Mud Lake features a shallow drainage lake surrounded by a sedge meadow.  It is one of 6 SNA’s with ‘Mud Lake’ in the name and one of 2 SNA’s with 3 owners.  There is room to park at dead-ends on Lime Kiln and Birch Roads, on the north and east sides of the site, respectively.  The latter is certainly a much easier approach with a wide trail leading to the lake.

This visit was at the end of a long day.  Light was dwindling and there was little of great excitement in and around the shore of the lake.  The trail from the dead-end on Birch Road wound its way through a few trees and along an old filed before cutting through a bit of the sedge meadow and approaching the lake.  I would put this site on my list to revisit to hopefully catch things at a more floralistically interesting time.  It is adjacent to North Bay and The Ridges Sanctuary as well, which put together would make a nice collection of sites to visit.

Mud Lake & Sedge Meadow

Forget-me-nots & Wild Lily-of-the-Valley

Wild Lily-of-the-Valley (invasive)

Mud Lake & Sedge Meadow

Mud Lake & Sedge Meadow

Mud Lake & Sedge Meadow

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More of my photos (and full-res) from Mud Lake can be viewed here.

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