Lake Superior, Silver Bay Safe Harbor Public Water Access Site

Superior Lake · Silver Bay, Lake County

Lake Superior, Silver Bay Safe Harbor Public Water Access Site is a 3-lane trailer boat ramp on Superior Lake in Silver Bay, Minnesota, with 25 trailer parking spaces and restrooms. It is managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails.

Launch: Trailer launch
Lanes: 3
Trailer parking: 25 spaces
Car parking: 3 spaces
Restroom: Yes
Dock: Yes
Lake size: 1,636,356 acres
Nearest town: 50 mi from Ashland

Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails

Directions: 1.2 mi S of the city of Silver Bay on Lake Superior.

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Gas

Circle K 1.4 mi
Exxon 1.5 mi

Campgrounds

Marinas

Silver Bay Marina 0.0 mi

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead for hours.

Fish in Superior Lake

Rainbow Trout
Yellow Perch
Walleye
Cisco
Trout-perch
Northern Pike
Lake Whitefish
Bluegill
Smallmouth Bass
Black Crappie

Also recorded:

Rainbow Smelt
White Sucker
Slimy Sculpin
Ruffe
Ninespine Stickleback
Spoonhead Sculpin

Minnesota state records for these fish

Fish	Record	Year	Caught in
Northern Pike	45 lb 12 oz	1929	Basswood Lake
Walleye	17 lb 8 oz	1979	Seagull River at Saganaga Lake
Rainbow Trout	16 lb 6 oz	1980	Devil Track River
Lake Whitefish	13 lb 9 oz	2019	Lake of the Woods
Smallmouth Bass	8 lb	1948	West Battle Lake
Cisco	5 lb 13 oz	2015	Sybil Lake
Black Crappie	5 lb	1940	Vermillion River
Yellow Perch	3 lb 4 oz	1945	Lake Plantagenet
Bluegill	2 lb 13 oz	1948	Alice Lake

From official Minnesota record lists: source source

Species recorded here since 1990 (GBIF). Check state regulations for seasons and limits.

Before you launch in Minnesota

🧼 Boaters must allow inspection at staffed accesses, and inspectors can require decontamination before launch.

Minnesota boating laws: education, age limits and life jackets

Links go to official Minnesota agency pages.

All 36 ramps on Superior Lake · All ramps in Lake County

New to launching? Read how to launch a boat and ramp etiquette.

Nearby boat ramps

Lake Superior, Black Beach Public Water Access Site 2.3 mi
Bean Lake Public Water Access 2.8 mi
Bean Lake Boat Ramp near Silver Bay 2.9 mi
Bear Lake Boat Ramp near Silver Bay 3.0 mi
Lax Lake Public Water Access Site 5.7 mi
Lake Superior, Baptism River Public Water Access Site 5.9 mi

Page updated Oct 27, 2026. Ramp details from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and OpenStreetMap.

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