Part of the Clear Lake area, the small and scenic community of El Lago enjoys an advantageous location near the NASA Johnson Space Center and shares a local police department with Taylor Lake Village. The city offers a quiet residential retreat that provides residents with a prime waterfront location and excels in small-town friendliness. State-of-the-art healthcare facilities, the Clear Water campus for the University of Houston, and a wealth of urban amenities are nearby. Clear Lake itself boasts 14 marinas and over 7,000 slips as well as rentals for powerboating and sailing. Golf courses, the Armand Bayou Nature Center, and hundreds of antique shops add to the quality of life.