State park · Lake Superior · Minnesota
Cascade River State Park
A state park on Lake Superior in Cook County, Minnesota, established 1957, 5,050 acres. In or beside it: 3 state-listed beaches.
The park
On the record
- Water
- Lake Superior
- Location
- Cook County, Minnesota
- Established
- 1957
- Area
- 5,050 acres (7.9 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 732 ft
- Run by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 47.7097° N, 90.5222° 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
- Cascade State Park Campground Beach0.4 mi · not sampled
- Cascade State Park West Beach0.9 mi · not sampled
- Butterwort Cliffs Beach1.7 mi · not sampled
EPA BEACH Act list. Distance from the park’s pin, straight line.
Along the shore
Nearest Superior state parks
- Temperance River State Park20 mi · MN
- Judge C. R. Magney State Park24 mi · 4,643 ac · MN
- George H. Crosby Manitou State Park32 mi · MN
- Tettegouche State Park41 mi · 9,346 ac · MN
- Grand Portage State Park47 mi · MN
- Split Rock Lighthouse State Park54 mi · MN
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Cascade River0.2 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Cut Face Creek Wayside Rest4.1 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Lutsen Grandview Park6.5 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Grand Marais West8.7 mi · trailer ramp
- Grand Marais Safe Harbor9.1 mi · trailer ramp
On the water
What to fish on Lake Superior
Source
Facts on this page are from the infobox of the Wikipedia article on Cascade River 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.