Wisconsin Lake Finder

Sunset Lake

Sunset Lake is a 30-acre lake in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, up to 63 feet deep, with 34 waterfront parcels on its shore. Fish include musky, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike, trout and walleye. The DNR lists no public boat landing.

• Size: 30 acres
• Deepest point: 63 ft
• Average depth: 26 ft
• Bottom: 75% muck, 15% sand, 10% gravel
• Fish: Musky, Panfish, Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, Northern pike, Trout, Walleye
• Boating: 50 acres or less, with no public access on record
• Local boating ordinances on record: water-skiing rules, slow-no-wake areas and slow-no-wake hours
• Drive time without traffic: Appleton 45 min, Green Bay 1 hr 15 min, Milwaukee 2 hr, Waukesha 2 hr, Madison 2 hr, Eau Claire 2 hr 30 min, Rockford 2 hr 55 min, Chicago 3 hr 25 min, Twin Cities 3 hr 35 min
• Invasive species on record: Banded Mystery Snail, Curly-Leaf Pondweed, Eurasian Water-Milfoil, Hybrid Eurasian / Northern Water-Milfoil, Purple Loosestrife, Rusty Crayfish, Zebra Mussel
• Waterfront parcels: 34 waterfront parcels

Questions about Sunset Lake

How many waterfront properties are on Sunset Lake?

34 waterfront parcels front Sunset Lake in Waupaca County. That counts parcels on the water from county parcel maps, not homes for sale.

How big is Sunset Lake?

Sunset Lake covers 30 acres in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.

How deep is Sunset Lake?

Sunset Lake is 63 feet deep at its deepest point, and 26 feet deep on average.

What fish are in Sunset Lake?

The Wisconsin DNR lists musky, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike, trout and walleye in Sunset Lake.

Is there public access to Sunset Lake?

The Wisconsin DNR lists no public boat landing, beach or park on Sunset Lake.

Can you water-ski or run a boat at speed on Sunset Lake?

Sunset Lake is 50 acres or less. Wisconsin holds lakes that size to slow-no-wake where they have public access, and the DNR lists none here. Local ordinances on record include water-skiing rules, slow-no-wake areas and slow-no-wake hours; the ordinance itself says which part of the lake or the day each covers.

How long is the drive to Sunset Lake?

By car, Sunset Lake is about 45 min from Appleton, 1 hr 15 min from Green Bay, 2 hr from Milwaukee, 3 hr 25 min from Chicago and 3 hr 35 min from the Twin Cities. Those are typical times without traffic, to the nearest road at the lake.

What is the bottom of Sunset Lake like?

The lake bottom is 75% muck, 15% sand, 10% gravel, by the Wisconsin DNR's record.