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: 46.39498, -121.61745. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mud Lake

• Walupt Creek Falls · waterfall · Lewis · ~13 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Skamania · ~13 km · Must-see
• Olallie Lake · lake · Skamania · ~15 km · Must-see
• Walupt Lake · lake · Lewis · ~15 km · Must-see
• Sunrise Peak · viewpoint · Skamania · ~16 km · Must-see
• Takhlakh Lake · lake · Skamania · ~16 km · Must-see
• Jumbo Peak · viewpoint · Skamania · ~19 km · Must-see
• Ives Peak · viewpoint · Lewis · ~22 km · Must-see
• Packwood Glacier · viewpoint · Lewis · ~22 km · Must-see
• Old Snowy Mountain · viewpoint · Lewis · ~23 km · Must-see
• Big Horn · viewpoint · Yakima · ~23 km · Must-see
• McCall Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~23 km · Must-see
• Gilbert Peak · viewpoint · Yakima · ~24 km · Must-see
• Meade Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~24 km · Must-see
• Conrad Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~24 km · Must-see
• Layser Cave · cave · Lewis · ~25 km · Must-see
• Goat Rocks Wilderness · sanctuary · Yakima · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lava Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~25 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mud Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mud Lake

• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Skamania · ~13 km · Must-see
• Olallie Lake · lake · Skamania · ~15 km · Must-see
• Walupt Lake · lake · Lewis · ~15 km · Must-see
• Takhlakh Lake · lake · Skamania · ~16 km · Must-see
• Packwood Lake · lake · Lewis · ~27 km · Must-see
• Clear Creek Dam · lake · Yakima · ~46 km · Must-see
• Cora Lake · lake · Lewis · ~48 km · Must-see
• Snow Lake · lake · Lewis · ~51 km · Must-see
• Bench Lake · lake · Lewis · ~52 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake · lake · Skamania · ~53 km · Must-see

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