Beach · Lake Superior · Minnesota
Silver Cliff Beach
A public beach on Lake Superior in Lake County, Minnesota, 0.37 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
- 0.37 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
- MN595397
- Coordinates
- 47.0657° N, 91.5945° W to 47.0703° N, 91.5909° 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
- Silver Creek Beach (Lake County)0.7 mi · MN
- Stewart River Beach2.2 mi · sampled · MN
- Flood Bay Beach3.0 mi · sampled · MN
- Burlington Bay Beach4.3 mi · sampled · MN
- Two Harbors City Park Beach4.5 mi · MN
- Agate Bay Beach4.9 mi · sampled · MN
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Stewart River2.1 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Flood Bay Wayside Rest2.9 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Burlington Bay4.2 mi · trailer ramp
- Two Harbors, Agate Bay boat launch4.8 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- North Shore Scenic Drive — Highway 614.7 mi · drive
- Gooseberry Falls State Park7.8 mi · park
- Split Rock Lighthouse14 mi · lighthouse
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Superior
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MN595397, 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.