State park · Lake Superior · Minnesota
Temperance River State Park
A state park on Lake Superior in Cook County, Minnesota, established 1957. In or beside it: 3 state-listed beaches.
The park
On the record
- Water
- Lake Superior
- Location
- Cook County, Minnesota
- Established
- 1957
- Elevation
- 663 ft
- Run by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 47.5542° N, 90.8722° 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
- Temperance River State Park Beach0.2 mi · sampled
- Temperance River State Park East Beach0.2 mi · not sampled
- Schroeder Town Park Beach1.1 mi · sampled
EPA BEACH Act list. Distance from the park’s pin, straight line.
Along the shore
Nearest Superior state parks
- George H. Crosby Manitou State Park12 mi · MN
- Cascade River State Park20 mi · 5,050 ac · MN
- Tettegouche State Park21 mi · 9,346 ac · MN
- Split Rock Lighthouse State Park35 mi · MN
- Gooseberry Falls State Park39 mi · MN
- Judge C. R. Magney State Park43 mi · 4,643 ac · MN
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Temperance River SPK0.1 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Schroeder1.1 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Tofte1.9 mi · trailer ramp
- Taconite Safe Harbor3.3 mi · trailer ramp
On the bottom
Wrecks offshore
- SS George Spencer7.9 mi · lost 1905
- Amboy7.9 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 Temperance 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.