Agate Bay Beach
Two Harbors, MN
Agate Bay Beach sits on Two Harbors' working harbor, a rocky beach beside the giant ore docks where 1,000 foot freighters still load taconite. A breakwall leads out to the Two Harbors Breakwater Light, and the historic Two Harbors Light Station and the tugboat Edna G sit nearby. The boat ramp here is newly renovated.
A front-row seat to working Lake Superior shipping and lighthouses, though the beach itself is rocky.
How we score beachesWalk the breakwall to the lighthouse; if you're lucky, a freighter will be loading at the docks next to you.
Parking at the harbor and boat launch.
The breakwall is concrete; the beach is rocky.
Freighters load at the docks through the shipping season, roughly late March to mid January. Stay off the breakwall when waves are high.
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