GreatAmericanLakes

Beach · Lake Superior · Minnesota

Grand Marais Campground Beach

A public beach on Lake Superior in Cook County, Minnesota, 0.72 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria once a week through a 92-day swim season.

Chart of Grand Marais Campground Beach on Lake Superior, with neighboring beaches markedGrand Marais Downtown BeachCroftville BeachCutface Creek Wayside Rest BeachDurfee Creek Area BeachRed Cliff BeachButterwort Cliffs BeachGrand Marais Campground Beach

The beach

On the record

Water
Lake Superior
Location
Cook County, Minnesota
Length
0.72 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
MN225526
Coordinates
47.7456° N, 90.3431° W to 47.7462° N, 90.3436° 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

  1. Grand Marais Downtown Beach0.2 mi · sampled · MN
  2. Croftville Beach4.2 mi · MN
  3. Cutface Creek Wayside Rest Beach4.7 mi · sampled · MN
  4. Durfee Creek Area Beach5.7 mi · sampled · MN
  5. Red Cliff Beach6.8 mi · MN
  6. Butterwort Cliffs Beach7.0 mi · MN

Straight-line distance.

By boat

Launches nearby

On the horizon

Lighthouses nearby

Source

Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MN225526, 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.