Beach · Lake Superior · Wisconsin
Little Sand Bay Beach
A public beach on Lake Superior in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, 0.27 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria once a week through a 102-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Superior
- Location
- Bayfield County, Wisconsin
- Length
- 0.27 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — once a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 102 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 3 (Tier 1 is highest)
- EPA beach ID
- WI665352
- Coordinates
- 46.9471° N, 90.8894° W to 46.9482° N, 90.8861° 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
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- Siskiwit Bay Beach West12 mi · sampled · WI
- La Pointe Memorial Beach13 mi · WI
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Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Little Sand Bay Access0.0 mi · trailer ramp
- Red Cliff8.0 mi · trailer ramp
- Squaw Bay Access8.7 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Bayfield City Boat Launch10 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Raspberry Island Light4.3 mi
- Sand Island Light4.5 mi
- Devils Island Light12 mi
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Apostle Islands National Lakeshore11 mi · park
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Superior
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach WI665352, the record Wisconsin 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.