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: 43.52807, -94.64752. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Clear Lake

• Okamanpeedan Lake · lake · Emmet · ~8 km · Must-see
• Fox Lake · lake · Martin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Budd Lake · lake · Martin · ~24 km · Must-see
• Sisseton Lake · lake · Martin · ~25 km · Must-see
• Seymour Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Martin · ~25 km · Must-see
• Red Rock Center for the Arts · church · Martin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Martin County Historical Society and Pioneer Museum · museum · Martin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Sager Lake · lake · Kossuth · ~28 km · Must-see
• Rose Lake · lake · Martin · ~29 km · Must-see
• Little Hall Lake · lake · Martin · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake · lake · Martin · ~37 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake · lake · Dickinson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Marble Beach State Recreation Area · beach · Dickinson · ~49 km · Must-see
• East Okoboji Lake · lake · Dickinson · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Independence · lake · Jackson · ~52 km · Must-see
• Higgins Museum · museum · Dickinson · ~53 km · Must-see
• Kansas Lake · lake · Watonwan · ~54 km · Must-see
• West Okoboji Lake · lake · Dickinson · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Clear Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Clear Lake

• Okamanpeedan Lake · lake · Emmet · ~8 km · Must-see
• Fox Lake · lake · Martin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Budd Lake · lake · Martin · ~24 km · Must-see
• Sisseton Lake · lake · Martin · ~25 km · Must-see
• Seymour Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Martin · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sager Lake · lake · Kossuth · ~28 km · Must-see
• Rose Lake · lake · Martin · ~29 km · Must-see
• Little Hall Lake · lake · Martin · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake · lake · Martin · ~37 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake · lake · Dickinson · ~45 km · Must-see

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