Paradise Beach
Hovland, MN
Paradise Beach is a stretch of cobblestone shore right beside Highway 61 between Colvill and Hovland, far enough from Grand Marais to see fewer visitors. It's one of the most popular agate hunting spots on the North Shore.
One of the North Shore's favorite agate beaches, though it's all cobbles and the roadside pull-off is small.
How we score beachesHunt for agates at the waterline in the morning with the sun at your back.
A small pull-off along Highway 61.
A short walk from the pull-off to the cobbles.
Agate hunting is best after spring ice-out and fall storms churn the cobbles. In summer the pull-off fills with rock hunters by midmorning.
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