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: 45.50036, -84.13653. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mud Lake

• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Cheboygan · ~13 km · Must-see
• Onaway State Park · park · Presque Isle · ~13 km · Must-see
• Black Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~14 km · Must-see
• Ocqueoc Falls · waterfall · Presque Isle · ~16 km · Must-see
• Forty Mile Point Light · viewpoint · Presque Isle · ~22 km · Must-see
• P.H. Hoeft State Park · park · Presque Isle · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fort de Buade · fort · Cheboygan · ~29 km · Must-see
• Michigan Islands Wilderness · sanctuary · Cheboygan · ~31 km · Must-see
• Aloha State Park · park · Cheboygan · ~32 km · Must-see
• Poe Reef Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cheboygan State Park · park · Cheboygan · ~35 km · Must-see
• Duncan Bay Boat Club · lake · Cheboygan · ~36 km · Must-see
• Fourteen Foot Shoal Lighthouse · fort · Michigan · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mullett Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cheboygan Crib Light · beach · Cheboygan · ~39 km · Must-see
• Burt Lake State Park · lake · Cheboygan · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bois Blanc Island · river spot · Mackinac · ~50 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake State Park · lake · Montmorency · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mud Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mud Lake

• Black Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~14 km · Must-see
• Duncan Bay Boat Club · lake · Cheboygan · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mullett Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~38 km · Must-see
• Burt Lake State Park · lake · Cheboygan · ~50 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake State Park · lake · Montmorency · ~52 km · Must-see
• Burt Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~53 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Montmorency · ~55 km · Must-see
• Douglas Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~55 km · Must-see
• Munro Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Paradise · lake · Emmet · ~65 km · Must-see

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