Cedar Lake East Beach
Cedar Lake East Beach is a beach in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 261 m. Bissel's Mound stands 307 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Lake Point Beach, a beach 0.2 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Cedar Lake East Beach, popularly known as Hidden Beach, is an urban beach in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It is managed by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and located on the east side of Cedar Lake. Owing to its relatively secluded location, the beach became known as an enclave of counter-culture in the 1960s and 1970s. Community pressure resulted in the beach undergoing a contentious series of renovations in the 2000s.
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Wikidata Q17067992, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
- 2.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 25.9 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mound · 3 mi
- 26th Avenue North Overlook · 4 mi
- May Mountain · 4 mi
- Drs. Dorothy & Irving Bernstein Scenic Rest Area · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Peavey Fountain: 0.4 mi
- Old Fort Snelling: 0.9 mi
- Minnesota World War I Marine Corps Memorial: 1.0 mi
- In Memory of the Boys of Our Navy: 1.0 mi
- Welcome to St. Louis Park: 1.1 mi
- Cedar Lake Trail: 0.5 mi
- Reserve Block 40 Park: 0.5 mi
- Brownie Lake Park: 0.5 mi
- West End Triangle: 0.6 mi
- Park Siding Park: 0.7 mi
- Mike's Island: 0.6 mi
- Raspberry Island: 0.8 mi
- Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary: 2.4 mi
- Western Avenue Marsh: 3.2 mi
- General Mills Nature Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Bryn Mawr Garden: 0.7 mi
- Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden: 1.0 mi
- J.D. Rivers' Children's Garden: 1.4 mi
- Minneapolis Sculpture Garden: 1.5 mi
- Vera's Garden: 1.7 mi
- Lake of the Isles Pencil: 0.8 mi
- Tombstone for Phùng Vo: 1.5 mi
- Seat-Leg Table: 1.5 mi
- Garden Seating, Reading, Thinking: 1.5 mi
- Sitzwuste: 1.5 mi
- Purcell-Cutts House: 0.9 mi
- Walker Art Center: 1.5 mi
- The Bakken Museum: 1.6 mi
- Pavek Museum of Broadcasting: 2.0 mi
- Minnesota African American Heritage Museum: 2.1 mi
- Tulip House: 1.0 mi
- Berger Fountain: 1.9 mi
- MCAD Sculpture Garden: 2.2 mi
- Legacy Ship: 3.0 mi
- Shoe Tree: 3.8 mi
- Cedar Lake Point Beach: 0.2 mi
- Cedar Lake South Beach: 0.5 mi
- Bde Maka Ska North Beach: 0.9 mi
- 32nd Beach: 1.3 mi
- Wirth Lake Beach: 1.3 mi
- Deer Pen: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Glen: 6.2 mi
- Wabun F: 6.3 mi
- Wabun G: 6.3 mi
- Wabun B: 6.3 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 5.7 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 8.7 mi
- Pilot Knob: 9.3 mi
- Seminary Hill: 10.2 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 11.2 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 6.1 mi
- West Clay Pit: 10.4 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 10.5 mi
- East Clay Pit: 10.5 mi
- Sand Castles: 12.2 mi
- Shadow Falls: 6.0 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 6.1 mi
- Hidden Falls: 7.1 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 8.6 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 12.8 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 5.1 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 7.3 mi
- Boiling Springs: 13.7 mi
- White Worm Springs: 16.9 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 12.8 mi
- wayside rest: 20.0 mi
- Dayton Port Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cedar Lake East Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bissel's Mound | E 96° | 307 m | 23.8 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | NE 40° | 293.522 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:47 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:19 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:46 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 19 | 32 | 46 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 71 | 63 | 48 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lower ST Anthony Falls, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Minneapolis · 3 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 5 mi
- Twin Cities · 6 mi
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