Beach · Lake Superior · Wisconsin
Big Bay Town Park Beach
A public beach on Lake Superior in Ashland County, Wisconsin, 0.22 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.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Superior
- Location
- Ashland County, Wisconsin
- Length
- 0.22 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Not monitored in 2025
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 4 (Tier 1 is highest)
- EPA beach ID
- WI985506
- Coordinates
- 46.8172° N, 90.6755° W to 46.8201° N, 90.6732° 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
- Big Bay State Park Beach1.3 mi · WI
- La Pointe Memorial Beach5.9 mi · WI
- Washington Avenue Beach6.5 mi · sampled · WI
- Memorial Beach Bayfield6.5 mi · WI
- Broad Street Beach6.7 mi · sampled · WI
- Capser Road Beach6.8 mi · WI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Red Cliff5.9 mi · trailer ramp
- Bayfield City Boat Launch6.8 mi · trailer ramp
- Onion River Access11 mi · hand / carry-in launch
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- La Pointe Light8.0 mi
- Chequamegon Point Light8.8 mi
- Michigan Island Light9.2 mi
Ashore
State parks nearby
- Big Bay State Park1.2 mi
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Apostle Islands National Lakeshore9.2 mi · park
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Superior
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach WI985506, 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.