Schroeder Town Park Beach
Schroeder, MN
Schroeder Town Park Beach is a small public beach in Schroeder, named for John Schroeder, whose lumber company worked the area more than a century ago. It has grills, fire pits, portable toilets, and a public boat ramp. The Cross River roars into the lake nearby, right under Highway 61.
A handy picnic and launch spot with a waterfall nearby, though it's a small town park.
How we score beachesStop at the Cross River waterfall by the highway bridge, then walk down to the park for a picnic.
A small lot at the town park.
A short walk from the lot to the shoreline.
Fire pits make it a good spot for a cool summer evening. The Cross River is loudest in spring.
More Great Lakes beaches
Sleeping Bear Dunes Beach
Empire, MI · Great Lakes
Freshwater Lake Michigan surf below towering sand dunes, some over 400 feet tall, with water clear enough to rival a coastline and a hike back up the dune to burn it off.
New Buffalo City Beach
New Buffalo, MI · Great Lakes
New Buffalo City Beach is the first real Lake Michigan beach you hit crossing from Indiana, a wide stretch of sand at the end of Whittaker Street beside the harbor and the Galien River channel. Chicago weekenders fill it in summer. The town's shops and restaurants are a five minute walk back up the street.
Warren Dunes State Park
Sawyer, MI · Great Lakes
Warren Dunes State Park in Sawyer has roughly three miles of Lake Michigan shoreline and some of the tallest dunes in southwest Michigan. Tower Hill rises about 260 feet above the lake, and climbing it and running back down is a rite of passage. On a hot July Saturday the beach feels like a small city.