Beach · Lake Superior · Minnesota
Sugarloaf Cove Beach
A public beach on Lake Superior in Cook County, Minnesota, 0.7 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
- Cook County, Minnesota
- Length
- 0.7 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
- MN301415
- Coordinates
- 47.4860° N, 90.9823° W to 47.4873° N, 90.9836° 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
- Manitou River Beach4.7 mi · MN
- Schroeder Town Park Beach5.8 mi · sampled · MN
- Temperance River State Park Beach6.8 mi · sampled · MN
- Temperance River State Park East Beach7.1 mi · MN
- Ray Berglund Wayside Rest Beach13 mi · MN
- Tettegouche State Park / Crystal Bay Beach14 mi · MN
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Taconite Safe Harbor3.7 mi · trailer ramp
- Schroeder5.9 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Temperance River SPK6.9 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Tofte8.9 mi · trailer ramp
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Superior
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MN301415, 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.