Beach · Lake Superior · Minnesota
Park Point Lafayette Community Club Beach
A public beach on Lake Superior in St. Louis County, Minnesota, 1.8 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
- 1.8 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
- MN218493
- Coordinates
- 46.7519° N, 92.0707° W to 46.7530° N, 92.0717° 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
- Park Point Southworth Marsh Beach0.9 mi · MN
- Park Point 20th Street / Hearding Island Canal Beach1.0 mi · MN
- Minnesota Point Harbor Side / 15th Street Beach1.5 mi · sampled · MN
- Park Point Franklin Park / 13th Street South Beach1.5 mi · sampled · MN
- Blatnik Fishing Pier Beach1.6 mi · MN
- Park Point Beach House1.9 mi · sampled · MN
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Barkers Island Marina2.4 mi · trailer ramp
- Loons Foot Landing4.0 mi · trailer ramp
- Brighton Beach6.8 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 MN218493, 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.