Clear Lake Dam

Clear Lake Dam: 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 Dam

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 Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.92323, -122.56648. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Clear Lake Dam

• Lower Lake Stone Jail · lake · Lake · ~5 km · Must-see
• Anderson Marsh State Historic Park · sanctuary · Lake · ~7 km · Must-see
• Calvary Chapel of Clearlake · church · Lake · ~10 km · Must-see
• Thurston Lake · lake · Lake · ~12 km · Must-see
• Borax Lake · lake · Lake · ~14 km · Must-see
• Hidden Valley Lake · lake · Lake · ~16 km · Must-see
• Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument · sanctuary · Lake · ~16 km · Must-see
• McLaughlin Natural Reserve · sanctuary · Lake · ~16 km · Must-see
• Little Blue Ridge · viewpoint · Yolo · ~16 km · Must-see
• Seigler Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~17 km · Must-see
• Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest · sanctuary · Lake · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Hannah · viewpoint · Lake · ~20 km · Must-see
• Harbin Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~20 km · Must-see
• Indian Valley Dam · lake · Lake · ~22 km · Must-see
• Wilbur Hot Springs · attraction · Colusa · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Konocti · viewpoint · Lake · ~23 km · Must-see
• Boggs Lake Preserve · lake · Lake · ~23 km · Must-see
• Cobb Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~25 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Clear Lake Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Clear Lake Dam

• Lower Lake Stone Jail · lake · Lake · ~5 km · Must-see
• Thurston Lake · lake · Lake · ~12 km · Must-see
• Borax Lake · lake · Lake · ~14 km · Must-see
• Hidden Valley Lake · lake · Lake · ~16 km · Must-see
• Indian Valley Dam · lake · Lake · ~22 km · Must-see
• Boggs Lake Preserve · lake · Lake · ~23 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Lake · ~27 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake State Park · lake · Lake · ~29 km · Must-see
• Upper Bohn Lake · lake · Lake · ~29 km · Must-see
• Adobe Reservoir · lake · Lake · ~35 km · Must-see

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