Mud Lakes

Mud Lakes: 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 Lakes

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 Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.55249, -105.49722. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mud Lakes

• Mount Evans Wilderness · sanctuary · Clear Creek · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Blue Sky · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~16 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Clear Creek · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bergen Peak State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Clear Creek · ~18 km · Must-see
• Echo Lake · lake · Clear Creek · ~19 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Ridge · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mount Bierstadt · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mount Bailey · viewpoint · Park · ~19 km · Must-see
• Elk Meadow Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~21 km · Must-see
• Dedisse Park · park · Jefferson · ~21 km · Must-see
• Arrowhead Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~22 km · Must-see
• Berrian Mountain · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~22 km · Must-see
• Hiwan Homestead Museum · museum · Jefferson · ~22 km · Must-see
• Guanella Pass · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~24 km · Must-see
• Shawnee Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~24 km · Must-see
• Pence Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~25 km · Must-see
• Flirtation Peak · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~25 km · Must-see
• O'Fallon Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mud Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mud Lakes

• Summit Lake · lake · Clear Creek · ~17 km · Must-see
• Echo Lake · lake · Clear Creek · ~19 km · Must-see
• Chatfield Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~46 km · Must-see
• Marston Lake · lake · Denver · ~47 km · Must-see
• Tarryall Dam · lake · Park · ~47 km · Must-see
• Cheesman Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Sloan's Lake · lake · Denver · ~56 km · Must-see
• Hills of Standley Lake Park · lake · Jefferson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Gross Reservoir · lake · Boulder · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Rhoda · lake · Jefferson · ~57 km · Must-see

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