Sunset Dam

Sunset Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Sunset Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.95066, -110.00983. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sunset Dam

• Fort Bonneville · fort · Sublette · ~15 km · Must-see
• Pinedale Bible Church · church · Sublette · ~16 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Mountain Man · museum · Sublette · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fremont Lake · lake · Sublette · ~21 km · Must-see
• Bridger-Teton National Forest · sanctuary · Sublette · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mount Lester · viewpoint · Sublette · ~42 km · Must-see
• Bow Mountain · viewpoint · Sublette · ~43 km · Must-see
• Stroud Glacier · viewpoint · Sublette · ~44 km · Must-see
• Henderson Peak · viewpoint · Sublette · ~44 km · Must-see
• Squaretop Mountain · viewpoint · Sublette · ~44 km · Must-see
• Ladd Peak · viewpoint · Sublette · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mount Whitecap · viewpoint · Sublette · ~44 km · Must-see
• American Legion Peak · viewpoint · Sublette · ~44 km · Must-see
• Baby Glacier · viewpoint · Sublette · ~45 km · Must-see
• Split Mountain · viewpoint · Sublette · ~45 km · Must-see
• Twins Glacier · viewpoint · Sublette · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Glacier · viewpoint · Sublette · ~46 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Sublette · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sunset Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sunset Dam

• Fremont Lake · lake · Sublette · ~21 km · Must-see
• Bull Lake Glacier · lake · Fremont · ~48 km · Must-see
• Afton Electric Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~97 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice Picnic Area · lake · Lincoln · ~108 km · Must-see
• Lower Slide Lake · lake · Teton · ~108 km · Must-see
• Worthen Meadow Reservoir · lake · Fremont · ~116 km · Must-see
• Palisades Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~118 km · Must-see
• Fontenelle Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~120 km · Must-see
• Phelps Lake · lake · Teton · ~125 km · Must-see
• Elk Ranch Reservoir · lake · Teton · ~128 km · Must-see

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