Mud Island

Mud Island: 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 island: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Mud Island

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

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 Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.34580, -96.49256. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mud Island

• Big Stone Island Nature Area · park · Roberts · ~1 km · Must-see
• Big Stone Lake Game Production Area · lake · Roberts · ~2 km · Must-see
• Big Stone Lake · lake · Big Stone · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bullhead Lake · lake · Roberts · ~30 km · Must-see
• Artichoke Lake · lake · Big Stone · ~35 km · Must-see
• Hart Lake · lake · Swift · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Traverse · lake · Traverse · ~53 km · Must-see
• Salt Lake · lake · Deuel · ~53 km · Must-see
• Punished Womans Lake State Public Shooting Area · lake · Codington · ~53 km · Must-see
• Salt Lake · lake · Lac qui Parle · ~53 km · Must-see
• Crooked Lake · lake · Grant · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Traverse · lake · Roberts · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lac Qui Parle · lake · Chippewa · ~61 km · Must-see
• Round Lake State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Deuel · ~65 km · Must-see
• School Lake · lake · Deuel · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice GPA · lake · Deuel · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lone Tree Lake State Public Shooting Area · lake · Deuel · ~66 km · Must-see
• Wigdale Lake · lake · Deuel · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mud Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Mud Island

• Carlson Island · river spot · Roberts · ~56 km
• Kite Island · river spot · Roberts · ~1 km
• Frying Pan Island · river spot · Roberts · ~1 km
• Pancake Island · river spot · Roberts · ~1 km
• Skeleton Island · river spot · Roberts · ~1 km
• Manhattan Island · river spot · Roberts · ~2 km
• Goose Island · river spot · Roberts · ~4 km
• Rainbow Island · river spot · Traverse · ~54 km
• Jensen Island · river spot · Roberts · ~54 km
• Jackson Island · river spot · Roberts · ~56 km

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