Beach · Lake Superior · Minnesota
Black Beach
A public beach on Lake Superior in Lake County, Minnesota, 0.62 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria once a week through a 92-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Superior
- Location
- Lake County, Minnesota
- Length
- 0.62 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — once a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 92 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 2 (Tier 1 is highest)
- Water quality standard
- E. coli, single sample: 235 CFU per 100 mL
- EPA beach ID
- MN790218
- Coordinates
- 47.2928° N, 91.2467° W to 47.2997° N, 91.2420° 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
- Silver Bay Marina Beach2.1 mi · MN
- Palisade Beach2.2 mi · MN
- Tettegouche State Park / Baptism River Beach3.3 mi · sampled · MN
- Tettegouche State Park Beach4.0 mi · MN
- Tettegouche State Park / Crystal Bay Beach4.4 mi · MN
- Split Rock Lighthouse State Park / Gold Rock Point Beach8.6 mi · MN
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Black Beach0.3 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Silver Bay Safe Harbor2.1 mi · trailer ramp
- Baptism River3.8 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Little Two Harbors9.0 mi · hand / carry-in launch
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Split Rock Lighthouse8.5 mi · deactivated
Ashore
State parks nearby
- Tettegouche State Park3.7 mi
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Split Rock Lighthouse8.5 mi · lighthouse
- Gooseberry Falls State Park15 mi · park
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Superior
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MN790218, the record Minnesota 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.