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: 33.96478, -112.74222. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sunset Dam

• Hassayampa River Preserve · sanctuary · Maricopa · ~10 km · Must-see
• White Picacho · viewpoint · Yavapai · ~27 km · Must-see
• Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Yavapai · ~34 km · Must-see
• Hells Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Yavapai · ~41 km · Must-see
• Hot Spring · attraction · Yavapai · ~44 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Pleasant Regional Park · lake · Yavapai · ~54 km · Must-see
• KLNZ-FM (Glendale) · attraction · Maricopa · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Pleasant · lake · Yavapai · ~56 km · Must-see
• Our Lady of Solitude Chapel · church · Maricopa · ~57 km · Must-see
• New Waddell Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~57 km · Must-see
• Horsethief Dam · lake · Yavapai · ~58 km · Must-see
• Hummingbird Springs Wilderness · sanctuary · Maricopa · ~58 km · Must-see
• Reflections of Surprise Tile Mural · lake · Maricopa · ~63 km · Must-see
• Big Horn Mountains Wilderness · sanctuary · Maricopa · ~66 km · Must-see
• Skyline Regional Park · sanctuary · Maricopa · ~68 km · Must-see
• World Wildlife Zoo · sanctuary · Maricopa · ~69 km · Must-see
• KBMB-AM (Black Canyon City) · viewpoint · Yavapai · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sunset Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sunset Dam

• Lake Pleasant Regional Park · lake · Yavapai · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Pleasant · lake · Yavapai · ~56 km · Must-see
• New Waddell Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~57 km · Must-see
• Horsethief Dam · lake · Yavapai · ~58 km · Must-see
• Reflections of Surprise Tile Mural · lake · Maricopa · ~63 km · Must-see
• Rio Vista Pond · lake · Maricopa · ~75 km · Must-see
• Goldwater Lake Park · lake · Yavapai · ~81 km · Must-see
• Lynx Lake · lake · Yavapai · ~87 km · Must-see
• Cortez Lake · lake · Maricopa · ~89 km · Must-see
• Desert West Lake · lake · Maricopa · ~93 km · Must-see

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