Beach · Lake Superior · Minnesota
Cascade State Park West Beach
A public beach on Lake Superior in Cook County, Minnesota, 0.37 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
- Cook County, Minnesota
- Length
- 0.37 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Not monitored in 2025
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 4 (Tier 1 is highest)
- Water quality standard
- E. coli, single sample: 235 CFU per 100 mL
- EPA beach ID
- MN503571
- Coordinates
- 47.7018° N, 90.5384° W to 47.7048° N, 90.5319° 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
- Cascade State Park Campground Beach0.5 mi · MN
- Butterwort Cliffs Beach2.6 mi · MN
- Cutface Creek Wayside Rest Beach5.0 mi · sampled · MN
- Grand Marais Campground Beach9.6 mi · sampled · MN
- Grand Marais Downtown Beach9.7 mi · sampled · MN
- Ray Berglund Wayside Rest Beach13 mi · MN
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Cascade River0.8 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Cut Face Creek Wayside Rest5.0 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Lutsen Grandview Park5.5 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Grand Marais West9.6 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Grand Marais Light9.8 mi
Ashore
State parks nearby
- Cascade River State Park0.9 mi
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Superior
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MN503571, 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.