Mud Lakes

Mud Lakes: 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 Lakes

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 Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.04883, -110.50480. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mud Lakes

• Names Hill · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~37 km · Must-see
• Fossil Butte National Monument · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~38 km · Must-see
• Fossil Butte National Monument · sanctuary · Rich · ~38 km · Must-see
• Fontenelle Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice Picnic Area · lake · Lincoln · ~56 km · Must-see
• Sublette Mountain · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~59 km · Must-see
• South Fork Mountain · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~8 km
• Willey Number 1 Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~8 km
• Philip Lake Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~11 km
• Granny Peak · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~11 km
• Colletti Number 2 Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~16 km
• Fort Hill · fort · Lincoln · ~17 km
• Lake Viva Naughton · lake · Rich · ~18 km
• Elias P Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~19 km
• Viva Naughton · lake · Lincoln · ~19 km
• Pink Hill · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~20 km
• Kemmerer Number 1 Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~21 km
• Miller Mountain · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~26 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mud Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mud Lakes

• Fontenelle Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice Picnic Area · lake · Lincoln · ~56 km · Must-see
• North Beach State Park · lake · Bear Lake · ~77 km · Must-see
• Bear Lake · lake · Rich · ~86 km · Must-see
• Afton Electric Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~103 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Cache · ~116 km · Must-see
• Tony Grove Lake · lake · Cache · ~120 km · Must-see
• Fremont Lake · lake · Sublette · ~145 km · Must-see
• Willey Number 1 Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~8 km
• Philip Lake Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~11 km

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