Beach · Lake Superior · Minnesota
Stony Point Beach
A public beach on Lake Superior in St. Louis County, Minnesota, 0.36 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
- St. Louis County, Minnesota
- Length
- 0.36 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Not monitored in 2025
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 2 (Tier 1 is highest)
- Water quality standard
- E. coli, single sample: 235 CFU per 100 mL
- EPA beach ID
- MN966726
- Coordinates
- 46.9278° N, 91.8135° W to 46.9291° N, 91.8126° 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
- Stony Point Wayside Rest Beach0.7 mi · MN
- Knife River Marina Beach2.0 mi · sampled · MN
- Bluebird Landing Beach2.0 mi · sampled · MN
- French River Beach4.2 mi · sampled · MN
- McQuade Road Safe Harbor Beach6.1 mi · MN
- North Shore Drive Wayside Rest / Cant Road Beach7.8 mi · MN
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Knife River Marina and Harbor1.9 mi · trailer ramp
- Knife River Beach2.0 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- French River4.2 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- McQuade Safe Harbor6.0 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- North Shore Scenic Drive — Highway 619.4 mi · drive
- Gooseberry Falls State Park22 mi · park
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Superior
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MN966726, 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.