Sunset Bay

Sunset Bay: 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 Bay

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 Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.80216, -90.73296. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sunset Bay

• Big Bay State Park · sanctuary · Ashland · ~5 km · Must-see
• Madeline Island · lake · Ashland · ~5 km · Must-see
• Madeline Island Museum · museum · Ashland · ~6 km · Must-see
• Basswood Island · river spot · Ashland · ~7 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church of Chequamegon Bay · church · Bayfield · ~8 km · Must-see
• LaPointe Lighthouse · beach · Ashland · ~11 km · Must-see
• Wreck of the Ottawa · fort · Bayfield · ~12 km · Must-see
• Apostle Islands National Lakeshore · sanctuary · Ashland · ~12 km · Must-see
• Chequamegon Point Lighthouse · beach · Ashland · ~13 km · Must-see
• Chequamegon Bay · lake · Ashland · ~19 km · Must-see
• Kakagon Slough · lake · Ashland · ~19 km · Must-see
• Michigan Island Lighthouse · fort · Ashland · ~24 km · Must-see
• Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light · fort · Ashland · ~28 km · Must-see
• Gull Island Lighthouse · beach · Ashland · ~31 km · Must-see
• Siskiwit Falls · waterfall · Bayfield · ~36 km · Must-see
• Saxon Harbor · attraction · Iron · ~44 km · Must-see
• Saxon Harbor County Park · park · Iron · ~44 km · Must-see
• Superior Falls · waterfall · Iron · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sunset Bay

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sunset Bay

• Madeline Island · lake · Ashland · ~5 km · Must-see
• Chequamegon Bay · lake · Ashland · ~19 km · Must-see
• Kakagon Slough · lake · Ashland · ~19 km · Must-see
• Plummer Mine Headframe Interpretive Park · lake · Iron · ~69 km · Must-see
• Gile Dam · lake · Iron · ~71 km · Must-see
• Pigeon Lake Field Station · lake · Bayfield · ~86 km · Must-see
• Namekagon Lake · lake · Bayfield · ~88 km · Must-see
• Lax Lake Overlook · lake · Lake · ~92 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Clouds · lake · Iron · ~93 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Clouds · lake · Ontonagon · ~94 km · Must-see

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