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

Best time to visit Sunset Beach

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.

Visiting Sunset Beach: tips

• Swim only where lifeguards or flags show it is safe.

How to reach Sunset Beach — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.25868, -86.10937. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sunset Beach

• Muskegon Art Museum · museum · Muskegon · ~15 km · Must-see
• Hackley Park · sanctuary · Muskegon · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mona Lake · lake · Muskegon · ~18 km · Must-see
• Muskegon Lake · lake · Muskegon · ~19 km · Must-see
• Michigan's Adventure · park · Muskegon · ~21 km · Must-see
• USS Silversides · museum · Muskegon · ~23 km · Must-see
• Muskegon State Park · park · Muskegon · ~24 km · Must-see
• P.J. Hoffmaster State Park · park · Muskegon · ~24 km · Must-see
• South Breakwater Light · lake · Michigan · ~25 km · Must-see
• Pere Marquette Railroad Locomotive 1223 · attraction · Ottawa · ~29 km · Must-see
• Manistee National Forest · sanctuary · Oceana · ~31 km · Must-see
• Duck Lake State Park · lake · Muskegon · ~31 km · Must-see
• Grand Haven State Park · park · Ottawa · ~32 km · Must-see
• South Pierhead Inner Light · beach · Michigan · ~32 km · Must-see
• Grand Haven South Pierhead Entrance Light · beach · Michigan · ~32 km · Must-see
• White Lake · lake · Muskegon · ~33 km · Must-see
• White River Light Station · lake · Muskegon · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bass River Recreation Area · sanctuary · Ottawa · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sunset Beach

Other beaches & coast near Sunset Beach

• South Pierhead Inner Light · beach · Michigan · ~32 km · Must-see
• Grand Haven South Pierhead Entrance Light · beach · Michigan · ~32 km · Must-see
• Orchard Beach State Park · beach · Manistee · ~143 km · Must-see
• Stahl Bayou · beach · Muskegon · ~21 km
• Jerusalem Bayou · beach · Ottawa · ~22 km
• Snug Harbor · beach · Muskegon · ~22 km
• Dunlevy Bay · beach · Ottawa · ~23 km
• Pettys Bayou · beach · Ottawa · ~25 km
• Norfolk Bay · beach · Ottawa · ~25 km
• Smith Bayou · beach · Ottawa · ~26 km

All beaches & coast in Michigan

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