Beach · Lake Superior · Minnesota
Silver Bay Marina Beach
A public beach on Lake Superior in Lake County, Minnesota, 0.17 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
- 0.17 miles
- 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
- MN159760
- Coordinates
- 47.2710° N, 91.2766° W to 47.2717° N, 91.2763° 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
- Black Beach2.1 mi · sampled · MN
- Palisade Beach4.2 mi · MN
- Tettegouche State Park / Baptism River Beach5.4 mi · sampled · MN
- Tettegouche State Park Beach6.0 mi · MN
- Tettegouche State Park / Crystal Bay Beach6.4 mi · MN
- Split Rock Lighthouse State Park / Gold Rock Point Beach6.5 mi · MN
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Silver Bay Safe Harbor0.0 mi · trailer ramp
- Black Beach2.3 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Baptism River5.8 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Little Two Harbors6.9 mi · hand / carry-in launch
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Split Rock Lighthouse6.5 mi · deactivated
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Split Rock Lighthouse6.5 mi · lighthouse
- Gooseberry Falls State Park13 mi · park
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Superior
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MN159760, 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.