Oregon hiking trails - Mud Lake Trail, Central Cascade Range, Deschutes County

   
  It's a long trip from Bend to Mud Lake Trail, but you always have a tremendous time when you're hiking along it. There are backcountry trails all over Oregon; one of them being Mud Lake Trail in Deschutes County. There are plenty of backcountry trails in Oregon; each one of them has its own unique splendor. There's not much difference in elevation along Mud Lake Trail which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. At Mud Lake Trail throughout the long summer days highs are in the 70's. Summer night lows plunge down to the 40's. The
    wintertime brings highs down to the 30's, and night lows in the 10's for Mud Lake Trail. You should count on this walk taking about 3.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. This backcountry hiking trail has a total elevation
difference of 212 feet which is a lower than average number. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Mud Lake Trail is 3.8 miles long it's a shorter type backcountry hike. We all need to get out in the outdoors once in a while, and Mud Lake Trail in Deschutes County, Oregon is just what you need. This is not a very long wilderness hiking trail but it's always glorious to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. Mud Lake Trail is a very short backpacking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this  
great outdoors trail delightful for the average backcountry trekker looking for an enjoyable adventure. Trekking in Oregon is a great idea. There are not too many great outdoors trails in this vicinity. This part of Oregon has a fine deal of available outdoors activities. The backpacking trails of the Central Cascade Range are a very pleasant way to see these mountains. This backcountry hiking trail has only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to backcountry walk it normally. Mud Lake Trail usually gets lots of rain; through the month of December you get the most snow around here, and July on the other hand is the driest.

Briefly about the general area:
Be careful coming to the Central Cascade Range, you might not ever wanna return back home again. Mud Lake Trail is delightful enough to spend more than a day at, Upper Campground is a delightful local campground, and naturally Soda Creek is a pretty stream that is worth taking a look at. There's so much to do here at Mud Lake Trail that you need to camp here for a while, East Lake Resort and RV Parks is a nice place for that, and why not check out nearby Fall Creek if you're here at Mud Lake Trail.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 44.0222, Longitude -121.7229
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Total in and out hiking length = 3.8 miles

Total climbing distance = 1.5 miles

Difficulty : Medium

Casual Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 2 hours

Total elevation difference: 212 feet


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 Trails Near Mud Lake Trail:
Quinn Creek Trail, Deschutes County County , 2 miles away, 7.2 hiking miles, 662 feet elevation difference
Broken Top Trail, Deschutes County County , 3 miles away, 7.3 hiking miles, 498 feet elevation difference
Moraine Lake Trail, Deschutes County County , 3 miles away,  10 hiking miles, 1313 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Mud Lake Trail:
East Lake Resort and RV Parks, La Pine, 6 miles away
Upper Campground, Deschutes County, 6 miles away
Twin Lake Resort RV Park, Bend, 14 miles away
North Wickiup Campground, Deschutes County, 15 miles away
Camp Tamarack, Sisters, 16 miles away
 National Parks Near Mud Lake Trail:
Crater Lake National Park, Crater Lake - OR , 62 miles away
 Hotels Near Mud Lake Trail:
Best Western Ponderosa Lodge, Sisters , 18 miles away
Five Pine Lodge, Sisters , 19 miles away
Lodge at Suttle Lake, Sisters , 19 miles away
Sunriver Resort, Sunriver , 21 miles away
The Pines at Sunriver, Sunriver , 21 miles away
 Lakes Near Mud Lake Trail
Sparks Lake, Deschutes County , 1 miles away
Hosmer Lake, Deschutes County , 4 miles away

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