Beach · Lake Superior · Minnesota
Gooseberry Falls State Park Beach
A public beach on Lake Superior in Lake County, Minnesota, 1.6 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
- Lake County, Minnesota
- Length
- 1.6 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
- MN395249
- Coordinates
- 47.1422° N, 91.4567° W to 47.1432° N, 91.4566° 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
- Blueberry Hill Beach1.3 mi · MN
- Twin Points Public Access Beach2.1 mi · sampled · MN
- Iona's Beach2.4 mi · MN
- Split Rock River Beach3.5 mi · sampled · MN
- Split Rock Lighthouse State Park / Split Rock Point Beach3.7 mi · MN
- Split Rock Lighthouse State Park / Crazy Bay Beach4.0 mi · MN
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Gooseberry River0.1 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Twin Points2.2 mi · trailer ramp
- Split Rock River3.6 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Little Two Harbors5.4 mi · hand / carry-in launch
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Split Rock Lighthouse5.8 mi · deactivated
Ashore
State parks nearby
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Gooseberry Falls State Park0.6 mi · park
- Split Rock Lighthouse5.8 mi · lighthouse
- 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 MN395249, 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.