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: 46.79717, -114.84401. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mud Lake

• Fish Creek State Park · park · Mineral · ~31 km · Must-see
• Clearwater National Forest · sanctuary · Clearwater · ~38 km · Must-see
• Ranger Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lolo Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lolo Peak · viewpoint · Missoula · ~60 km · Must-see
• Bouchard Lake · lake · Shoshone · ~61 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~63 km · Must-see
• Frenchtown Pond State Park · park · Missoula · ~64 km · Must-see
• Council Grove State Park · park · Missoula · ~67 km · Must-see
• Ch-paa-qn Peak · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~68 km · Must-see
• Ch-paa-qn Peak · viewpoint · Missoula · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Missoula · lake · Idaho · ~69 km · Must-see
• Larch Butte · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~74 km · Must-see
• Admiral Peak · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~3 km
• Bruin Hill · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~8 km
• Wapito Point · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~9 km
• Kellys Sister · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~11 km
• Pollock Hill · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~16 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mud Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mud Lake

• Bouchard Lake · lake · Shoshone · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Missoula · lake · Idaho · ~69 km · Must-see
• Seli’š Ksanka Qlispe’ Dam · lake · Lake · ~135 km · Must-see
• Seeley Lake · lake · Idaho · ~138 km · Must-see
• Dworshak Dam · lake · Clearwater · ~144 km · Must-see
• Longpre Dam · lake · Missoula · ~58 km
• Schaeffer Dam · lake · Missoula · ~58 km
• Spring Creek Dam · lake · Missoula · ~58 km
• Duffy Lake · lake · Idaho · ~60 km
• Duffy Lake Dam · lake · Ravalli · ~60 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Idaho

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