Clear Lake

In lake August, we were near Wainwright and put in at Clear Lake. Clear Lake is essentially a circle, about 1.5km across, set down below the surrounding prairie. It took us about hour and a bit to paddle the perimeter (so maybe 4km).

We accessed the lake from the boat launch on the north shore. It is a sand-gravel launch with a dock and a pit toilet. You can drop beside the water and then park about 20m away.

The water was very clear and clean.

Excepting the south shore, the shoreline is entirely built out with cabins. Every cabin pretty much had a big boat docked in front of it. It was a quiet and coolish day when were where there and the lake was not too busy. I expect it would be hopping on a warm weekend in the summer.

The southern end of the lake is a bit more natural-looking.

A couple of the cabins had their own funiculars to get up to the road behind them!

The fall colours were just starting to come out in places.

On the western shore, there is the Clear Lake Dive Site which offers another way to get onto the lake. There was parking, a short carry and a beach lunch. There was also a roped off swimming area.

Overall, a nice lake and an easy two-for-one with nearby Arm Lake.