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Lake St. Croix Beach Minnesota Map

Explore Lake St. Croix Beach, Minnesota, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Lake St. Croix Beach, Minnesota

How to Use This Lake St. Croix Beach, Minnesota Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lake St. Croix Beach, Minnesota. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Minnesota or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Lake St. Croix Beach.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Lake St. Croix Beach
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Washington County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	44.920801
Longitude	-92.76687
Population	1,043
Density	716.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	55043
Area Code	612, 952
County Seat	Stillwater
School District	Stillwater Area Public School District

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About Lake St. Croix Beach, Minnesota

Lake St. Croix Beach is a locality in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,043. The population density is 716.6 people per km². Lake St. Croix Beach is located at 44.9208°N, 92.7669°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lake St. Croix Beach is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55043.

Lake St. Croix Beach occupies a narrow, deliberate sliver of land pressed firmly against the western edge of Lake Saint Croix. It lies 7.6 miles southeast of Lake Elmo, MN (from Lake Elmo, MN: bearing 133°T), and is situated 9.4 miles east of Woodbury. The landscape here is defined by the quiet accumulation of glacial drift, where the earth drops away in gentle, grassy slopes toward the water’s edge, occasionally interrupted by the limestone outcroppings that characterize the region. To the west, the horizon is punctuated by the distant, soft silhouettes of Bissels Mounds, while the immediate periphery is defined by the steady, unmoving presence of Riverfront Park. The quality of light during the late afternoon is particularly striking, catching the sediment-rich water of Lake Saint Croix and turning the surface into a sheet of hammered copper, while the air maintains a crisp, inland clarity that carries the scent of damp soil and drying reeds.

History in Lake St. Croix Beach is written not in grand monuments but in the persistent, domestic rhythm of a settlement that grew in the shadow of the Saint Croix River’s historical importance as a logging artery. While the economy has long since transitioned away from the timber trade that once moved through these waters, the character of the place remains tethered to the river corridor, favoring a quiet, residential endurance. Residents move through their days with an awareness of the changing seasons, knowing that the deep, frozen silence of winter will eventually give way to the sudden, verdant intensity of a Minnesota spring. The local life is marked by a pragmatic, understated industriousness, where the labor of maintaining a home and navigating the cycles of the landscape takes precedence over the noise of the outside world, preserving a sense of isolation that feels both intentional and earned.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Riverfront Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 087° E
City Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 180° S
Kingfisher Overlook (Viewpoint) — 0.8 mi, 239° SW
Belwin Conservancy (Local Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 314° NW
Rattlesnake Effigy Mound (Historic Ruins) — 1.6 mi, 208° SW
Troy Burne Golf Club (Park) — 1.8 mi, 141° SE
Roaming Stone (Public Artwork) — 2.3 mi, 330° NW
Lucy Winton Bell Athletic Fields (Local Recreation) — 2.3 mi, 335° NW
Thanks for Visiting Minnesota (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 339° N
Minnesota Welcomes You (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 339° N
Wisconsin Welcomes You (Monument) — 3.0 mi, 016° N
Afton State Park (State Park) — 3.2 mi, 193° S
Lower St Croix State Park Riverway (Park) — 3.3 mi, 174° S
Seasons on St. Croix (Gallery) — 3.7 mi, 007° N
Hudson Art Gallery (Gallery) — 3.8 mi, 007° N
The Phipps Theater (Theatre) — 3.9 mi, 006° N
Bayport State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 351° N
Willow River State Park (State Park) — 5.7 mi, 018° N
Statewide Wildlife Habitat (State Conservation Area) — 7.4 mi, 154° SE
Kinnickinnic River Fishery Area (State Recreation Area) — 7.7 mi, 115° SE
Falls Theater (Cinema) — 8.1 mi, 122° SE
Falon's Nest (Theatre) — 8.5 mi, 124° SE
Ames Gallery (Gallery) — 8.5 mi, 124° SE
Washington County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 8.6 mi, 342° N
Lower Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (Wild & Scenic River) — 10.9 mi, 354° N · 4,903 acres
Snake Discovery: A Reptile Experience (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 11.2 mi, 287° W
Cottage Grove Armory - Minnesota National Guard (Historic Castle / Fort) — 11.8 mi, 238° SW
Mound 2 (Historic Ruins) — 14.2 mi, 277° W
Minnesota Museum Of American Art (Museum) — 15.9 mi, 277° W
Minnesota Children's Museum (Museum) — 16.2 mi, 277° W

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