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Big Bay State Park Beach

A public beach on Lake Superior in Ashland County, Wisconsin, 1.4 miles of shore. It is on the federal list of BEACH Act beaches but was not on the state’s sampling schedule in the latest report.

Chart of Big Bay State Park Beach on Lake Superior, with neighboring beaches markedBig Bay Town Park BeachLa Pointe Memorial BeachCapser Road BeachWashington Avenue BeachMemorial Beach BayfieldBroad Street BeachBig Bay State Park Beach

The beach

On the record

Water
Lake Superior
Location
Ashland County, Wisconsin
Length
1.4 miles
Owner
Public
Access
Public Access
Water sampling
Not monitored in 2025
Monitoring tier
Tier 4 (Tier 1 is highest)
EPA beach ID
WI937015
Coordinates
46.7989° N, 90.6685° W to 46.8173° N, 90.6755° W

As the state reported it to EPA for the 2025 season. Sampling schedules change year to year. How beach monitoring works →

Down the shore

Nearest Superior beaches

  1. Big Bay Town Park Beach1.3 mi · WI
  2. La Pointe Memorial Beach5.7 mi · WI
  3. Capser Road Beach6.3 mi · WI
  4. Washington Avenue Beach6.8 mi · sampled · WI
  5. Memorial Beach Bayfield6.9 mi · WI
  6. Broad Street Beach7.0 mi · sampled · WI

Straight-line distance.

By boat

Launches nearby

On the horizon

Lighthouses nearby

Ashore

State parks nearby

On shore nearby

Worth the stop

Source

Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach WI937015, the record Wisconsin files under the federal BEACH Act, retrieved 2026-10-10. The county is placed from the beach’s own coordinates. A blank field means the record is silent. Parking, fees, lifeguards and dog rules are set by whoever runs the beach; check with them before you go.

Chart shoreline generalized from Natural Earth (public domain). Not for navigation. Something wrong or missing? Write to contact@greatamericanlakes.com.