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: 32.28139, -94.31720. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Clear Lake

• Martin Creek Lake Dam · lake · Rusk · ~28 km · Must-see
• Harrison County Historical Museum - Memorial City Hall Galleries · museum · Harrison · ~37 km · Must-see
• Michelson Museum of Art · museum · Harrison · ~37 km · Must-see
• Chimp Haven · sanctuary · Caddo Parish · ~44 km · Must-see
• Ford Park · park · Caddo Parish · ~62 km · Must-see
• Cross Lake · lake · Caddo Parish · ~63 km · Must-see
• KKTX-AM (Kilgore) · attraction · Gregg · ~66 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint John Berchmans · church · Caddo Parish · ~73 km · Must-see
• Caddo Lake · lake · Caddo Parish · ~73 km · Must-see
• Bell-Fountain Cemetery · fort · Panola · ~12 km
• Jim Reeves Memorial · fort · Panola · ~15 km
• First Baptist Church of Beckville · fort · Panola · ~17 km
• Historic 1891 Panola County Jail & Museum · museum · Panola · ~17 km
• Beckville United Methodist Church · fort · Panola · ~17 km
• Texas Country Music Hall of Fame · museum · Panola · ~17 km
• Central Baptist Church · fort · Panola · ~18 km
• Church of Christ of Carthage · church · Panola · ~18 km
• First Christian Church of Carthage · fort · Panola · ~18 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Clear Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Clear Lake

• Martin Creek Lake Dam · lake · Rusk · ~28 km · Must-see
• Cross Lake · lake · Caddo Parish · ~63 km · Must-see
• Caddo Lake · lake · Caddo Parish · ~73 km · Must-see
• Wallace Lake Dam · lake · Caddo Parish · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lake O' the Pines · lake · Marion · ~83 km · Must-see
• Lake Gilmer Dam · lake · Upshur · ~103 km · Must-see
• Toledo Bend Reservoir · lake · Sabine Parish · ~115 km · Must-see
• Welsh Dam · lake · Titus · ~122 km · Must-see
• Bellwood Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~124 km · Must-see
• Kepler Creek Dam · lake · Bienville Parish · ~137 km · Must-see

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