Beach · Lake Superior · Wisconsin
Big Pete Beach
A public beach on Lake Superior in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, 0.66 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
- Bayfield County, Wisconsin
- Length
- 0.66 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Not monitored in 2025
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 4 (Tier 1 is highest)
- EPA beach ID
- WI822772
- Coordinates
- 46.7961° N, 91.3640° W to 46.7925° N, 91.3755° 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
- Port Wing Beach East0.6 mi · sampled · WI
- Port Wing Beach West1.8 mi · sampled · WI
- River Loop Road Beach6.0 mi · WI
- Highway 13 Wayside Beach7.5 mi · WI
- Brule River State Forest Beach 112 mi · WI
- Brule River State Forest Beach 212 mi · WI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Port Wing Marina Boat Ramp1.1 mi · trailer ramp
- Herbster Landing5.7 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Bark Bay Slough Access8.5 mi · trailer ramp
- Bark Point Boat Landing10.0 mi · trailer ramp
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- North Shore Scenic Drive — Highway 6121 mi · drive
- Gooseberry Falls State Park24 mi · park
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Superior
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach WI822772, 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.