State park · Lake Superior · Wisconsin
Big Bay State Park
A state park on Lake Superior in Ashland County, Wisconsin, established 1963, 2,350 acres. In or beside it: 2 state-listed beaches.
The park
On the record
- Water
- Lake Superior
- Location
- Ashland County, Wisconsin
- Established
- 1963
- Area
- 2,350 acres (3.7 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 643 ft
- Run by
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 46.8000° N, 90.6728° W
Coordinates mark the park as Wikipedia pins it, not a gate or a lot. For big parks that can be miles from the beach.
On the sand
Beaches in and beside the park
- Big Bay State Park Beach0.2 mi · not sampled
- Big Bay Town Park Beach1.2 mi · not sampled
EPA BEACH Act list. Distance from the park’s pin, straight line.
Along the shore
Nearest Superior state parks
- Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park42 mi · 59,020 ac · MI
- Split Rock Lighthouse State Park43 mi · MN
- Gooseberry Falls State Park44 mi · MN
- Tettegouche State Park45 mi · 9,346 ac · MN
- George H. Crosby Manitou State Park51 mi · MN
- Temperance River State Park53 mi · MN
Straight-line distance.
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Apostle Islands National Lakeshore10 mi · park
By boat
Launches nearby
- Red Cliff6.6 mi · trailer ramp
- Bayfield City Boat Launch6.9 mi · trailer ramp
On the bottom
Wrecks offshore
- Lucerne6.9 mi · lost 1886
- Ottawa7.2 mi · lost 1909
- Noquebay11 mi · lost 1905
- SS R. G. Stewart11 mi · lost 1899
On the water
What to fish on Lake Superior
Source
Facts on this page are from the infobox of the Wikipedia article on Big Bay State Park and its Wikidata record, retrieved 2026-10-11. Beaches are from EPA’s BEACH Act list and lighthouses from Wikidata. A blank field means the record is silent. Rules, hours and fees change; the park’s operator has the final word.
Chart shoreline generalized from Natural Earth (public domain). Not for navigation. Something wrong or missing? Write to contact@greatamericanlakes.com.