Mud Hen Lake, Dakota County, Minnesota

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     The best way to spend a winter day is on the slopes of nearby Afton Alps; camping at Hidden Valley Campgrounds is always a perfect experience. This lake is so wonderful. There are swamps here too; Carter Slough is in the neighborhood; Dry Run Coulee is also a good spot to look at. You can run the rapids of Vermilion River close to Mud Hen Lake, and after a long day outdoors Regency Inn and Suites is a great place to spend a night or two.
This lake is so wonderful.
 
   You'll meet a lot of folks from Red Wing here, obviously you could also stop by Sharp Muskrat Lake while you're here; it's not far at all. Mud Hen Lake is nice enough to spend more than a day at, Greenwood Campground is a nice local campground, and if you've had enough of Mud Hen Lake, Spring Banks Lake is close by. Mud Hen Lake gets a common amount of rainfall; of all the months in a year July is the one with the most rain, and the driest of the months is February.
 
               Do schedule some time to stop by Eagle Point close to Mud Hen Lake if you have a chance; golf can be played at Clifton Highlands Golf Club. And if you're still looking for more outdoors enjoyable things just keep reading. Hit the slopes at Welch Village in the vicinity; Country Inn & Suites By Carlson Hastings is a great site to get some rest. Summertime brings highs in the 80's to Mud Hen Lake while nighttime lows are regularly in the 60's. For the period of the winter highs are in the 20's with temperatures at Mud Hen Lake dipping down into the 0's throughout winter nights.

 
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson Hastings, Hastings
8 miles away
Hotel offers complimentary Continental Plus Breakfast daily to all guests. Convenient to antiques, restaurants, shopping and golf. Alexis Bailey vineyards is 5 minutes away. Casinos within 20 minut...

Regency Inn and Suites, Hastings
8 miles away
Welcome to Beautiful Historic Hastings, Minnesota and The Regency Inn and Suites of Hastings. You will find our city to be a small treasure in the bustling Minneapolis and St. Paul Metro Area. Hasting...

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Local climate location: SAINT PAUL 22 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 44.70333
Longitude: -92.7375

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These outdoors activities are available near Mud Hen Lake.
 Hotels Near Mud Hen Lake:
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson Hastings, Hastings, 8 miles away
Regency Inn and Suites, Hastings, 8 miles away
Americinn - Hastings, Mn, Hastings, 8 miles away
Best Western River Falls Hotel & Suites, River Falls, 11 miles away
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Red Wing, MN, Red Wing, 11 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Mud Hen Lake:
Greenwood Campground, Hastings, 6 miles away
Hidden Valley Campgrounds, Welch, 7 miles away
Hastings Mobile Home Terrace, Hastings, 8 miles away
Cannon Falls Campground, Cannon Falls, 13 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Mud Hen Lake:
Welch Village, Minnesota, 7 miles away
      350 vertical feet
Afton Alps, Minnesota, 8 miles away
      350 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Mud Hen Lake:
Vermilion River, Dakota CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class II-III+ - 0.5 miles long (Falls to Old Mill in Hastings)
 National Parks Near Mud Hen Lake:
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area, St. Paul - MN, 27 miles away
Saint Croix National Scenic River, Saint Croix Falls - WI, 35 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Mud Hen Lake:
Clifton Highlands Golf Club, Prescott, 4 miles away
 Lakes Near Mud Hen Lake:
Sharp Muskrat Lake, Goodhue CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Spring Banks Lake, Dakota CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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Welch Village
...favorites of Midwest skiers and boarders with their emphasis on families. At the Skilink Learning center, lesson packages are geared to get the beginner hooked on skiing or riding for a great value while enticing them to become part of our season membership. Winter camping for groups and two chalets which include our new Snowflake Deli for everyone and Madd Jaxx Grille and Bar for the adult crowd, only add to the great experience of skiing or riding at Welch Village.
WELCH VILLAGE RESORT EXPANSION
Welch Village Resort announced in April 2008 that contracts had been negotiated with the key equipment suppliers to enable opening of their back bowl slopes for the 2008-09 winter season. A new four passenger chairlift designed by Doppelmayr CTEC, the leading manufacturer of ski lifts in the world, is under construction for the west side of the Back Bowl. Snowmaking for the twelve new slopes includes 7000 feet of pipe, four new Polecat fan units from SMI Snow Makers, and 30 York Watersticks from Johnson Controls. A new Piston Bully snow grooming machine has been purchased from Kass...

Afton Alps
Excellent ski hill to bring the kids to, huge number of lifts that serve all abilities which is important when you have kids because they're all at different ages all the time. There's always a perfect lift for everyone in the family....Afton Alps has so many runs, you'll never get bored. Great skiing for the whole family, mainly easy runs but there are a few hard ones too. I recommend this ski area to anyone who likes to ski....

Lake Edith
12 miles away
I put my canoe in Lake Edith because the water is right up to the road and someone who lives on the lake yelled for me to get off.  Private lake?...

Cannon Falls Campground
13 miles away
Ok but unimpressive...

Island Campground
15 miles away
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Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Showers, Laundry, Nearby Restaurant(s), Nearby Attractions, Fishing, Boating, Kids Activities...
TENT:Only when there is no rain in the forecast., RV:No on-site sewer, only dump stations., KIDSACTIVITIES:Playground....
...mpsites offer direct frontage to the river. All have drinking water, fire pits, and at least 30 amp electric service (many have 50 amp). The sites are spacious, lying under the perview of the famous Barns Bluff, and looking across the main barge channel of the Mississippi River to the main street of historic Red Wing, MN. Wooded, rustic, and friendly... Yet only 45 minutes to the Minneapolis airport, and Mall of America! It's also only 4 minutes to downtown Red Wing, yet in it's own world in Wisconsin.

Tenting
We offer a tenting field which is near the water. Each spot has a fire pit and picnic table and they are within walking distance of the clean campground bathrooms.

The Marina
New in 2005 with drinking water, sewage pump out, and 50 amp electric at each slip. Directly in the main channel with 4 ft. Fingers on both sides of the boat. There are 22 slips at 50', 26 slips at 30', and 6 slips at 20' along the side. Also, a common area has been built out on the docks. Spacious parking at the catwalk entrance. A great boater's start line at mile marker 790. 6 in the...

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