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: 45.67994, -110.55076. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mud Lake

• Fort Parker · fort · Park · ~15 km · Must-see
• Livingston Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Delano · viewpoint · Park · ~23 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~30 km · Must-see
• KCTZ-TV (Bozeman) · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~31 km · Must-see
• Choke-To-Death Butte · viewpoint · Park · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Rae · viewpoint · Park · ~36 km · Must-see
• Fort Elizabeth Meagher · fort · Gallatin · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Ellis Seventh Day Adventist Church · fort · Gallatin · ~39 km · Must-see
• Saddle Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mount Cowen · viewpoint · Park · ~41 km · Must-see
• Paradise Valley · viewpoint · Park · ~43 km · Must-see
• Ross Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~47 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Rockies · museum · Gallatin · ~48 km · Must-see
• American Computer Museum · museum · Gallatin · ~49 km · Must-see
• Hyalite Reservoir · lake · Gallatin · ~49 km · Must-see
• Naya Nuki Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~50 km · Must-see
• Fairy Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mud Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mud Lake

• Hyalite Reservoir · lake · Gallatin · ~49 km · Must-see
• Fairy Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~50 km · Must-see
• Heather Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~53 km · Must-see
• Frazier Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Pinchot · lake · Sweet Grass · ~73 km · Must-see
• Aufwuchs Lake · lake · Stillwater · ~81 km · Must-see
• Hidden Lakes · lake · Fremont · ~84 km · Must-see
• Beauty Lake · lake · Park · ~98 km · Must-see
• Mystic Lake Dam · lake · Stillwater · ~100 km · Must-see
• Lower Arch Lake · lake · Carbon · ~108 km · Must-see

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