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: 44.60872, -112.18097. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mud Lake

• Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~31 km · Must-see
• Red Rock Lakes Wilderness · sanctuary · Beaverhead · ~40 km · Must-see
• Sheep Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~44 km · Must-see
• Taylor Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~50 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Madison · ~52 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Fremont · ~52 km · Must-see
• Red Rock Pass · viewpoint · Fremont · ~65 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Mount · viewpoint · Fremont · ~67 km · Must-see
• Brower's Spring · attraction · Beaverhead · ~70 km · Must-see
• Raynolds Pass · viewpoint · Fremont · ~72 km · Must-see
• Scott Peak · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~73 km · Must-see
• Sawtell Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~73 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake Dam · lake · Beaverhead · ~0 km
• Lima Reservoir · lake · Clark · ~9 km
• Chandelier Dam · lake · Beaverhead · ~10 km
• Cactus Dam · lake · Beaverhead · ~12 km
• Merden Peak · viewpoint · Beaverhead · ~14 km
• Little Table Mountain · viewpoint · Beaverhead · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mud Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mud Lake

• Henrys Lake · lake · Fremont · ~80 km · Must-see
• Henrys Lake State Park · lake · Fremont · ~80 km · Must-see
• Earthquake Lake · lake · Madison · ~85 km · Must-see
• Quake Lake · lake · Fremont · ~85 km · Must-see
• Hebgen Lake · lake · Fremont · ~91 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes · lake · Fremont · ~93 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~105 km · Must-see
• Albino Lake · lake · Fremont · ~110 km · Must-see
• Madison Dam · lake · Madison · ~131 km · Must-see
• Grand Prismatic Spring · lake · Teton · ~133 km · Must-see

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