Beach · Lake Superior · Minnesota
Horseshoe Bay Boat Launch Beach
A public beach on Lake Superior in Cook County, Minnesota, about 260 feet of shore. It is on the federal list of BEACH Act beaches but was not on the state’s sampling schedule in the latest report.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Superior
- Location
- Cook County, Minnesota
- Length
- about 260 feet
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Not monitored in 2025
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 4 (Tier 1 is highest)
- Water quality standard
- E. coli, single sample: 235 CFU per 100 mL
- EPA beach ID
- MN779934
- Coordinates
- 47.8506° N, 89.9372° W to 47.8509° N, 89.9361° 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
- Chicago Bay Boat Launch Beach1.7 mi · sampled · MN
- Judge C.R. Magney State Park East Beach5.6 mi · MN
- Judge C.R. Magney State Park West Beach6.3 mi · MN
- Paradise Beach7.0 mi · sampled · MN
- Colville Creek Beach9.2 mi · sampled · MN
- Kadunce Creek Beach11 mi · sampled · MN
Straight-line distance.
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Superior
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MN779934, 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.