Mud Slough

Mud Slough: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Mud Slough

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Slough — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.57824, -94.57036. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mud Slough

• Okamanpeedan Lake · lake · Emmet · ~10 km · Must-see
• Budd Lake · lake · Martin · ~13 km · Must-see
• Sisseton Lake · lake · Martin · ~14 km · Must-see
• Red Rock Center for the Arts · church · Martin · ~15 km · Must-see
• Martin County Historical Society and Pioneer Museum · museum · Martin · ~15 km · Must-see
• Fox Lake · lake · Martin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Rose Lake · lake · Martin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Sager Lake · lake · Kossuth · ~19 km · Must-see
• Little Hall Lake · lake · Martin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Seymour Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Martin · ~22 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake · lake · Martin · ~34 km · Must-see
• Jolly Green Giant · sanctuary · Faribault · ~49 km · Must-see
• Kansas Lake · lake · Watonwan · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bullhead Lake · lake · Watonwan · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Independence · lake · Jackson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake · lake · Dickinson · ~55 km · Must-see
• St. James City Park · lake · Watonwan · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mountain Lake Site · fort · Cottonwood · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mud Slough

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Mud Slough

• Jolly Green Giant · sanctuary · Faribault · ~49 km · Must-see
• Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~61 km · Must-see
• Cayler Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Dickinson · ~72 km · Must-see
• Sibley Park · sanctuary · Blue Earth · ~97 km · Must-see
• Lone Tree Wildlife Management Area, South Unit · sanctuary · Nobles · ~110 km · Must-see
• McIntosh Woods State Park · sanctuary · Cerro Gordo · ~129 km · Must-see
• Anderson Prairie Complex · sanctuary · Emmet · ~35 km
• Blazing Star Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~46 km
• Basswood County Recreation Area · sanctuary · Palo Alto · ~64 km
• Barringer Slough Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Clay · ~69 km

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