Beach · Lake Superior · Minnesota
Durfee Creek Area Beach
A public beach on Lake Superior in Cook County, Minnesota, 1.4 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
- Cook County, Minnesota
- Length
- 1.4 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
- MN933096
- Coordinates
- 47.7764° N, 90.2282° W to 47.7766° N, 90.2253° 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
- Red Cliff Beach1.1 mi · MN
- Croftville Beach1.5 mi · MN
- Kadunce Creek Beach3.6 mi · sampled · MN
- Colville Creek Beach5.3 mi · sampled · MN
- Grand Marais Downtown Beach5.7 mi · sampled · MN
- Grand Marais Campground Beach5.7 mi · sampled · MN
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Grand Marais Safe Harbor5.3 mi · trailer ramp
- Grand Marais West5.7 mi · trailer ramp
- Cut Face Creek Wayside Rest10 mi · hand / carry-in launch
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Grand Marais Light5.5 mi
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Superior
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MN933096, 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.