Muddy Bay

Muddy Bay: 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 beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Muddy Bay

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

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 Muddy Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.57344, -104.95291. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Muddy Bay

• Glendo Dam · lake · Platte · ~13 km · Must-see
• Guernsey State Park · park · Platte · ~37 km · Must-see
• Hell Gap Archaeological Site · fort · Goshen · ~40 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Converse · ~51 km · Must-see
• Douglas Railroad Interpretive Center · park · Converse · ~51 km · Must-see
• Wyoming Pioneer Memorial Museum · museum · Converse · ~52 km · Must-see
• Laramie Peak · viewpoint · Albany · ~66 km · Must-see
• Fort Fetterman State Historic Site · fort · Converse · ~66 km · Must-see
• Fort Laramie National Historic Site · fort · Goshen · ~66 km · Must-see
• Ayres Natural Bridge State Park · park · Converse · ~71 km · Must-see
• Glendo State Park · park · Platte · ~4 km
• Muddy Number 1 Dam · lake · Platte · ~4 km
• Sentinel Rock · viewpoint · Platte · ~8 km
• Crandall Dam · lake · Platte · ~8 km
• Twin Buttes · viewpoint · Converse · ~11 km
• Buck Dam · lake · Platte · ~12 km
• Glendo Reservoir · lake · Platte · ~13 km
• White Hills · viewpoint · Converse · ~13 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Muddy Bay

Other beaches & coast near Muddy Bay

• Davis Bay · beach · Platte · ~41 km
• Newell Bay · beach · Platte · ~43 km
• Cottonwood Creek Bay · beach · Platte · ~6 km
• Reno Cove · beach · Platte · ~10 km
• Narrows Bay · beach · Platte · ~12 km
• Custer Cove · beach · Platte · ~13 km
• Sunset Point · beach · Platte · ~13 km
• Shelter Point · beach · Platte · ~14 km
• Okie Beach · beach · Natrona · ~143 km

All beaches & coast in Wyoming

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