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: 47.97870, -119.27072. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Clear Lake

• Klinkhammer Lakes · lake · Douglas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Rock State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~21 km · Must-see
• Northrup Point Day-use Area · sanctuary · Grant · ~22 km · Must-see
• Banks Lake North Dam · lake · Grant · ~24 km · Must-see
• Grand Coulee Dam · lake · Okanogan · ~27 km · Must-see
• Banks Lake · lake · Grant · ~29 km · Must-see
• Bridgeport State Park · park · Okanogan · ~32 km · Must-see
• Balance Rock · viewpoint · Okanogan · ~37 km · Must-see
• Omak Lake · lake · Okanogan · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Pateros · lake · Douglas · ~47 km · Must-see
• Grand Coulee · viewpoint · Grant · ~50 km · Must-see
• Wells Dam · lake · Chelan · ~55 km · Must-see
• Sun Lakes-Dry Falls State Park · waterfall · Grant · ~61 km · Must-see
• Alta Lake State Park · lake · Okanogan · ~62 km · Must-see
• KOMW-AM (Omak) · lake · Okanogan · ~63 km · Must-see
• KOMW-FM (Omak) · attraction · Okanogan · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Lenore Caves State Park Heritage Site · waterfall · Grant · ~68 km · Must-see
• Crawfish Lake · lake · Okanogan · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Clear Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Clear Lake

• Klinkhammer Lakes · lake · Douglas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Banks Lake North Dam · lake · Grant · ~24 km · Must-see
• Grand Coulee Dam · lake · Okanogan · ~27 km · Must-see
• Banks Lake · lake · Grant · ~29 km · Must-see
• Omak Lake · lake · Okanogan · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Pateros · lake · Douglas · ~47 km · Must-see
• Wells Dam · lake · Chelan · ~55 km · Must-see
• Alta Lake State Park · lake · Okanogan · ~62 km · Must-see
• KOMW-AM (Omak) · lake · Okanogan · ~63 km · Must-see
• Crawfish Lake · lake · Okanogan · ~70 km · Must-see

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