Beach · Lake Superior · Minnesota
Split Rock River Beach
A public beach on Lake Superior in Lake County, Minnesota, 0.56 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria once a week through a 92-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Superior
- Location
- Lake County, Minnesota
- Length
- 0.56 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — once a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 92 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 2 (Tier 1 is highest)
- Water quality standard
- E. coli, single sample: 235 CFU per 100 mL
- EPA beach ID
- MN143299
- Coordinates
- 47.1811° N, 91.4091° W to 47.1824° N, 91.4072° 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
- Split Rock Lighthouse State Park / Split Rock Point Beach0.2 mi · MN
- Split Rock Lighthouse State Park / Crazy Bay Beach0.5 mi · MN
- Iona's Beach1.2 mi · MN
- Split Rock Lighthouse State Park / Corundum Point Beach1.3 mi · MN
- Twin Points Public Access Beach1.4 mi · sampled · MN
- Split Rock Lighthouse State Park Beach1.8 mi · sampled · MN
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Split Rock River0.1 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Twin Points1.3 mi · trailer ramp
- Little Two Harbors1.9 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Gooseberry River3.6 mi · hand / carry-in launch
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Split Rock Lighthouse2.4 mi · deactivated
Ashore
State parks nearby
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Split Rock Lighthouse2.4 mi · lighthouse
- Gooseberry Falls State Park4.0 mi · park
- North Shore Scenic Drive — Highway 6116 mi · drive
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Superior
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MN143299, 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.