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Split Rock Lighthouse State Park
- Established
- 1971
- Acreage
- 2,200 · 2,200 acres on Lake Superior's North Shore; first established as a 35-ac state wayside in 1945; expanded into a state park 1971
- Location
- Lake County, MN (~20 mi northeast of Two Harbors on Lake Superior's North Shore)
- Key features
- Split Rock Lighthouse atop a 130-ft cliff (built 1910, operated by the MN Historical Society); 12 mi of trails; cobblestone Pebble Beach; Day Hill summit; Superior Hiking Trail traverses the park; cart-in lakeshore campsites
- Activities
- Lighthouse touring, hiking, cart-in camping, kayaking on Lake Superior, picnicking, photography, snowshoeing/cross-country skiing in winter
- Notable
- Split Rock Lighthouse, completed in 1910 after the November 1905 'Mataafa Storm' wrecked 29 ships, is one of America's most photographed lighthouses; it is lit each year on November 10 in honor of the lost crew of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald
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Source: www.dnr.state.mn.us · 2026-05-10