Colville Creek Beach
Grand Marais, MN
Colville Creek Beach is a small cobble beach at the mouth of Colville Creek, in the tiny community of Colvill northeast of Grand Marais. The creek crosses under Highway 61 just above the beach, and the shore here is a mix of cobbles and flat basalt ledges.
A tiny, quiet creek mouth with nice ledges, though it's easy to drive past and there's no real beach amenity.
How we score beachesSit on the basalt ledges at sunrise; this stretch faces southeast over open water.
Informal roadside parking along Highway 61.
A short walk from the road to the cobbles.
The creek is a trickle by late summer, when the ledges are warm and dry enough to sit on. Winter brings ice formations along the rocks.
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