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: 46.13455, -88.59128. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sunset Lake

• Chicagon Lake · lake · Iron · ~13 km · Must-see
• Bewabic State Park · sanctuary · Iron · ~17 km · Must-see
• Hagerman Lake · lake · Forest · ~21 km · Must-see
• Brule Lake · lake · Vilas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Brule Lake · lake · Iron · ~26 km · Must-see
• Long Lake Lookout Tower · lake · Florence · ~41 km · Must-see
• Peavy Pond · lake · Florence · ~41 km · Must-see
• Peavy Pond · lake · Iron · ~41 km · Must-see
• Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest - Eagle River-Florence District · sanctuary · Forest · ~42 km · Must-see
• Grandma Lake Wetlands State Natural Area · lake · Florence · ~44 km · Must-see
• Rice Bay · beach · Gogebic · ~46 km · Must-see
• Franklin Lake · lake · Forest · ~48 km · Must-see
• Corpse Pond · lake · Ontonagon · ~49 km · Must-see
• Corpse Pond · lake · Vilas · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lac Vieux Desert · lake · Vilas · ~50 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Lake · lake · Florence · ~51 km · Must-see
• Haymeadow Flowage State Natural Area · sanctuary · Forest · ~52 km · Must-see
• Headwaters Wilderness - Kimball Creek Unit · sanctuary · Forest · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sunset Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sunset Lake

• Chicagon Lake · lake · Iron · ~13 km · Must-see
• Hagerman Lake · lake · Forest · ~21 km · Must-see
• Brule Lake · lake · Vilas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Brule Lake · lake · Iron · ~26 km · Must-see
• Long Lake Lookout Tower · lake · Florence · ~41 km · Must-see
• Peavy Pond · lake · Florence · ~41 km · Must-see
• Peavy Pond · lake · Iron · ~41 km · Must-see
• Grandma Lake Wetlands State Natural Area · lake · Florence · ~44 km · Must-see
• Franklin Lake · lake · Forest · ~48 km · Must-see
• Corpse Pond · lake · Ontonagon · ~49 km · Must-see

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