Beach · Lake Superior · Minnesota
Palisade Beach
A public beach on Lake Superior in Lake County, Minnesota, 1.5 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
- Lake County, Minnesota
- Length
- 1.5 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
- MN836337
- Coordinates
- 47.3179° N, 91.2186° W to 47.3301° N, 91.2061° 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
- Tettegouche State Park / Baptism River Beach1.1 mi · sampled · MN
- Tettegouche State Park Beach1.8 mi · MN
- Black Beach2.2 mi · sampled · MN
- Tettegouche State Park / Crystal Bay Beach2.2 mi · MN
- Silver Bay Marina Beach4.2 mi · MN
- Split Rock Lighthouse State Park / Gold Rock Point Beach11 mi · MN
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Baptism River1.6 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Black Beach1.9 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Silver Bay Safe Harbor4.3 mi · trailer ramp
- Little Two Harbors11 mi · hand / carry-in launch
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Split Rock Lighthouse11 mi · deactivated
Ashore
State parks nearby
- Tettegouche State Park1.5 mi
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Split Rock Lighthouse11 mi · lighthouse
- Gooseberry Falls State Park17 mi · park
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Superior
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MN836337, 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.