Sunset Beach Park

Sunset Beach Park: 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 Park

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 Beach Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.62892, -85.74226. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sunset Beach Park

• Duck Lake / Lake Wahbekaness · lake · Grand Traverse · ~0 km · Must-see
• Interlochen State Park · park · Grand Traverse · ~2 km · Must-see
• Green Lake / Lake Wahbekanetta · lake · Grand Traverse · ~4 km · Must-see
• Cedar Hedge Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~7 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lake Dubonnet · lake · Grand Traverse · ~9 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~11 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~12 km · Must-see
• Boardman Valley Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~18 km · Must-see
• Boardman/Ottaway River Trail · trek · Grand Traverse · ~22 km · Must-see
• Arbutus Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~23 km · Must-see
• Dennos Museum Center · museum · Grand Traverse · ~24 km · Must-see
• Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park · park · Grand Traverse · ~25 km · Must-see
• Spider Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~26 km · Must-see
• Rennie Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~28 km · Must-see
• Michigan Legacy Art Park · museum · Benzie · ~30 km · Must-see
• Platte Lake · lake · Benzie · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lime Lake · lake · Leelanau · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sunset Beach Park

Other beaches & coast near Sunset Beach Park

• Robert H. Manning Memorial Lighthouse · beach · Leelanau · ~41 km · Must-see
• Old Mission Point Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~57 km · Must-see
• Orchard Beach State Park · beach · Manistee · ~75 km · Must-see
• Old South Fox Island Lighthouse · beach · Leelanau · ~105 km · Must-see
• Beaver Head Lighthouse · beach · Charlevoix · ~133 km · Must-see
• Cana Island Lighthouse · beach · Door · ~144 km · Must-see
• Pilot Island Lighthouse · beach · Door · ~147 km · Must-see
• Wild Celery Bay · beach · Grand Traverse · ~26 km
• Birch Point · beach · Leelanau · ~30 km
• Deepwater Point · beach · Grand Traverse · ~32 km

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