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Sunset Lake

Location: Wildwood Crest
Mile Marker: Mile 110.2 New Jersey ICW
Lat / Lon: N 38° 58.430' / W 074° 50.610'
Depth: 5-10 ft

3.83

(6)

3.83 out of 5 stars

Holding:

4.50

Good, Thick Mud

Wind Protection:

3.67

All around

Current Flow:

3.17

Wake Protection:

2.83

All around

Scenic Beauty:

2.50

Ease of Shopping:

2.40

Shore Access:

2.25

Pet Friendly:

1.00

Cell Service:

4.20

WiFi:

1.00

Review for Sunset Lake

Reviewed by: Lyle Grossmann, What A Day, on Aug 26, 2024
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 30'
Draft: 2.5'

Overall Rating:

4

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

4

Current Flow:

4

Wake Protection:

3

Scenic Beauty:

4

Cell Service:

5

Like this anchorage much better than Cape May Harbor. Quiets down in evening. Exc holding, followed local markers in from NJICW 471. Well worth the short trip up from C. May. Great sunset's too!

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Review for Sunset Lake

Reviewed by: Lance Williamson on Jun 2, 2024
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 40'
Draft: 3.8'

Overall Rating:

4

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

3

Current Flow:

3

Wake Protection:

3

Scenic Beauty:

3

Ease of Shopping:

1

Shore Access:

1

Pet Friendly:

1

Cell Service:

5

The entrance off the ICW is marked by small bouys. I understand that these markers may be removed in the winter. There is an area marked with big yellow markers for PWCs (they are removed each evening). Lots of wakes during the day (most from PWCs). By evening we had the anchorage all to ourselves. Good holding in mud bottom. Anchored on 8' of water. Don't let my comments about the wakes keep you from anchoring here. We were there on a sunny June Saturday. We went by the anchorages by the Coast Guard and they had even more wakes due to people ignoring the "No Wake" markers along the channel. This would be a GREAT anchorage Monday through Thursday.

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Review for Sunset Lake

Reviewed by: Kevin King, High Tide, on May 30, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 40'
Draft: 3.0'

Overall Rating:

4

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

2

Current Flow:

3

Wake Protection:

3

Scenic Beauty:

2

Ease of Shopping:

2

Shore Access:

2

Pet Friendly:

1

Cell Service:

1

WiFi:

1

Nice stop in fair weather we anchored in5ft water had 30+ wind out of northeast anchor held tight ,, would be great if calmer weather

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Review for Sunset Lake

Reviewed by: Dennis Makibbin on Jul 8, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 40'
Draft: 2.9'

Overall Rating:

4

Holding:

4

Wind Protection:

4

Current Flow:

3

Wake Protection:

4

Scenic Beauty:

3

Ease of Shopping:

3

Shore Access:

3

Pet Friendly:

1

Cell Service:

5

WiFi:

1

Good holding, thick mud. Friday thru the weekend you will be in the middle of a rental jet ski area marked by big yellow floats all around. Good show to watch.

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Review for Sunset Lake

Reviewed by: Rudy Or Jill Sechez on May 14, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 34'
Draft: 4.0'

Overall Rating:

4

Holding:

4

Wind Protection:

4

Current Flow:

4

Wake Protection:

2

Scenic Beauty:

2

Ease of Shopping:

4

Shore Access:

3

Cell Service:

5

WiFi:

1

Local nav. aids removed for winter and not present on our visit mid-May 2022. To anchor, we stayed midway in entrance, then headed approximately 190 degrees, staying approximately 50 feet off islands to southwest. Saw approximately 6-15 feet MLLW until in southwest corner. Charted depths are not correct and caution needed while sounding into Lake. Might be easier when nav. aids are present. Tidal Range 5 feet. Bottom is soft mud.

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Review for Sunset Lake

Reviewed by: Skipper Bob on Jun 1, 2016
Draft: 0.0'

Overall Rating:

3

Holding:

4

Wind Protection:

5

Current Flow:

2

Wake Protection:

2

Scenic Beauty:

1

Ease of Shopping:

2

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