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: 30.49771, -94.11546. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Clear Lake

• John H Kirby State Forest · sanctuary · Tyler · ~37 km · Must-see
• Big Thicket National Preserve · sanctuary · Hardin · ~40 km · Must-see
• B A Steinhagen Lake · lake · Jasper · ~52 km · Must-see
• Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum · museum · Jefferson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Edison Museum · museum · Jefferson · ~57 km · Must-see
• Art Museum of Southeast Texas · museum · Jefferson · ~58 km · Must-see
• Saint Anthony Cathedral Basilica · church · Jefferson · ~58 km · Must-see
• Amanda Lake Dam · lake · Tyler · ~64 km · Must-see
• Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum · museum · Jefferson · ~65 km · Must-see
• Beaumont Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~66 km · Must-see
• Tyrrell Park · park · Jefferson · ~67 km · Must-see
• Texas Star · attraction · Orange · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lutcher Memorial Church Building · church · Orange · ~72 km · Must-see
• Caney Head · viewpoint · Hardin · ~6 km
• Bear Mans Bluff · viewpoint · Hardin · ~8 km
• George Lake Dam · lake · Tyler · ~16 km
• Cougar Country Lake · lake · Calcasieu Parish · ~19 km
• Calvary Missionary Baptist Church · church · Hardin · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Clear Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Clear Lake

• B A Steinhagen Lake · lake · Jasper · ~52 km · Must-see
• Amanda Lake Dam · lake · Tyler · ~64 km · Must-see
• Sabine Lake · lake · Cameron Parish · ~92 km · Must-see
• Sam Rayburn Reservoir · lake · San Augustine · ~106 km · Must-see
• Prien Lake Park · lake · Calcasieu Parish · ~110 km · Must-see
• Lake Charles · lake · Calcasieu Parish · ~112 km · Must-see
• Lake Charlotte · lake · Chambers · ~114 km · Must-see
• Lake Anahuac · lake · Chambers · ~119 km · Must-see
• Lower Anacoco Dam · lake · Vernon Parish · ~120 km · Must-see
• Calcasieu Lake · lake · Cameron Parish · ~121 km · Must-see

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