McQuade Access

     

McQuade Boat Launch Map This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it. (1.3 MB)

 

Location

10.5 miles from the Duluth Harbor Entry Lat 46° 52.77 Lon 91° 55.15

Description

McQuade Access is a 3+ acre harbor where small craft can seek protection from storms. It has 4 protected ramps for safe boat launching and retrieval, tie-up docks, a park-like setting with walkways along the harbor, walkways and fishing structures on top of the breakwater, a pedestrian underpass beneath Scenic Highway 61, public restrooms, parking and public green space.

-View dedication remarks from Commissioner Mark Holsten.

 

         docks at McQuade

Services available

  • A three-acre harbor where small craft can seek protection from storms
  • 4 ramps for boat launching and retrieval
  • Kayak launch ramp
  • Make ready docks
  • Parking: 54 car/trailer spaces, 23 car-only spaces
  • Public restrooms
  • Public space with walkways and benches
  • Tunnel clearance 14' 6"
  • Shore fishing from three platforms, one is accessible
  • Solar collector panels to help provide power for the site, with excess power fed back to the local power grid
  • Pedestrian tunnel
  • Nearby restaurants and lodging