Beach · Lake Superior · Wisconsin
Washington Avenue Beach
A public beach on Lake Superior in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, 0.1 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria once a week through a 102-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Superior
- Location
- Bayfield County, Wisconsin
- Length
- 0.1 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — once a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 102 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 3 (Tier 1 is highest)
- EPA beach ID
- WI984993
- Coordinates
- 46.8121° N, 90.8118° W to 46.8132° N, 90.8121° 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
- Memorial Beach Bayfield0.1 mi · WI
- Broad Street Beach0.4 mi · sampled · WI
- La Pointe Memorial Beach2.9 mi · WI
- Capser Road Beach4.3 mi · WI
- Sioux River Beach North5.6 mi · sampled · WI
- Sioux River Beach South6.3 mi · sampled · WI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Bayfield City Boat Launch0.4 mi · trailer ramp
- Red Cliff3.1 mi · trailer ramp
- Onion River Access5.2 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Little Sand Bay Access10 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Chequamegon Point Light5.8 mi
- La Pointe Light5.9 mi
- Raspberry Island Light11 mi
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Apostle Islands National Lakeshore12 mi · park
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Superior
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach WI984993, the record Wisconsin 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.