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: 39.29370, -119.95343. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mud Lake

• Rose Knob Peak · viewpoint · Washoe · ~0 km · Must-see
• Mount Rose Relay Station · viewpoint · Washoe · ~4 km · Must-see
• Tamarack Peak · viewpoint · Washoe · ~5 km · Must-see
• Mount Baldy · viewpoint · Washoe · ~5 km · Must-see
• Mount Houghton · viewpoint · Washoe · ~6 km · Must-see
• Burnt Cedar Beach · beach · Washoe · ~7 km · Must-see
• Slide Mountain · viewpoint · Washoe · ~8 km · Must-see
• Bower's Mansion · fort · Washoe · ~12 km · Must-see
• Eagle Falls · waterfall · Washoe · ~14 km · Must-see
• Washoe Lake · lake · Washoe · ~17 km · Must-see
• Thunderbird Lodge · lake · Washoe · ~17 km · Must-see
• Chimney Beach · beach · Carson City · ~18 km · Must-see
• Boca Dam · lake · Nevada · ~20 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Hills · viewpoint · Washoe · ~20 km · Must-see
• Whale Beach · beach · Carson City · ~21 km · Must-see
• Martis Camp Conservation Easement · viewpoint · Placer · ~21 km · Must-see
• Snow Valley Peak · viewpoint · Carson City · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Pluto · viewpoint · Placer · ~21 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mud Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mud Lake

• Washoe Lake · lake · Washoe · ~17 km · Must-see
• Thunderbird Lodge · lake · Washoe · ~17 km · Must-see
• Boca Dam · lake · Nevada · ~20 km · Must-see
• Boca Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~22 km · Must-see
• Spooner Lake · lake · Douglas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Tahoe · lake · Placer · ~30 km · Must-see
• Alexander Lake · lake · Washoe · ~33 km · Must-see
• Donner Lake · lake · Nevada · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit · lake · El Dorado · ~40 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Nevada · ~43 km · Must-see

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