ~89 km · Must-see

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