Clear Basin

Clear Basin: 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 lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Clear Basin

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

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 Clear Basin — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.65835, -86.96992. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Clear Basin

• Blackwater Heritage Trail State Park · park · Baldwin · ~8 km · Must-see
• Blackwater River State Park · park · Santa Rosa · ~13 km · Must-see
• Arcadia Sawmill and Arcadia Cotton Mill · fort · Baldwin · ~15 km · Must-see
• Blackwater River State Forest · sanctuary · Escambia · ~15 km · Must-see
• Buck Pond · lake · Baldwin · ~17 km · Must-see
• Alabama Hollow · viewpoint · Baldwin · ~24 km · Must-see
• Blackwater River State Forest · sanctuary · Santa Rosa · ~28 km · Must-see
• Gable Lake · lake · Santa Rosa · ~32 km · Must-see
• Gulf Breeze Zoo · sanctuary · Santa Rosa · ~36 km · Must-see
• Navarre Beach Park · beach · Santa Rosa · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fort George · fort · Baldwin · ~45 km · Must-see
• Cantonment · church · Baldwin · ~45 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Baldwin · ~45 km · Must-see
• Naval Live Oaks Reservation · park · Alabama · ~45 km · Must-see
• Plaza Ferdinand VII · park · Escambia · ~45 km · Must-see
• Plaza Ferdinand VII · park · Baldwin · ~45 km · Must-see
• Fort Walton Mound · fort · Alabama · ~56 km · Must-see
• Fort Barrancas · fort · Baldwin · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Clear Basin

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Clear Basin

• Buck Pond · lake · Baldwin · ~17 km · Must-see
• Gable Lake · lake · Santa Rosa · ~32 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Baldwin · ~45 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~102 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake State Park · lake · Walton · ~119 km · Must-see
• Choctaw Point Light · lake · Baldwin · ~121 km · Must-see
• Bear Lake · lake · Escambia · ~33 km
• Becks Lake Fish Camp and Farm · lake · Baldwin · ~36 km
• Hurricane Lake · lake · Escambia · ~47 km
• Martin Lakes · lake · Covington · ~48 km

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