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: 30.31815, -94.20678. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Clear Lake

• Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum · museum · Jefferson · ~33 km · Must-see
• Big Thicket National Preserve · sanctuary · Hardin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Edison Museum · museum · Jefferson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Art Museum of Southeast Texas · museum · Jefferson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Saint Anthony Cathedral Basilica · church · Jefferson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Beaumont Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Tyrrell Park · park · Jefferson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum · museum · Jefferson · ~43 km · Must-see
• John H Kirby State Forest · sanctuary · Tyler · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lutcher Memorial Church Building · church · Orange · ~64 km · Must-see
• Texas Star · attraction · Orange · ~65 km · Must-see
• Chua Bū Mon · Buddhist site · Cameron Parish · ~69 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Gulf Coast · museum · Cameron Parish · ~70 km · Must-see
• Church of God in Christ · church · Hardin · ~5 km
• Ice House Museum & Cultural Center · museum · Hardin · ~5 km
• Calvary Missionary Baptist Church · church · Hardin · ~6 km
• Brushy Bluff · viewpoint · Hardin · ~11 km
• First Baptist Church of Kountze · fort · Hardin · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Clear Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Clear Lake

• Sabine Lake · lake · Cameron Parish · ~75 km · Must-see
• B A Steinhagen Lake · lake · Jasper · ~76 km · Must-see
• Amanda Lake Dam · lake · Tyler · ~83 km · Must-see
• Lake Charlotte · lake · Chambers · ~88 km · Must-see
• Lake Anahuac · lake · Chambers · ~92 km · Must-see
• Taylor Lake (Texas) · lake · Chambers · ~95 km · Must-see
• Prien Lake Park · lake · Calcasieu Parish · ~114 km · Must-see
• Calcasieu Lake · lake · Cameron Parish · ~117 km · Must-see
• Lake Charles · lake · Calcasieu Parish · ~117 km · Must-see
• Lake Houston Wilderness Park · lake · Harris · ~118 km · Must-see

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