Clear Lake

Clear Lake: 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 Lake

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 Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 28.34156, -82.26341. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Clear Lake

• Moody Lake · lake · Pasco · ~10 km · Must-see
• Zephyrhills Museum of Military History · museum · Pasco · ~20 km · Must-see
• Conner Preserve · sanctuary · Pasco · ~25 km · Must-see
• Gardens Park · park · Pasco · ~25 km · Must-see
• Cypress Lake Preserve · lake · Hernando · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fort Foster State Historic Site · fort · Hillsborough · ~27 km · Must-see
• Colt Creek State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~27 km · Must-see
• Blackwater Creek Preserve · sanctuary · Hillsborough · ~31 km · Must-see
• Crews Lake Wilderness Park · lake · Pasco · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Stemper · lake · Hillsborough · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Thonotosassa · lake · Hillsborough · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lettuce Lake Regional Park · lake · Hillsborough · ~39 km · Must-see
• Chinsegut Wildlife and Environmental Area · sanctuary · Hernando · ~40 km · Must-see
• University of South Florida Riverfront Park · park · Hillsborough · ~40 km · Must-see
• University Of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum;Contemporary Art Museum · museum · Hillsborough · ~43 km · Must-see
• Museum of Science & Industry · museum · Hillsborough · ~44 km · Must-see
• Weeki Wachee Spring · church · Hernando · ~45 km · Must-see
• Fickett Hammock Preserve · sanctuary · Hernando · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Clear Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Clear Lake

• Moody Lake · lake · Pasco · ~10 km · Must-see
• Cypress Lake Preserve · lake · Hernando · ~26 km · Must-see
• Crews Lake Wilderness Park · lake · Pasco · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Stemper · lake · Hillsborough · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Thonotosassa · lake · Hillsborough · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lettuce Lake Regional Park · lake · Hillsborough · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Gibson · lake · Polk · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Wire · lake · Polk · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Parker · lake · Polk · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Hunter · lake · Polk · ~56 km · Must-see

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