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: 30.78303, -96.18533. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Clear Lake

• Bravos Valley Museum of Natural History · museum · Brazos · ~23 km · Must-see
• Brazos County Park · park · Brazos · ~23 km · Must-see
• Gibbons Creek Reservoir · lake · Grimes · ~26 km · Must-see
• George Bush Presidential Library & Museum · museum · Brazos · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Bryan · lake · Brazos · ~35 km · Must-see
• Star of the Republic Museum · museum · Washington · ~64 km · Must-see
• Katy Hamman Stricker Library · fort · Robertson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Texas Prison Museum · museum · Walker · ~72 km · Must-see
• Oakland Lake Dam · lake · Brazos · ~6 km
• Zion Church Chapel · church · Brazos · ~10 km
• Carr Lake Dam · lake · Grimes · ~15 km
• Brooke Lake · lake · Brazos · ~17 km
• New Bethlehem Baptist Church · church · Brazos · ~17 km
• Brooke Lake Dam · lake · Brazos · ~17 km
• Walker Lake Dam · lake · Grimes · ~18 km
• LFD Ranch Lake Dam · lake · Madison · ~20 km
• Bright Light Free Will Baptist Church · church · Brazos · ~21 km
• Allen Academy · fort · Brazos · ~22 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Clear Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Clear Lake

• Gibbons Creek Reservoir · lake · Grimes · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Bryan · lake · Brazos · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Conroe · lake · Montgomery · ~82 km · Must-see
• Somerville Lake · lake · Burleson · ~82 km · Must-see
• Lake Limestone · lake · Limestone · ~89 km · Must-see
• Lake Livingston · lake · San Jacinto · ~114 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Dam · lake · Fayette · ~137 km · Must-see
• Granger Lake · lake · Williamson · ~142 km · Must-see
• Addicks Reservoir · lake · Harris · ~149 km · Must-see
• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~149 km · Must-see

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