Wild Swim Atlas

Swimming holes in Minnesota

10 places to swim in Minnesota, each checked for public access. Open a spot for its season, booking rules and how to get there.

10 spots listed9 lakes and tarns1 spring

10 spots in Minnesota

Public swimming beach3 mi

Cedar Lake East Beach

Lake
Cedar Lake Park, Cedar - Isles - Dean

Cedar Lake East Beach is an official Minneapolis swimming beach on Cedar Lake.

Seasonal public swimming11 mi

Bush Lake Beach

Lake
Hyland-Bush-Anderson Lakes Park Reserve, Braemar Hills

Bush Lake Beach is a free, unguarded swimming beach in Hyland-Bush-Anderson Lakes Park Reserve.

Yes, seasonal beach22 mi

Lake Auburn

Lake
Lake Auburn Campground, Carver Park Reserve, Victoria

Lake Auburn has a seasonal, unguarded public swimming beach at Lake Auburn Campground in Carver Park Reserve.

Public beach47 mi

Pleasant Lake

Lake
Annandale Municipal Park, Annandale

Pleasant Lake has public swimming beaches at Annandale Municipal Park and Clearwater/Pleasant Regional Park.

Swimming available48 mi

Clearwater Lake

Lake
Clearwater/Pleasant Regional Park, Annandale

Clearwater Lake near Annandale has a lakeside beach and water suitable for swimming and wading.

Public swimming beach89 mi

Mille Lacs Lake beach

Lake
Father Hennepin State Park, Farm Island

Father Hennepin State Park has a public natural sand swimming beach on Mille Lacs Lake.

Public swim beach116 mi

Signalness Lake swim beach

Lake
Glacial Lakes State Park, Benson

Spring-fed Signalness Lake has a buoy-marked swimming beach in Glacial Lakes State Park.

Swimming allowed180 mi

Lake Itasca swimming beach

Lake
Itasca State Park, Schoolcraft Island

A sandy swimming beach on the eastern shoreline of Lake Itasca in Itasca State Park.

Yes, public beach188 mi

Sturgeon Lake beach

Lake
McCarthy Beach State Park, Chisholm

McCarthy Beach State Park has a sandy swimming beach on Sturgeon Lake with shallow water and a bathhouse.

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