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: 38.04339, -90.26262. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sunset Lake

• Corn Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~4 km · Must-see
• Morrison Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~8 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak · viewpoint · Randolph · ~8 km · Must-see
• Snell Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~9 km · Must-see
• Staples Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~11 km · Must-see
• Fort De Chartres State Park · fort · Randolph · ~13 km · Must-see
• Kidd Lake State Natural Area · lake · Monroe · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lick Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~18 km · Must-see
• Saltpeter Cave · viewpoint · Monroe · ~19 km · Must-see
• Modoc Rock Shelter National Historic Site · fort · Randolph · ~22 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mertell Hill · viewpoint · Randolph · ~29 km · Must-see
• Illinois Caverns State Natural Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~30 km · Must-see
• St. Francois State Park · sanctuary · Saint Francois · ~30 km · Must-see
• Hawn State Park · sanctuary · Ste. Genevieve · ~32 km · Must-see
• Pickle Springs Natural Area · sanctuary · Randolph · ~34 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Lake · lake · Randolph · ~35 km · Must-see
• Henry Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sunset Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sunset Lake

• Kidd Lake State Natural Area · lake · Monroe · ~17 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~23 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Lake · lake · Randolph · ~35 km · Must-see
• Baldwin Lake · lake · Randolph · ~50 km · Must-see
• Wing Lake · lake · Monroe · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Killarney · lake · Randolph · ~71 km · Must-see
• Compton Hill Reservoir Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~79 km · Must-see
• Council Bluff Lake · lake · Monroe · ~84 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Park · lake · Madison · ~92 km · Must-see
• Taum Sauk Upper Dam · lake · Reynolds · ~93 km · Must-see

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