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: 43.22591, -83.62452. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mud Lake

• Mounds Recreation Area · park · Genesee · ~14 km · Must-see
• Murphy Lake · lake · Tuscola · ~19 km · Must-see
• Longway Park · park · Genesee · ~26 km · Must-see
• Applewood Estate · park · Genesee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Sloan Museum · museum · Genesee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Chevy Commons · park · Genesee · ~31 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Genesee · ~33 km · Must-see
• Kasi Sri Viswanatha Temple · temple · Genesee · ~35 km · Must-see
• Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Saginaw · ~41 km · Must-see
• Children's Zoo at Celebration Square · sanctuary · Saginaw · ~42 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption · church · Saginaw · ~42 km · Must-see
• Castle Museum of Saginaw County History · museum · Saginaw · ~42 km · Must-see
• William H. Haithco Recreation Area · park · Saginaw · ~48 km · Must-see
• Metamora-Hadley State Recreation Area · park · Lapeer · ~48 km · Must-see
• WFUM-FM (Flint) · attraction · Genesee · ~48 km · Must-see
• Ortonville State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Lapeer · ~52 km · Must-see
• Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum · museum · Saginaw · ~53 km · Must-see
• Michigan Renaissance Festival · lake · Oakland · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mud Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mud Lake

• Murphy Lake · lake · Tuscola · ~19 km · Must-see
• Michigan Renaissance Festival · lake · Oakland · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Fenton · lake · Genesee · ~55 km · Must-see
• Upper Bushman Lake · lake · Oakland · ~66 km · Must-see
• Crooked Lake · lake · Oakland · ~67 km · Must-see
• Whipple Lake · lake · Oakland · ~67 km · Must-see
• Walters Lake · lake · Oakland · ~70 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake · lake · Oakland · ~71 km · Must-see
• Parke Lake · lake · Oakland · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Orion · lake · Oakland · ~72 km · Must-see

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