Beach · Lake Superior · Minnesota
Lakewood Pump Station Beach
A public beach on Lake Superior in St. Louis County, Minnesota, 0.77 miles 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
- St. Louis County, Minnesota
- Length
- 0.77 miles
- 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
- MN314613
- Coordinates
- 46.8593° N, 91.9636° W to 46.8671° N, 91.9521° 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
- North Shore Drive Wayside Rest / Cant Road Beach0.8 mi · MN
- North Shore Drive Wayside Rest / 72nd Avenue East Beach1.6 mi · MN
- Brighton Beach1.8 mi · sampled · MN
- McQuade Road Safe Harbor Beach2.4 mi · MN
- Lester River Beach2.5 mi · sampled · MN
- French River Beach4.4 mi · sampled · MN
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Brighton Beach2.2 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- McQuade Safe Harbor2.5 mi · trailer ramp
- French River4.4 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Knife River Marina and Harbor10 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Duluth Harbor North Pier Light8.0 mi
- Duluth South Breakwater Outer Light8.0 mi
- Duluth South Breakwater Inner Light8.2 mi
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- North Shore Scenic Drive — Highway 6118 mi · drive
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Superior
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MN314613, 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.