State park · Lake Superior · Minnesota
Gooseberry Falls State Park
A state park on Lake Superior in Lake County, Minnesota, established 1937. In or beside it: 2 state-listed beaches.
The park
On the record
- Water
- Lake Superior
- Location
- Lake County, Minnesota
- Established
- 1937
- Elevation
- 833 ft
- Run by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 47.1469° N, 91.4633° 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
- Gooseberry Falls State Park Beach0.5 mi · sampled
- Blueberry Hill Beach1.3 mi · not sampled
EPA BEACH Act list. Distance from the park’s pin, straight line.
The story
History and visiting
Gooseberry Falls State Park
Five waterfalls on the Gooseberry River within a short walk of Highway 61, on Minnesota's North Shore of Lake Superior.
Gooseberry Falls State Park
How the park came to be, and what grows and nests there, with sources.
dnr.state.mn.us
Hours, fees, campground maps and reservations from the people who run it.
Along the shore
Nearest Superior state parks
- Split Rock Lighthouse State Park4.5 mi · MN
- Tettegouche State Park18 mi · 9,346 ac · MN
- George H. Crosby Manitou State Park28 mi · MN
- Temperance River State Park39 mi · MN
- Big Bay State Park44 mi · 2,350 ac · WI
- Cascade River State Park59 mi · 5,050 ac · MN
Straight-line distance.
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Split Rock Lighthouse5.8 mi · lighthouse
- North Shore Scenic Drive — Highway 6113 mi · drive
By boat
Launches nearby
- Gooseberry River0.4 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Twin Points2.2 mi · trailer ramp
- Split Rock River3.6 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Little Two Harbors5.4 mi · hand / carry-in launch
On the bottom
Wrecks offshore
- SS Lafayette5.4 mi · lost 1905
- Madeira6.4 mi · lost 1905
- SS Hesper12 mi · lost 1905
- Samuel P. Ely14 mi · lost 1896
On the water
What to fish on Lake Superior
Source
Facts on this page are from the infobox of the Wikipedia article on Gooseberry Falls 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.