Mud Lake Dam

Mud Lake Dam: 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 lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Mud Lake Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

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 Lake Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.84697, -119.73872. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mud Lake Dam

• Jobs Canyon · viewpoint · Douglas · ~12 km · Must-see
• Freel Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Freel Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~18 km · Must-see
• East Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Hope Valley · viewpoint · Douglas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Grover Hot Springs · sanctuary · Douglas · ~24 km · Must-see
• Daggett Pass · viewpoint · Douglas · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Siegel · viewpoint · Douglas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Oreana Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~28 km · Must-see
• Stevens Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~31 km · Must-see
• China Spring · viewpoint · Douglas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Topaz Lake · lake · Douglas · ~32 km · Must-see
• Echo Summit · viewpoint · Douglas · ~32 km · Must-see
• Red Lake Peak · lake · Douglas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Jacks Valley Wildlife Management Area · viewpoint · Douglas · ~34 km · Must-see
• Raymond Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~35 km · Must-see
• The Nipple · viewpoint · Douglas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Talking Mountain · viewpoint · Douglas · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mud Lake Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mud Lake Dam

• Topaz Lake · lake · Douglas · ~32 km · Must-see
• Red Lake Peak · lake · Douglas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fallen Leaf Lake · lake · El Dorado · ~36 km · Must-see
• Fallen Leaf Lake · lake · Douglas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Echo Lake · lake · Douglas · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lost Lake · lake · El Dorado · ~39 km · Must-see
• Spooner Lake · lake · Douglas · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit · lake · El Dorado · ~41 km · Must-see
• Gilmore Lake · lake · El Dorado · ~41 km · Must-see
• Susie Lake · lake · El Dorado · ~42 km · Must-see

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