Notable lake · Tompkins, New York
Mud Pond
Mud Pond is a lake in Tompkins, New York.
Mud Pond: 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 lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Mud Pond
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
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 Pond — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 42.54669, -76.26644. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Mud Pond
- Lime Hollow Nature Center · sanctuary · Cortland · ~3 km · Must-see
- Free Methodist Church of Cortland · church · Cortland · ~12 km · Must-see
- Dryden Lake · lake · Tompkins · ~12 km · Must-see
- Unitarian Universalist Church of Cortland · church · Cortland · ~12 km · Must-see
- Virgil Mountain · viewpoint · Cortland · ~15 km · Must-see
- Lake Como · lake · Cayuga · ~19 km · Must-see
- F.R. Newman Arboretum · park · Tompkins · ~23 km · Must-see
- Fillmore Glen State Park · park · Cayuga · ~24 km · Must-see
- Upper Little York Lake · lake · Cortland · ~24 km · Must-see
- Beebe Lake · lake · Tompkins · ~25 km · Must-see
- Green Lake · lake · Cortland · ~26 km · Must-see
- Johnson Museum of Art · museum · Tompkins · ~26 km · Must-see
- Sage Chapel · church · Tompkins · ~26 km · Must-see
- McGraw Tower · attraction · Tompkins · ~26 km · Must-see
- Ithaca Falls · waterfall · Tompkins · ~27 km · Must-see
- Stewart Park · park · Tompkins · ~27 km · Must-see
- Allan H. Treman State Marine Park · park · Tompkins · ~28 km · Must-see
- Gifford Hill · viewpoint · Onondaga · ~33 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mud Pond
- Dryden Lake · lake · Tompkins · ~12 km · Must-see
- Lake Como · lake · Cayuga · ~19 km · Must-see
- Upper Little York Lake · lake · Cortland · ~24 km · Must-see
- Beebe Lake · lake · Tompkins · ~25 km · Must-see
- Green Lake · lake · Cortland · ~26 km · Must-see
- Nanticoke Lake · lake · Broome · ~34 km · Must-see
- Tully Lake · lake · Onondaga · ~35 km · Must-see
- Whitney Point Lake · lake · Broome · ~41 km · Must-see
- Cayuga Lake · lake · Cayuga · ~43 km · Must-see
- Otisco Lake · lake · Onondaga · ~45 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Mud Pond full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Mud Pond yet. Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Busiest: Weekends and long holidays.
What is the best time to visit Mud Pond?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Moderate; weekends busier.
What are the places to visit near Mud Pond?
Nearby: Lime Hollow Nature Center (sanctuary, 3 km), Free Methodist Church of Cortland (church, 12 km), Dryden Lake (lake, 12 km), Unitarian Universalist Church of Cortland (church, 12 km), Virgil Mountain (viewpoint, 15 km), Lake Como (lake, 19 km).
Is Mud Pond worth visiting?
Mud Pond is listed as a notable lake in New York on Spotwander.