Beach · Lake Superior · Minnesota
Bluebird Landing Beach
A public beach on Lake Superior in St. Louis County, Minnesota, 0.18 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
- St. Louis County, Minnesota
- Length
- 0.18 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
- MN891405
- Coordinates
- 46.9168° N, 91.8530° W to 46.9182° N, 91.8521° 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
- Stony Point Wayside Rest Beach1.4 mi · MN
- Stony Point Beach2.0 mi · MN
- French River Beach2.2 mi · sampled · MN
- Knife River Marina Beach3.9 mi · sampled · MN
- McQuade Road Safe Harbor Beach4.1 mi · MN
- North Shore Drive Wayside Rest / Cant Road Beach5.8 mi · MN
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- French River2.2 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Knife River Marina and Harbor3.9 mi · trailer ramp
- Knife River Beach4.0 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- McQuade Safe Harbor4.1 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- North Shore Scenic Drive — Highway 6111 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 MN891405, 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.