Lakewalk East Beach
Duluth, MN
Lakewalk East Beach, near 16th Avenue East, is a stretch of cobble and pebble shoreline along the eastern Lakewalk, below Duluth's Endion neighborhood. It's quieter than Canal Park, with the paved trail running right above the stones. Locals come to skip rocks, sit on the boulders, and watch the lake.
A quiet cobble beach right on the Lakewalk, though it's more for sitting than swimming.
How we score beachesWalk the Lakewalk east from Canal Park; the crowd thins out long before you get here.
Street parking in the neighborhood and small lots along the Lakewalk.
The Lakewalk is paved; the beach below is cobbles and rock.
Summer evenings are best for a walk. The state monitors water quality here in summer.
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