Bayfield, Minnesota · Bayfield County · Visitor Center
The Little Sand Bay Visitor Center will be closed throughout 2026 due to construction associated with the Little Sand Bay Marina Rehabilitation Project. We appreciate your patience as we work to improve infrastructure and visitor access.
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The Little Sand Bay Visitor Center will be closed throughout 2026 due to construction associated with the Little Sand Bay Marina Rehabilitation Project. We appreciate your patience as we work to improve infrastructure and visitor access.
The visitor center and fishery exhibit at Little Sand Bay is accessible by road (off of Old County K) or lake access, 13 miles north of Bayfield.
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