 | | |
| | Sunset Lake, New Castle County, Delaware |
| |
| |
User input for Sunset Lake, New Castle County, Delaware:
Be the first to submit input for Sunset Lake.
Help improve this web site with your great input.
Submit Input:
|
| |
|
In Delaware there are many beautiful lakes, Sunset Lake is one of them. Summertime at Sunset Lake arrives with high temperatures in the 80's with nighttime lows in the 60's. Through the wintertime the highs are commonly in the 40's; overnight lows during the wintertime for Sunset Lake tend to be in the 20's. This lake is so wonderful. Don't miss out on a splendid swamp; Becks Pond is right here at Sunset Lake. You'll need more than a day to discover everything
| | | |
| | Sunset Lake has to offer, you can camp at Delaware Motel and RV Park.
The high level of rain makes Sunset Lake a rather wet site; the month of July is the wettest with most of the rain while February is the month with the least amount of precipitation. This site is unbeatable, just explore all the exciting things to do near Sunset Lake. During your trip to Sunset Lake you'll meet some folks from Dover for sure; almost certainly you're looking for nearby | |
| |
lakes? Sure, Becks Pond is just a very short distance away. There are some pleasant whitewater spots on Red Clay Creek; enjoy a round of golf at Christiana Country Club.
You can see Iron Hill from Sunset Lake, and dry warm beds
await you at Howard Johnson Hotel & Suites. This lake is so wonderful. The scenery at Sunset Lake Dam in close proximity to Sunset Lake is striking; get yourself into a kayak and hit Big Elk Creek. This is a great vicinity for folks
who like lakes. Lums Pond is a lake in the vicinity, and Belltown Run is close to Sunset Lake and is always a joy to have a look at.
If you need a spot to stay Quality Inn University is a tremendous choice; Sunset Lake is a great site to visit for more than one day, Lums Pond State Park is a great site to camp nearby.
|
|
 | | |
Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.62472
Longitude: -75.72556
Delaware Lakes
Complete list of all lakes in Delaware
New Castle County Lakes
Complete list of all lakes in New Castle County
Books about Sunset Lake
List of books available on Amazon.com about Sunset Lake, New Castle County, Delaware.
Outdoors Recreation Near Dover, Delaware
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Dover, Delaware, the metro area neareast to Sunset Lake. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
Delaware Outdoors Index
This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Delaware.
| |
|
 |
|
| |
|
| These outdoors activities are available near Sunset Lake. |
| | Camp Grounds Near Sunset Lake:
|
| | Whitewater Near Sunset Lake:
 |
Big Elk Creek, Cecil CountyCounty, 9 miles away
Class I-II - 12.6 miles long (Pennsylvania Route 341 to Elkton) |
|
Red Clay Creek, New Castle CountyCounty, 9 miles away
Class I-II - 10.5 miles long (Marshall Bridge Road to Route 41) |
|
Brandywine Creek, New Castle CountyCounty, 14 miles away
Class III - 8 miles long (Thompson Bridge Road to Market Street) |
|
| | National Parks Near Sunset Lake:
|
| | Golf Courses Near Sunset Lake:
|
| | Lakes Near Sunset Lake:
 |
Lums Pond, New Castle CountyCounty, 4 miles away |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|  |
| MORE STUFF NEARBY:
Noxontown Lake
| 10 miles away
1 PHOTO
... spinnerbait and buzzbaits first for active fish, but it is definitely a jig or tube area. Work all this cover, (and there will be a lot of it), with a 3/8 oz. Black/blue jig with a Zoom or Uncle Josh trailer. Work each limb on the laydowns, and move in to the bases, before moving on to the next. The trees extend out over the water from the shore in many areas, so you need to practice skipping, and pitching, as well as flipping, if you want to work this lake properly. Work these lures all the way to the next cove on your right, then move up the lake about 200 yards, and start over again. These areas all hold large bass in the 4-8 pound category, and could come anywhere along this shore. Bass in excess of 9 pounds were caught at Noxontown in the past, which is why it received so much pressure. Very large bass still reside here, but the numbers have declined over the years. In 1999, I caught and released a 10. 1 pound largemouth from Noxontown, that was just ounces off the state record. The primary forage is panfish, white perch, and shad, but there are a good number of Golden Shiner a... |
|
2 miles away
2 miles away
