Beach · Lake Superior · Minnesota
Grand Marais Downtown Beach
A public beach on Lake Superior in Cook County, Minnesota, 0.59 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
- 0.59 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
- MN344366
- Coordinates
- 47.7477° N, 90.3423° W to 47.7458° N, 90.3335° 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
- Grand Marais Campground Beach0.2 mi · sampled · MN
- Croftville Beach4.1 mi · MN
- Cutface Creek Wayside Rest Beach4.7 mi · sampled · MN
- Durfee Creek Area Beach5.7 mi · sampled · MN
- Red Cliff Beach6.7 mi · MN
- Butterwort Cliffs Beach7.1 mi · MN
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Grand Marais West0.2 mi · trailer ramp
- Grand Marais Safe Harbor0.4 mi · trailer ramp
- Cut Face Creek Wayside Rest4.7 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Cascade River8.9 mi · hand / carry-in launch
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Grand Marais Light0.3 mi
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Superior
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MN344366, 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.