Temperance River State Park Beach
Schroeder, MN
Temperance River State Park Beach is a cobblestone beach where the Temperance River pours out of its narrow, twisting gorge into Lake Superior, between Schroeder and Tofte. The river got its name from early settlers, who noted that unlike other North Shore rivers, it had no sandbar, or 'bar', at its mouth. A one mile interpretive trail runs along the cobble shore.
A dramatic river gorge meets a cobble beach, though it's crowded near the bridge in summer.
How we score beachesWalk up the gorge trail from the highway to see the river churning through the slot canyon, then come back down to the beach.
A Minnesota state park vehicle permit is required; there are pull-offs at the highway bridge.
Short paths lead from the lots to the cobble beach.
The gorge is most dramatic in spring snowmelt. Summer is busy with hikers.
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