Mud Bayou

Mud Bayou: 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 Bayou

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 Bayou — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.94209, -99.38024. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mud Bayou

• Virginia Smith Dam · lake · Garfield · ~23 km · Must-see
• Calamus Reservoir State Recreation and Wildlife Management Area · lake · Loup · ~14 km
• Taylor Dam · lake · Loup · ~22 km
• Calamus State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Garfield · ~23 km
• Fox Bayou · lake · Loup · ~24 km
• Kent Diversion Dam State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Loup · ~28 km
• Almeria Meadows State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Loup · ~30 km
• Mirdan Canal State Wildlife Management Area · park · Garfield · ~31 km
• Windy Hill · viewpoint · Garfield · ~32 km
• Burwell City Park · park · Garfield · ~33 km
• Riverside Park · park · Garfield · ~33 km
• Garfield County Historical Museum · museum · Garfield · ~34 km
• Divide Hill · viewpoint · Custer · ~36 km
• Bruner Lake · lake · Garfield · ~39 km
• Sargent Park · park · Custer · ~42 km
• Alfred James Detention Dam · cave · Garfield · ~46 km
• Cash Lake · lake · Rock · ~50 km
• Victoria Springs State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Custer · ~60 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mud Bayou

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mud Bayou

• Virginia Smith Dam · lake · Garfield · ~23 km · Must-see
• Calamus Reservoir State Recreation and Wildlife Management Area · lake · Loup · ~14 km
• Taylor Dam · lake · Loup · ~22 km
• Fox Bayou · lake · Loup · ~24 km
• Kent Diversion Dam State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Loup · ~28 km
• Bruner Lake · lake · Garfield · ~39 km
• Cash Lake · lake · Rock · ~50 km
• Arcadia Diversion Dam State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Custer · ~65 km
• Armstrong Lake · lake · Rock · ~78 km
• Adams Lake · lake · Rock · ~81 km

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