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: 44.30111, -118.95375. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mud Lake

• Buck Falls · waterfall · Grant · ~6 km · Must-see
• Malheur National Forest · sanctuary · Grant · ~15 km · Must-see
• Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site · park · Grant · ~16 km · Must-see
• Kam Wah Chung Company Building · museum · Grant · ~16 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Grant · ~20 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~24 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Falls · waterfall · Grant · ~26 km · Must-see
• Magone Lake · lake · Grant · ~35 km · Must-see
• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~46 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~51 km · Must-see
• Bates State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~60 km · Must-see
• Monument Rock Wilderness · sanctuary · Baker · ~63 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain Summit · viewpoint · Grant · ~69 km · Must-see
• Vinegar Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~69 km · Must-see
• Grant County Historical Museum · museum · Grant · ~12 km
• East Fork Falls · waterfall · Grant · ~15 km
• Gibson Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~25 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mud Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mud Lake

• Magone Lake · lake · Grant · ~35 km · Must-see
• Delintment Lake Dam · lake · Harney · ~88 km · Must-see
• Agency Valley Dam · lake · Malheur · ~96 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes · lake · Baker · ~111 km · Must-see
• Crawfish Lake · lake · Grant · ~111 km · Must-see
• Anthony Lake Day Use Area · lake · Baker · ~116 km · Must-see
• Warm Springs Reservoir · lake · Malheur · ~121 km · Must-see
• Chickahominy Reservoir · lake · Harney · ~124 km · Must-see
• Malheur Dam · lake · Malheur · ~128 km · Must-see
• Malheur Lake · lake · Harney · ~135 km · Must-see

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