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: 32.71820, -94.20935. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Clear Lake

• Caddo Lake · lake · Caddo Parish · ~23 km · Must-see
• Michelson Museum of Art · museum · Harrison · ~30 km · Must-see
• Harrison County Historical Museum - Memorial City Hall Galleries · museum · Harrison · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake O' the Pines · lake · Marion · ~49 km · Must-see
• Cross Lake · lake · Caddo Parish · ~50 km · Must-see
• Ford Park · park · Caddo Parish · ~53 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint John Berchmans · church · Caddo Parish · ~62 km · Must-see
• Cusseta Mountain · viewpoint · Miller · ~70 km · Must-see
• Chimp Haven · sanctuary · Caddo Parish · ~72 km · Must-see
• Martin Creek Lake Dam · lake · Rusk · ~74 km · Must-see
• Caddo Lake State Park · lake · Harrison · ~5 km
• Colliers Chapel · church · Harrison · ~6 km
• Annie Glade Bluff · viewpoint · Marion · ~8 km
• Highland Lake Dam · lake · Harrison · ~13 km
• Lake Fern Dam · lake · Harrison · ~15 km
• 1897 Howe Truss Train Trestle · fort · Marion · ~16 km
• Early Jefferson Lodge Building · fort · Marion · ~17 km
• Texas History Museum · museum · Marion · ~17 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Clear Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Clear Lake

• Caddo Lake · lake · Caddo Parish · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake O' the Pines · lake · Marion · ~49 km · Must-see
• Cross Lake · lake · Caddo Parish · ~50 km · Must-see
• Martin Creek Lake Dam · lake · Rusk · ~74 km · Must-see
• Wright Patman Lake · lake · Miller · ~82 km · Must-see
• Wallace Lake Dam · lake · Caddo Parish · ~84 km · Must-see
• Welsh Dam · lake · Titus · ~86 km · Must-see
• Lake Gilmer Dam · lake · Upshur · ~90 km · Must-see
• Monticello Dam · lake · Titus · ~109 km · Must-see
• Lake Bob Sandlin State Park · lake · Titus · ~113 km · Must-see

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