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: 38.99570, -108.06534. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Clear Lake

• Lands End Observatory · viewpoint · Mesa · ~18 km · Must-see
• Grand Mesa National Forest · sanctuary · Mesa · ~19 km · Must-see
• Grand Mesa · viewpoint · Mesa · ~24 km · Must-see
• De Beque Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~34 km · Must-see
• Sweitzer State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Garfield · viewpoint · Mesa · ~41 km · Must-see
• Vega State Park · sanctuary · Mesa · ~43 km · Must-see
• Crater Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~44 km · Must-see
• Cross Orchards Historic Site · museum · Mesa · ~47 km · Must-see
• Dominguez Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Mesa · ~50 km · Must-see
• James M. Robb - Colorado River State Park · sanctuary · Mesa · ~52 km · Must-see
• Western Colorado Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Mesa · ~54 km · Must-see
• Grand Junction Colorado Temple · church · Mesa · ~54 km · Must-see
• Center for Reflection · museum · Mesa · ~55 km · Must-see
• Handy Chapel · church · Mesa · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Logan · viewpoint · Garfield · ~58 km · Must-see
• North Mamm Peak · viewpoint · Garfield · ~59 km · Must-see
• Youngs Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Clear Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Clear Lake

• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~87 km · Must-see
• Highline Lake State Park · lake · Mesa · ~92 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap Dam · lake · Garfield · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lizard Lake · lake · Gunnison · ~99 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~102 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork · lake · Gunnison · ~110 km · Must-see
• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~111 km · Must-see
• Snowmass Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~113 km · Must-see
• Crater Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~119 km · Must-see
• Blue Mesa Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~122 km · Must-see

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