Sunset Bay

Sunset Bay: 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 beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Sunset Bay

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

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 Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.35323, -89.63020. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sunset Bay

• Gibraltar Rock State Natural Area · sanctuary · Columbia · ~3 km · Must-see
• Lake Wisconsin · lake · Sauk · ~4 km · Must-see
• Parfrey's Glen State Natural Area · sanctuary · Sauk · ~9 km · Must-see
• Goeres Park · park · Columbia · ~11 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake · lake · Sauk · ~14 km · Must-see
• Dr. Evermor's Park · park · Sauk · ~14 km · Must-see
• Man Mound · fort · Sauk · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lost Lake State Natural Area · lake · Columbia · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mazo Beach · beach · Dane · ~26 km · Must-see
• Chapman Lake · lake · Sauk · ~29 km · Must-see
• Aldo Leopold Foundation · sanctuary · Sauk · ~29 km · Must-see
• International Crane Foundation · sanctuary · Sauk · ~30 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge State Park · sanctuary · Sauk · ~30 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake Wildlife Area · lake · Columbia · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fort Winnebago Surgeons Quarters Historic Site · fort · Columbia · ~34 km · Must-see
• Ableman's Gorge State Natural Area · sanctuary · Sauk · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake State Park · lake · Sauk · ~35 km · Must-see
• Honey Creek State Natural Area · waterfall · Sauk · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sunset Bay

Other beaches & coast near Sunset Bay

• Mazo Beach · beach · Dane · ~26 km · Must-see
• Asylum Point Lighthouse · beach · Winnebago · ~149 km · Must-see
• Warner Park Beach · beach · Dane · ~40 km
• Spring Harbor Beach · beach · Dane · ~41 km
• Beach Park · beach · Dane · ~43 km
• Dengel Bay · beach · Dane · ~43 km
• University Bay · beach · Dane · ~43 km
• B.B. Clarke Beach Park · beach · Dane · ~47 km
• Vilas Park Beach · beach · Dane · ~47 km
• Brittingham Bay · beach · Dane · ~47 km

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