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: 44.14072, -116.14207. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mud Lake

• Snowbank Mountain · viewpoint · Valley · ~42 km · Must-see
• Spring Valley Summit · viewpoint · Boise · ~44 km · Must-see
• Deadwood Dam · lake · Valley · ~54 km · Must-see
• Cascade Dam · waterfall · Valley · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mores Creek Summit · viewpoint · Boise · ~56 km · Must-see
• Boise National Forest · sanctuary · Boise · ~64 km · Must-see
• Camel's Back Park · park · Ada · ~71 km · Must-see
• Veterans Memorial Park · park · Ada · ~71 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist · church · Ada · ~72 km · Must-see
• C. W. Moore Park · park · Ada · ~74 km · Must-see
• Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial · fort · Ada · ~74 km · Must-see
• Julia Davis Park · sanctuary · Ada · ~74 km · Must-see
• Boise Cascade Lake · waterfall · Ada · ~74 km · Must-see
• Christ Chapel · church · Ada · ~75 km · Must-see
• Kristin Armstrong Municipal Park · park · Ada · ~75 km · Must-see
• Cook Knob · viewpoint · Boise · ~1 km
• Dry Buck Mountain · viewpoint · Boise · ~2 km
• Fletcher Butte · viewpoint · Valley · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mud Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mud Lake

• Deadwood Dam · lake · Valley · ~54 km · Must-see
• Warm Lake · lake · Valley · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lucky Peak Dam · lake · Ada · ~86 km · Must-see
• Upper Hanson Lake · lake · Custer · ~102 km · Must-see
• Middle Hanson Lake · lake · Custer · ~103 km · Must-see
• Lower Hanson Lake · lake · Custer · ~103 km · Must-see
• Regan Lake · lake · Boise · ~106 km · Must-see
• Cony Lake · lake · Boise · ~106 km · Must-see
• Meadow Lake · lake · Boise · ~107 km · Must-see
• Payette Lake Dam · lake · Valley · ~107 km · Must-see

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