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Places in Clear Lake

Clear Lake’s downtown: 177 places in a five-minute walk

645 places in Clear Lake: 74 places to eat and drink, 64 shops, 70 things to do and 25 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
645
85 per 1,000 residents
Eat & drink
74
9.7 per 1,000 residents
Shops
64
16 gifts · 6 antiques · 1 books
Things to do
70
27 outdoors · 13 arts · 9 landmarks
Places to stay
25
3.3 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Clear Lake have?

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A real downtown177 places within a five-minute walk of Main Ave.A food town74 places to eat and drink, 9.7 per 1,000 residents.Galleries & stages13 galleries, museums, theaters and music venues.A place people visit25 places to stay, from hotels and inns to campgrounds and rentals.
★ What stands out · The map

Where Clear Lake gathers

177 of Clear Lake’s 645 places sit within a five-minute walk of Main Ave.

Main Ave
177places in a five-minute walk of Main Ave27% of Clear Lake’s places
Eat & drink

74 places to eat & drink

39 restaurants, 17 cafés & treats, 14 bars & breweries. Local spots first.

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Things to do

70 things to do

27 parks & outdoors, 21 fitness & sports, 13 arts & culture. Local spots first.

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See all 13 arts & culture →
Places to stay

25 places to stay

14 hotels & inns, 11 camping & rentals. Local spots first.

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Shops

64 shops

16 gifts & boutiques, 8 home & hardware, 7 clothing. Local spots first.

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Everyday

362 errands & services

Groceries, gas, the barber, the vet, the bank.

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Hair & beauty 61Gabrielson Clinic Medical Spa · FloAesthetics · Amaroo SpaHome services 45Truck Specialties · Currier Electric · Clear Lake CemeteryHealth care 45Apple Valley Place of Clear Lake · Athletico Physical Therapy · Gabrielson Clinic For Women - Clear LakeOffices & pros 45Serta Simmons Bedding · Schoneman Realtors · FedEx Ship CenterAuto & gas 35Pilot Travel Center · Lake Towing · Platinum Motors ClassicsBanks & insurance 29CLB and T Insurance and Financial Services · Clear Lake Bank and Trust · Clear Lake Ventura Food PantryGroceries & convenience 10Kum & Go · Fareway Meat and Grocery · Kum & GoPets 9All About Dogs · Awesome PAWS Boarding · Clear Lake Veterinary HospitalOther services 83Clear Lake Area Chamber Of Commerce · Edward Jones - Financial Advisor: Tracy D Farland · Grain Vacs, Inc.
Community

50 schools, churches & public places

Where Clear Lake learns, worships and gets things done.

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Places of worship 22Saint Patrick Catholic Church · Zion - Clear Lake, Iowa · Clear Lake United Methodist ChurchSchools & childcare 11Clear Creek Elementary School · Clear Lake Community School District · Clear Lake High SchoolTown & public services 10Clear Lake Fire Department · Iowa Department of Natural Resources · City of Clear Lake Parks & Recreation DepartmentCommunity groups 7CLEAR Project · Clear Lake Yacht Club · International Messengers

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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0), checked against the Census town line. Places added by neighbors go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Spot a mistake? Open the place and tap Edit mode.

How we sort and count

Each list puts neighbor favorites first (ratings and photos), then the most complete listings (a website, a phone number, a note), with local, independent spots ahead of national chains. Categories come from each place’s map category, so a café filed under “Shops” still shows up with the cafés. “A five-minute walk” is a quarter mile from the busiest spot on the map. Per-1,000 figures use the Census population.