Mud Lake

Mud Lake: 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 Lake

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 Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.90772, -88.81786. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mud Lake

• Twin Lakes State Park · park · Houghton · ~5 km · Must-see
• Robert T. Brown Plant Preserve · sanctuary · Houghton · ~19 km · Must-see
• Saint Henrys Church · church · Houghton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Agate Beach · beach · Houghton · ~21 km · Must-see
• Prickett Lake · lake · Vilas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Redridge Steel Dam · lake · Houghton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Baraga State Park · park · Baraga · ~36 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Houghton · ~38 km · Must-see
• Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw · museum · Houghton · ~38 km · Must-see
• Saint Ignatius Loyala Church · church · Houghton · ~38 km · Must-see
• Torch Bay · beach · Houghton · ~42 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness · sanctuary · Houghton · ~42 km · Must-see
• WOAS-FM (Ontonagon) · attraction · Ontonagon · ~46 km · Must-see
• North Canal Township Park · park · Houghton · ~48 km · Must-see
• Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light · fort · Michigan · ~49 km · Must-see
• McLain State Park · sanctuary · Houghton · ~50 km · Must-see
• Torch Lake · lake · Houghton · ~51 km · Must-see
• Upper Peninsula Firefighters Museum · museum · Houghton · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mud Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mud Lake

• Prickett Lake · lake · Vilas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Redridge Steel Dam · lake · Houghton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Torch Lake · lake · Houghton · ~51 km · Must-see
• Worm Lake · lake · Florence · ~60 km · Must-see
• Thayer Lake · lake · Keweenaw · ~75 km · Must-see
• Craig Lake State Park · lake · Baraga · ~76 km · Must-see
• Corpse Pond · lake · Vilas · ~80 km · Must-see
• Corpse Pond · lake · Ontonagon · ~80 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Clouds · lake · Ontonagon · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Clouds · lake · Iron · ~90 km · Must-see

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