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: 31.69758, -94.95728. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Clear Lake

• Caddo Mounds State Historic Site · park · Cherokee · ~27 km · Must-see
• Big Slough Wilderness · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~34 km · Must-see
• The Stone Fort Museum · museum · Nacogdoches · ~38 km · Must-see
• SFA Mast Arboretum · park · Nacogdoches · ~39 km · Must-see
• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~49 km · Must-see
• Ellen Trout Zoo · sanctuary · Angelina · ~53 km · Must-see
• Davy Crockett National Forest · sanctuary · Houston · ~57 km · Must-see
• Angelina River · fort · Cherokee · ~4 km
• Candace Midkiff Bean · fort · Cherokee · ~6 km
• Ellis P. Bean · fort · Cherokee · ~8 km
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~9 km
• Carter Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~12 km
• Brewer Cemetery · fort · Nacogdoches · ~14 km
• A. Frank Smith United Methodist Church · fort · Cherokee · ~15 km
• Big Rock Church · church · Nacogdoches · ~15 km
• Beard Mountain · viewpoint · Nacogdoches · ~16 km
• Chief Bowles' Last Homesite · fort · Cherokee · ~16 km
• Lucas Lake Dam · lake · Nacogdoches · ~16 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Clear Lake

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• Sam Rayburn Reservoir · lake · San Augustine · ~103 km · Must-see
• Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~122 km · Must-see
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