Beach · Lake Superior · Minnesota
Leif Erikson Park Beach
A public beach on Lake Superior in St. Louis County, Minnesota, 0.54 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria twice a week through a 92-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Superior
- Location
- St. Louis County, Minnesota
- Length
- 0.54 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — twice a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 92 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 1 — the state’s highest monitoring priority
- Water quality standard
- E. coli, single sample: 235 CFU per 100 mL
- EPA beach ID
- MN761071
- Coordinates
- 46.7958° N, 92.0826° W to 46.7973° N, 92.0810° 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
- Lakewalk East / 16th Avenue East Beach0.3 mi · sampled · MN
- Lakewalk Beach0.9 mi · sampled · MN
- Lakewalk East / 26th Avenue East Beach1.2 mi · MN
- Bayfront Park Beach1.6 mi · MN
- Park Point Franklin Park / 13th Street South Beach1.7 mi · sampled · MN
- Glensheen Cemetery Beach1.9 mi · MN
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Brighton Beach4.9 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Barkers Island Marina5.5 mi · trailer ramp
- Loons Foot Landing7.0 mi · trailer ramp
- McQuade Safe Harbor9.6 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Duluth Harbor North Pier Light1.1 mi
- Duluth South Breakwater Outer Light1.1 mi
- Duluth South Breakwater Inner Light1.3 mi
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- North Shore Scenic Drive — Highway 6125 mi · drive
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Superior
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MN761071, 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.