Beach · Lake Superior · Minnesota
Park Point 20th Street / Hearding Island Canal Beach
A public beach on Lake Superior in St. Louis 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
- St. Louis County, Minnesota
- Length
- about 260 feet
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Not monitored in 2025
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 3 (Tier 1 is highest)
- Water quality standard
- E. coli, single sample: 235 CFU per 100 mL
- EPA beach ID
- MN801949
- Coordinates
- 46.7623° N, 92.0858° W to 46.7628° N, 92.0863° 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
- Minnesota Point Harbor Side / 15th Street Beach0.5 mi · sampled · MN
- Park Point Franklin Park / 13th Street South Beach0.6 mi · sampled · MN
- Park Point Lafayette Community Club Beach1.0 mi · sampled · MN
- Blatnik Fishing Pier Beach1.1 mi · MN
- Bayfront Park Beach1.4 mi · MN
- Lakewalk Beach1.7 mi · sampled · MN
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Barkers Island Marina3.3 mi · trailer ramp
- Loons Foot Landing5.0 mi · trailer ramp
- Brighton Beach6.6 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- McQuade Safe Harbor11 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Superior
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MN801949, 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.