Sugarloaf Cove
Schroeder, MN
Sugarloaf Cove is a 27 acre nature preserve on Lake Superior next to the Sugarloaf Point Scientific and Natural Area, run by a local nonprofit. It has a cobblestone beach, a one mile interpretive trail, forest restoration sites, and an interpretive center. The rock here is 1.1 billion year old lava flows.
A peaceful cobble cove with a fascinating geology story, though it's a small preserve.
How we score beachesWalk the interpretive trail to learn about the ancient lava flows under your feet.
A small lot at the nature center.
A trail leads from the lot to the cobble beach.
The interpretive center keeps summer hours. In late September the birch and maple on the point turn gold above the dark cobbles.
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