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Lake and pond beaches in Minnesota
These 21 beaches in Minnesota are on a lake, pond or reservoir rather than the sea. No tide, no surf, and usually a shorter drive. Each one shows how far you park and how far you walk to the water.
Cedar Lake Point BeachMinneapolis · water 50 ft · parking 175 yd
Lake Nokomis BeachMinneapolis · water not mapped
Long Lake Public BeachNew Brighton · water 50 ft · parking 330 ft
Cedar Lake East BeachMinneapolis · water 60 ft · parking 575 yd
East Bush Lake BeachMinneapolis · water not mapped
Coon Lake Park BeachColumbus · water not mapped
St. Croix Beach Public Riverfront Park and BeachLake St Croix Beach · water not mapped
White Sands BeachMinneapolis · water not mapped
Cedar Lake South BeachMinneapolis · water 40 ft · parking 150 yd
Golden Lake Park BeachCircle Pines · on the shoreline · parking 125 yd
Lake Minnewashta Beach & Picnic AreaExcelsior · water 230 ft · parking 10 ft
Lake Le Homme Dieu BeachAlexandria · water 175 yd
Parkers Lake ParkPlymouth · on the shoreline · parking 270 ft
Lake Harriet North BeachMinneapolis · on the shoreline · parking 300 yd
Lake Ann BeachChanhassen · water 250 yd · parking 125 yd
Wirth Lake Beachwater 625 yd · parking 210 ft
Lake Rebeccawater 30 ft · parking 225 yd
Crystal Lake Beachwater 50 ft · parking 190 ft
Pebble Lake Swimming Beachon the shoreline · parking 170 ft
Round Lake Beachon the shoreline · parking 280 ft
Fall Lake Campground Beachon the shoreline · parking 190 ft
Good to know
Do lake beaches have tides?
No. Tide tables apply to the sea, so these pages do not show one. Water temperature is modelled from the air temperature and the season where there is no buoy nearby.
Distances are measured on OpenStreetMap; what visitors report is counted, never guessed. This list was last rebuilt on 24 September 2026. How we know this.
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