Mud Lakes

Mud Lakes: 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 Lakes

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 Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.12747, -123.22170. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mud Lakes

• Kamilche Hill · viewpoint · Mason · ~8 km · Must-see
• Kennedy Creek Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Mason · ~14 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Thurston · ~15 km · Must-see
• Oyster Bay · beach · Thurston · ~15 km · Must-see
• Little Skookum Inlet · beach · Mason · ~16 km · Must-see
• Burns Cove · beach · Thurston · ~17 km · Must-see
• Nahwatzel Lake · lake · Mason · ~19 km · Must-see
• Larch Mountain · viewpoint · Thurston · ~21 km · Must-see
• Oakland Bay · beach · Mason · ~22 km · Must-see
• Totten Inlet · beach · Thurston · ~22 km · Must-see
• Shell Point · beach · Thurston · ~22 km · Must-see
• Young Cove · beach · Thurston · ~23 km · Must-see
• Capitol State Forest · sanctuary · Grays Harbor · ~23 km · Must-see
• Ink Blot Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Mason · ~23 km · Must-see
• Schafer State Park · park · Mason · ~24 km · Must-see
• Frye Cove · beach · Thurston · ~24 km · Must-see
• Eld Inlet · beach · Thurston · ~24 km · Must-see
• Green Cove · beach · Thurston · ~26 km · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Mud Lakes

• Kennedy Creek Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Mason · ~14 km · Must-see
• Capitol State Forest · sanctuary · Grays Harbor · ~23 km · Must-see
• Ink Blot Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Mason · ~23 km · Must-see
• Hope Island Marine State Park · sanctuary · Mason · ~29 km · Must-see
• Dofflemyer Point Light · sanctuary · Thurston · ~30 km · Must-see
• Potlatch State Park · sanctuary · Mason · ~32 km · Must-see
• Woodard Bay Natural Resources Conservation Area · sanctuary · Thurston · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Thurston · ~36 km · Must-see
• McMicken Island Marine State Park · sanctuary · Mason · ~38 km · Must-see
• Jarrell Cove State Park · sanctuary · Mason · ~39 km · Must-see

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