Beach · Lake Superior · Minnesota
Ray Berglund Wayside Rest Beach
A public beach on Lake Superior in Cook County, Minnesota, 0.25 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
- Cook County, Minnesota
- Length
- 0.25 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
- MN128244
- Coordinates
- 47.6076° N, 90.7723° W to 47.6090° N, 90.7674° 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
- Temperance River State Park East Beach5.8 mi · MN
- Temperance River State Park Beach6.1 mi · sampled · MN
- Schroeder Town Park Beach7.1 mi · sampled · MN
- Cascade State Park West Beach13 mi · MN
- Sugarloaf Cove Beach13 mi · sampled · MN
- Cascade State Park Campground Beach13 mi · MN
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Tofte4.1 mi · trailer ramp
- Temperance River SPK6.1 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Schroeder7.1 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Lutsen Grandview Park7.2 mi · hand / carry-in launch
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Superior
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MN128244, 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.