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: 31.16554, -94.83052. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Clear Lake

• Ellen Trout Zoo · sanctuary · Angelina · ~31 km · Must-see
• Davy Crockett National Forest · sanctuary · Houston · ~38 km · Must-see
• Angelina National Forest · sanctuary · Angelina · ~48 km · Must-see
• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~49 km · Must-see
• Big Slough Wilderness · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~55 km · Must-see
• Upland Island Wilderness · sanctuary · Angelina · ~57 km · Must-see
• Amanda Lake Dam · lake · Tyler · ~64 km · Must-see
• The Stone Fort Museum · museum · Nacogdoches · ~67 km · Must-see
• SFA Mast Arboretum · park · Nacogdoches · ~67 km · Must-see
• Sam Rayburn Reservoir · lake · San Augustine · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Livingston · lake · San Jacinto · ~68 km · Must-see
• Caddo Mounds State Historic Site · park · Cherokee · ~71 km · Must-see
• Yellow Bluff Lake · lake · Angelina · ~1 km
• Duck Roost · viewpoint · Angelina · ~2 km
• Emporia · fort · Angelina · ~5 km
• The History Center · museum · Angelina · ~6 km
• Diboll · fort · Angelina · ~7 km
• The Island · river spot · Angelina · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Clear Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Clear Lake

• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~49 km · Must-see
• Amanda Lake Dam · lake · Tyler · ~64 km · Must-see
• Sam Rayburn Reservoir · lake · San Augustine · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Livingston · lake · San Jacinto · ~68 km · Must-see
• B A Steinhagen Lake · lake · Jasper · ~87 km · Must-see
• Toledo Bend Reservoir · lake · Sabine Parish · ~133 km · Must-see
• Lake Conroe · lake · Montgomery · ~135 km · Must-see
• Yellow Bluff Lake · lake · Angelina · ~1 km
• City Lake · lake · Angelina · ~32 km
• Ellen Trout Memorial Lake Dam · lake · Angelina · ~32 km

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