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: 40.72980, -81.68004. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sunset Lake

• Jackson Bog State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Stark · ~26 km · Must-see
• Secrest Arboretum · sanctuary · Wayne · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fort Laurens Museum · fort · Tuscarawas · ~27 km · Must-see
• Comet Lake Dam · lake · Summit · ~31 km · Must-see
• President William McKinley National Memorial · fort · Stark · ~32 km · Must-see
• Singer Lake Bog · lake · Summit · ~33 km · Must-see
• First Ladies National Historic Site · museum · Stark · ~33 km · Must-see
• Canton Museum of Art · church · Stark · ~34 km · Must-see
• Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum · museum · Tuscarawas · ~35 km · Must-see
• Brown's Lake Bog · lake · Wayne · ~41 km · Must-see
• Portage Lakes flood gates · lake · Summit · ~43 km · Must-see
• Akron Zoo · sanctuary · Summit · ~51 km · Must-see
• Saint Bernard’s Church · church · Summit · ~51 km · Must-see
• Chippewa Lake Park · lake · Medina · ~52 km · Must-see
• Quail Hollow Park · park · Stark · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Mohawk · lake · Carroll · ~52 km · Must-see
• Atwood Lake · lake · Carroll · ~53 km · Must-see
• Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens · sanctuary · Summit · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sunset Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sunset Lake

• Comet Lake Dam · lake · Summit · ~31 km · Must-see
• Singer Lake Bog · lake · Summit · ~33 km · Must-see
• Brown's Lake Bog · lake · Wayne · ~41 km · Must-see
• Portage Lakes flood gates · lake · Summit · ~43 km · Must-see
• Chippewa Lake Park · lake · Medina · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Mohawk · lake · Carroll · ~52 km · Must-see
• Atwood Lake · lake · Carroll · ~53 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Carroll · ~64 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake · lake · Summit · ~64 km · Must-see
• Indigo Lake · lake · Summit · ~65 km · Must-see

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