Sunset Lake

Sunset 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 Sunset 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 Sunset Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.40984, -85.71077. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sunset Lake

• Apalachicola National Forest · sanctuary · Bay · ~18 km · Must-see
• Moss Hill Methodist Church · church · Washington · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · Geneva · ~30 km · Must-see
• Camp Helen State Park · park · Bay · ~39 km · Must-see
• Saint Andrews State Park · park · Bay · ~41 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake State Park · lake · Walton · ~45 km · Must-see
• Falling Waters State Park · park · Washington · ~49 km · Must-see
• Eden Gardens State Park · park · Geneva · ~49 km · Must-see
• Ponce de Leon Springs State Park · park · Holmes · ~51 km · Must-see
• High Hill · viewpoint · Geneva · ~52 km · Must-see
• Topsail Hill Preserve State Park · park · Walton · ~69 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~71 km · Must-see
• Dead Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Gulf · ~72 km · Must-see
• Carl Pond · lake · Geneva · ~17 km
• Saint Andrew's Bay · beach · Bay · ~31 km
• Science & Discovery Center of Northwest Florida · museum · Bay · ~32 km
• Veterans Memorial · fort · Bay · ~33 km
• Man in the Sea Museum · museum · Bay · ~33 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sunset Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sunset Lake

• Deer Lake State Park · lake · Walton · ~45 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Wimico · lake · Gulf · ~108 km · Must-see
• Jim Woodruff Dam · lake · Gadsden · ~110 km · Must-see
• Lake Seminole · lake · Seminole · ~113 km · Must-see
• George W. Andrews Lake · lake · Houston · ~138 km · Must-see
• Lake Talquin State Park · lake · Leon · ~141 km · Must-see
• Buck Pond · lake · Baldwin · ~145 km · Must-see
• Gable Lake · lake · Santa Rosa · ~145 km · Must-see
• Carl Pond · lake · Geneva · ~17 km

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