Casco Point Public lake shore
Wayzata, Minnesota · on Lake Minnetonka
Verified · 3 independent sources
- WATER
- lake
- ACCESS
- Designated swim area
- FEE
- No fee found
- SEASON
- Varies by conditions
About Casco Point Public lake shore
Casco Beach (mapped here as 'Casco Point Public lake shore') is a small, city-owned public swimming beach on Spring Park Bay of Lake Minnetonka in Orono, Minnesota, near the town of Spring Park. Officially listed by both the City of Orono and the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District as one of the lake's designated public swimming beaches, it is a quiet little swimming hole among the sanctioned places to swim on Lake Minnetonka.
The beach sits on a narrow, 60-by-235-foot strip of city-owned lakeshore squeezed between private residential lots (numbered 2871 and 2879) on Casco Point Road, a residential street on the Casco Point peninsula between Spring Park Bay and the rest of Lake Minnetonka. It functions as a neighborhood street-end access point rather than a large park facility.
Swimming at Casco Point Public lake shore
No first-hand accounts of water depth, clarity, or bottom conditions were found. The site is an officially designated small public swimming beach with a dock on Spring Park Bay of Lake Minnetonka, consistent in scale with other narrow neighborhood beach accesses (e.g., nearby Sandy Beach and Lydiard Beach) listed by the city, suggesting casual, local/neighborhood-scale swimming rather than a large recreational beach.
How to get to this swimming hole
Located on Casco Point Road between the addresses 2871 and 2879, on Spring Park Bay of Lake Minnetonka, within the City of Orono; the town of Spring Park is about 0.6 miles away.
The walk in
No real hike here. The water is a short walk from where you park. No hike is required. This is a small street-end beach directly on Casco Point Road in Orono; visitors walk (or bike) straight from the road/right-of-way to the shoreline. No dedicated parking lot was found, so the walk-in distance from a car depends on where a visitor is able to park along the residential street.
Plan your visit
Bringing kids
OK with supervision
This is a tiny (60x235 ft) unstaffed neighborhood swim beach with no lifeguard mentioned on the city's own facility page, and no first-hand reports of water depth or bottom conditions were found. Families should supervise closely; the small designated swim area suggests a gentle lake shore entry typical of Lake Minnetonka's residential beaches, but this is not confirmed.
Restrooms
None on site
The City of Orono's official facility page for Casco Point Beach lists only three amenities -- a designated swim area, bike parking, and picnic tables -- with no restroom facility mentioned. No portable or permanent toilets are confirmed on site.
Hours
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM daily (confirmed on the City of Orono's official facility page for Casco Point Beach, matching the hours previously seen only in community-mapped OSM data)
On the water
The Lake Minnetonka Conservation District's own amenities map distinguishes swimming beaches from boat-launch 'public accesses,' and lists Casco Beach only under swimming beaches -- no boat launch is designated here. Lake-wide, Lake Minnetonka legally permits boats of all sizes/horsepower plus kayaking and stand-up paddleboarding, subject to LMCD speed and no-wake/noise restrictions, but no source confirms hand-launching kayaks/canoes/paddleboards specifically from this beach's small dock, so nothing is listed as confirmed-allowed here.
Casco Point Public lake shore: FAQ
Is Casco Point Public lake shore kid friendly?
This is a tiny (60x235 ft) unstaffed neighborhood swim beach with no lifeguard mentioned on the city's own facility page, and no first-hand reports of water depth or bottom conditions were found. Families should supervise closely; the small designated swim area suggests a gentle lake shore entry typical of Lake Minnetonka's residential beaches, but this is not confirmed.
Do I need to hike to reach Casco Point Public lake shore?
No significant hike is required. The swimming area is close to parking and access.
Where do I park for Casco Point Public lake shore?
The city's facility page lists 'bike parking' as an amenity but does not mention any car parking lot. The beach is a narrow street-end access wedged between private homes (2871/2879 Casco Point Road), a residential street, so any car access is likely limited street parking rather than a dedicated lot -- but this is not officially confirmed.
What are the rules at Casco Point Public lake shore?
OpenStreetMap data (not independently confirmed by the city website) lists posted hours of 10:00 AM-8:00 PM.
What water body is Casco Point Public lake shore on?
Casco Point Public lake shore is on Lake Minnetonka, a natural lake verified in USGS hydrography data.
