Beach · Lake Superior · Wisconsin
Wisconsin Point Shafer Beach (#2)
A public beach on Lake Superior in Douglas County, Wisconsin, 0.92 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
- Douglas County, Wisconsin
- Length
- 0.92 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Not monitored in 2025
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 4 (Tier 1 is highest)
- EPA beach ID
- WI669980
- Coordinates
- 46.6801° N, 91.9474° W to 46.6834° N, 91.9660° 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
- Wisconsin Point Dutchman Creek0.4 mi · sampled · WI
- Wisconsin Point Lot 11.2 mi · sampled · WI
- Allouez Bay Beach #32.1 mi · WI
- Wisconsin Point Lot 32.3 mi · sampled · WI
- Wisconsin Point Lot 42.3 mi · sampled · WI
- Wisconsin Point Lighthouse Lot 53.4 mi · sampled · WI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Loons Foot Landing4.3 mi · trailer ramp
- Barkers Island Marina5.8 mi · trailer ramp
- Brighton Beach11 mi · hand / carry-in launch
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Wisconsin Point Light3.5 mi
- Minnesota Point Light4.3 mi · deactivated
- Duluth South Breakwater Outer Light9.6 mi
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Superior
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach WI669980, 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.