Mud Bay

Mud Bay: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Mud Bay

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Mud Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.79418, -83.57831. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mud Bay

• Hubbard Lake · lake · Alcona · ~2 km · Must-see
• Negwegon State Park · sanctuary · Alpena · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Point State Park · sanctuary · Alcona · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Point Light · beach · Alcona · ~32 km · Must-see
• Harrisville State Park · sanctuary · Alcona · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fletcher's Floodwater · lake · Alpena · ~38 km · Must-see
• Alcona Dam Pond · lake · Alcona · ~38 km · Must-see
• Alpena Light · fort · Michigan · ~40 km · Must-see
• Besser Museum · museum · Alpena · ~42 km · Must-see
• Huron National Forest · sanctuary · Oscoda · ~49 km · Must-see
• Van Etten Lake · lake · Iosco · ~50 km · Must-see
• Thunder Bay Island Light · beach · Alpena · ~51 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Alpena · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mio Dam · lake · Oscoda · ~58 km · Must-see
• Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary · sanctuary · Michigan · ~58 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Montmorency · ~60 km · Must-see
• Middle Island Light · beach · Alpena · ~61 km · Must-see
• Tawas Lake · lake · Iosco · ~69 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mud Bay

Other beaches & coast near Mud Bay

• Sturgeon Point Light · beach · Alcona · ~32 km · Must-see
• Thunder Bay Island Light · beach · Alpena · ~51 km · Must-see
• Middle Island Light · beach · Alpena · ~61 km · Must-see
• Old Presque Isle Light · beach · Presque Isle · ~77 km · Must-see
• New Presque Isle Light · beach · Presque Isle · ~79 km · Must-see
• Charity Island Light · beach · Arenac · ~106 km · Must-see
• Poe Reef Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~147 km · Must-see
• Cheboygan Crib Light · beach · Cheboygan · ~148 km · Must-see
• Hardwood Point · beach · Alcona · ~1 km
• Churchill Point · beach · Alcona · ~4 km

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