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: 32.95136, -94.76659. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Clear Lake

• Welsh Dam · lake · Titus · ~15 km · Must-see
• Northeast Texas Rural Heritage Center and Museum · museum · Camp · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake O' the Pines · lake · Marion · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Gilmer Dam · lake · Upshur · ~36 km · Must-see
• Monticello Dam · lake · Titus · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Bob Sandlin State Park · lake · Titus · ~41 km · Must-see
• Cusseta Mountain · viewpoint · Miller · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Cypress Springs · lake · Franklin · ~51 km · Must-see
• Brevelle Lake · lake · Red River · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Winnsboro · lake · Wood · ~68 km · Must-see
• Michelson Museum of Art · museum · Harrison · ~73 km · Must-see
• Harrison County Historical Museum - Memorial City Hall Galleries · museum · Harrison · ~73 km · Must-see
• KKTX-AM (Kilgore) · attraction · Gregg · ~75 km · Must-see
• Couch Mountain · viewpoint · Camp · ~5 km
• Ellison Creek Reservoir · lake · Morris · ~5 km
• Daingerfield State Park Lake Dam · lake · Morris · ~11 km
• Adams Mountain · viewpoint · Upshur · ~12 km
• Pine Ridge Club Dam · lake · Camp · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Clear Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Clear Lake

• Welsh Dam · lake · Titus · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake O' the Pines · lake · Marion · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Gilmer Dam · lake · Upshur · ~36 km · Must-see
• Monticello Dam · lake · Titus · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Bob Sandlin State Park · lake · Titus · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Cypress Springs · lake · Franklin · ~51 km · Must-see
• Brevelle Lake · lake · Red River · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Winnsboro · lake · Wood · ~68 km · Must-see
• Wright Patman Lake · lake · Miller · ~86 km · Must-see
• Caddo Lake · lake · Caddo Parish · ~93 km · Must-see

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