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Chapel Falls

Alger County, Michigan

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Alger County, Michigan
Access status
National lakeshore trail; entrance pass required
The walk
About 1.25 miles one way, 2.5 miles return
Ground & access
Easy, on an old roadbed. Steep drop-offs along the gorge.
National Park Service: Pictured Rocks hikes over a mile
Chapel Falls, MI
Chapel Falls, MI
Photo creditPhoto: NPS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Chapel Falls is a 60-foot waterfall on Section Creek in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. From the Chapel parking lot, the trail follows an old roadbed through upland maple forest along the gorge to the falls. The trail crosses the creek just above the falls, and the best view is from a platform on the far side. The trail continues about 2 miles more to Chapel Rock and Chapel Beach.

Plan your visit

Chapel parking lot at the end of Chapel Road, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, on the old roadbed trail to Chapel Falls

The National Park Service lists the Chapel Falls hike as 2.5 miles roundtrip from the Chapel parking lot.

Easy, on an old roadbed. Steep drop-offs along the gorge.

Where to start

Chapel parking lot at the trailhead, reached from H-58 east of Munising by a rough dirt road signed Chapel Area. Stay right at the fork.

Timing & water

Flow drops through the summer. Chapel Road is rough and bumpy.

Before you go

Pictured Rocks requires an entrance pass; the standard pass is listed at $15 to $25. Pets are not allowed on this trail.

Visitor information
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More waterfalls nearby

Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.

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Waterfall location

Alger County, Michigan.

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