Beach · Lake Superior · Minnesota
Chicago Bay Boat Launch Beach
A public beach on Lake Superior in Cook County, Minnesota, about 160 feet 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
- Cook County, Minnesota
- Length
- about 160 feet
- 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
- MN439126
- Coordinates
- 47.8389° N, 89.9701° W to 47.8389° N, 89.9695° 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
- Horseshoe Bay Boat Launch Beach1.7 mi · MN
- Judge C.R. Magney State Park East Beach3.9 mi · MN
- Judge C.R. Magney State Park West Beach4.6 mi · MN
- Paradise Beach5.3 mi · sampled · MN
- Colville Creek Beach7.5 mi · sampled · MN
- Kadunce Creek Beach9.1 mi · sampled · MN
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Hovland0.0 mi · trailer ramp
- Horseshoe Bay1.8 mi · trailer ramp
Ashore
State parks nearby
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Superior
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MN439126, 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.