Sunset Beach

Sunset Beach: 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 Beach

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 Beach — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.94956, -74.96851. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sunset Beach

• SS Atlantus · attraction · Cape May · ~1 km · Must-see
• Cape May Point State Park · sanctuary · Cape May · ~2 km · Must-see
• Cape May Lighthouse · beach · Sussex · ~2 km · Must-see
• Cape May Lighthouse · beach · Cape May · ~2 km · Must-see
• Cold Spring Presbyterian Church · church · Cape May · ~7 km · Must-see
• Poverty Beach · beach · Cape May · ~9 km · Must-see
• Brandywine Shoal Light · attraction · Kent · ~16 km · Must-see
• Boardwalk Chapel · church · Cape May · ~17 km · Must-see
• Sea Serpent · temple · Cape May · ~18 km · Must-see
• Rollie's Coaster · temple · Cape May · ~18 km · Must-see
• Morey's Piers · park · Cape May · ~18 km · Must-see
• The Great Noreaster · temple · Cape May · ~19 km · Must-see
• Hereford Inlet Light · fort · Cape May · ~21 km · Must-see
• Harbor of Refuge Light · fort · Sussex · ~23 km · Must-see
• Stone Harbor Bird Sanctuary · sanctuary · Cape May · ~25 km · Must-see
• Delaware Breakwater East End Lighthouse · fort · Sussex · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cape May County Park & Zoo · park · Cape May · ~27 km · Must-see
• Fourteen Foot Bank Lighthouse · beach · Kent · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sunset Beach

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sunset Beach

• Lewes and Rehoboth Canal · lake · Sussex · ~34 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Sussex · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cubbage Pond · lake · Sussex · ~47 km · Must-see
• Indian River Bay · lake · Sussex · ~49 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Sussex · ~51 km · Must-see
• Haven Lake · lake · Sussex · ~52 km · Must-see
• Moore's Lake · lake · Kent · ~65 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Kent · ~68 km · Must-see
• Assawoman Bay · lake · Worcester · ~74 km · Must-see
• Sunset Lake (New Jersey) · lake · Kent · ~75 km · Must-see

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