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: 47.05216, -99.34658. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mud Lake

• Chase Lake Dam · lake · Stutsman · ~11 km · Must-see
• Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Stutsman · ~12 km · Must-see
• Chase Lake Wilderness · lake · Stutsman · ~12 km · Must-see
• Prairie Pothole · lake · Stutsman · ~14 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lake · lake · Stutsman · ~26 km · Must-see
• Half-Way Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Stutsman · ~30 km · Must-see
• Upper Harker Lake · lake · Kidder · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake George National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Kidder · ~47 km · Must-see
• Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Stutsman · ~55 km · Must-see
• Jamestown Reservoir Walking Park · lake · Stutsman · ~63 km · Must-see
• Voorhees Chapel · church · Stutsman · ~64 km · Must-see
• Medina Church · church · Stutsman · ~16 km
• Crystal Springs Fountain · fort · Kidder · ~26 km
• Lake Williams Wildlife Management Area · lake · Kidder · ~27 km
• McPhail Butte Historic Monument · fort · Kidder · ~30 km
• McPhail Butte · viewpoint · Kidder · ~30 km
• Hawks Nest · viewpoint · Wells · ~41 km
• Lake Bonita · lake · Foster · ~46 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mud Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mud Lake

• Chase Lake Dam · lake · Stutsman · ~11 km · Must-see
• Chase Lake Wilderness · lake · Stutsman · ~12 km · Must-see
• Prairie Pothole · lake · Stutsman · ~14 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lake · lake · Stutsman · ~26 km · Must-see
• Upper Harker Lake · lake · Kidder · ~46 km · Must-see
• Jamestown Reservoir Walking Park · lake · Stutsman · ~63 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake State Park · lake · Logan · ~94 km · Must-see
• Baldhill Dam · lake · Barnes · ~120 km · Must-see
• Lake Addie · lake · Griggs · ~120 km · Must-see
• Lake Jessie · lake · Griggs · ~121 km · Must-see

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