Beach · Lake Superior · Minnesota
French River Beach
A public beach on Lake Superior in St. Louis County, Minnesota, 0.32 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
- 0.32 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
- MN372694
- Coordinates
- 46.8993° N, 91.8923° W to 46.9002° N, 91.8912° 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
- McQuade Road Safe Harbor Beach1.9 mi · MN
- Bluebird Landing Beach2.2 mi · sampled · MN
- North Shore Drive Wayside Rest / Cant Road Beach3.6 mi · MN
- Stony Point Wayside Rest Beach3.6 mi · MN
- Stony Point Beach4.2 mi · MN
- Lakewood Pump Station Beach4.4 mi · MN
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- French River0.0 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- McQuade Safe Harbor1.9 mi · trailer ramp
- Knife River Marina and Harbor6.1 mi · trailer ramp
- Knife River Beach6.2 mi · hand / carry-in launch
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- North Shore Scenic Drive — Highway 6113 mi · drive
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Superior
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MN372694, 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.