State park · Lake Superior · Minnesota
Split Rock Lighthouse State Park
A state park on Lake Superior in Lake County, Minnesota, established 1945. In or beside it: 6 state-listed beaches and a lighthouse.
The park
On the record
- Water
- Lake Superior
- Location
- Lake County, Minnesota
- Established
- 1945
- Elevation
- 728 ft
- Run by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 47.1919° N, 91.3928° 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
- Split Rock Lighthouse State Park / Corundum Point Beach0.5 mi · not sampled
- Split Rock Lighthouse State Park / Crazy Bay Beach0.6 mi · not sampled
- Split Rock Lighthouse State Park Beach0.8 mi · sampled
- Split Rock Lighthouse State Park / Split Rock Point Beach0.9 mi · not sampled
- Split Rock River Beach1.1 mi · sampled
- Split Rock Lighthouse State Park / Gold Rock Point Beach1.3 mi · not sampled
EPA BEACH Act list. Distance from the park’s pin, straight line.
Along the shore
Nearest Superior state parks
- Gooseberry Falls State Park4.5 mi · MN
- Tettegouche State Park13 mi · 9,346 ac · MN
- George H. Crosby Manitou State Park24 mi · MN
- Temperance River State Park35 mi · MN
- Big Bay State Park43 mi · 2,350 ac · WI
- Cascade River State Park54 mi · 5,050 ac · MN
Straight-line distance.
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Split Rock Lighthouse1.3 mi · lighthouse
- Gooseberry Falls State Park5.1 mi · park
- North Shore Scenic Drive — Highway 6118 mi · drive
By boat
Launches nearby
- Little Two Harbors0.9 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Split Rock River1.0 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Twin Points2.4 mi · trailer ramp
- Gooseberry River4.6 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Silver Bay Safe Harbor7.7 mi · trailer ramp
On the bottom
Wrecks offshore
- Madeira1.9 mi · lost 1905
- SS Hesper7.9 mi · lost 1905
- SS Lafayette10.0 mi · lost 1905
On the water
What to fish on Lake Superior
Source
Facts on this page are from the infobox of the Wikipedia article on Split Rock Lighthouse 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.