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: 41.90967, -123.56322. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mud Lake

• Preston Peak · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~12 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~19 km · Must-see
• Red Buttes Wilderness · sanctuary · Siskiyou · ~28 km · Must-see
• Oregon Caves National Monument · cave · Josephine · ~31 km · Must-see
• Great Cats World Park · sanctuary · Josephine · ~34 km · Must-see
• Siskiyou Wilderness · sanctuary · Siskiyou · ~36 km · Must-see
• Smith River National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Del Norte · ~37 km · Must-see
• Kangaroo Mountain · viewpoint · Josephine · ~38 km · Must-see
• Collings Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Applegate Lake · lake · Jackson · ~49 km · Must-see
• Chetco Peak · viewpoint · Curry · ~50 km · Must-see
• Ukonom Lake · lake · Siskiyou · ~51 km · Must-see
• Tallowbox Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~58 km · Must-see
• Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park · sanctuary · Del Norte · ~59 km · Must-see
• Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park · sanctuary · Del Norte · ~61 km · Must-see
• Pearsoll Peak · viewpoint · Josephine · ~61 km · Must-see
• Boaz Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Spanish Gulch · viewpoint · Josephine · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mud Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mud Lake

• Applegate Lake · lake · Jackson · ~49 km · Must-see
• Ukonom Lake · lake · Siskiyou · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Earl · lake · Del Norte · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Earl · lake · Curry · ~66 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake · lake · Siskiyou · ~66 km · Must-see
• Emigrant Coaxial Dike · lake · Jackson · ~102 km · Must-see
• Statue Lake · lake · Siskiyou · ~104 km · Must-see
• Freshwater Lagoon · lake · Humboldt · ~105 km · Must-see
• Agate Reservoir · lake · Jackson · ~107 km · Must-see
• Hyatt Reservoir · lake · Jackson · ~120 km · Must-see

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