Beach · Lake Superior · Minnesota
Brighton Beach
A public beach on Lake Superior in St. Louis County, Minnesota, 0.76 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria twice a week through a 92-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Superior
- Location
- St. Louis County, Minnesota
- Length
- 0.76 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — twice a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 92 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 1 — the state’s highest monitoring priority
- Water quality standard
- E. coli, single sample: 235 CFU per 100 mL
- EPA beach ID
- MN918956
- Coordinates
- 46.8429° N, 91.9926° W to 46.8442° N, 91.9916° 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
- North Shore Drive Wayside Rest / 72nd Avenue East Beach0.2 mi · MN
- Lester River Beach0.7 mi · sampled · MN
- Lakewood Pump Station Beach1.8 mi · MN
- North Shore Drive Wayside Rest / Cant Road Beach2.6 mi · MN
- 42nd Avenue East Beach2.7 mi · sampled · MN
- Glensheen Cemetery Beach3.5 mi · MN
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Brighton Beach0.5 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- McQuade Safe Harbor4.3 mi · trailer ramp
- French River6.1 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Barkers Island Marina9.1 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Duluth Harbor North Pier Light6.2 mi
- Duluth South Breakwater Outer Light6.2 mi
- Duluth South Breakwater Inner Light6.5 mi
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- North Shore Scenic Drive — Highway 6120 mi · drive
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Superior
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MN918956, 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.