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: 39.72963, -91.35827. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Clear Lake

• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~2 km · Must-see
• Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum · museum · Marion · ~2 km · Must-see
• Rickey Hollow · viewpoint · Marion · ~7 km · Must-see
• Saint Peters Brush Creek Catholic Church · church · Ralls · ~30 km · Must-see
• Griffin Hollow · viewpoint · Ralls · ~34 km · Must-see
• Free Frank McWorter Grave Site · sanctuary · Pike · ~34 km · Must-see
• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~42 km · Must-see
• New Philadelphia National Historic Site · fort · Pike · ~43 km · Must-see
• Buckner Hollow · viewpoint · Pike · ~54 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Chapel and Cemetery · church · Adams · ~64 km · Must-see
• Cardiff Hill · viewpoint · Marion · ~2 km
• Mark Twain Memorial Lighthouse · beach · Marion · ~2 km
• Jim's Journey · museum · Marion · ~2 km
• Huck Finn House · museum · Marion · ~2 km
• Jim's Journey: The Huck Finn Freedom Center · museum · Marion · ~2 km
• Molly Brown Birthplace & Museum · museum · Marion · ~2 km
• Harrison Hill · viewpoint · Marion · ~2 km
• Mark Twain Boyhood Home · museum · Marion · ~2 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Clear Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Clear Lake

• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~42 km · Must-see
• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~88 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~122 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~141 km · Must-see
• Waverly Lake · lake · Morgan · ~145 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Dam · lake · Ralls · ~9 km
• Stevens Dam · lake · Marion · ~16 km
• Pool 22 · lake · Pike · ~17 km
• Dam No. 22 · lake · Ralls · ~17 km
• Lock No. 22 · lake · Ralls · ~18 km

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