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Laughing White Fish Falls

Alger County, Michigan

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Alger County, Michigan
Access status
Official state park trail, parking and pass requirement documented
The walk
About 1 mile return
Ground & access
Natural-surface forest trail, then a wooden staircase. The access road is dirt and can be muddy.
Michigan DNR: Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park
Laughing White Fish Falls, MI
Laughing White Fish Falls, MI
Photo creditPhoto: ClaymoreWW - George A. Bredehoft, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

From the parking area, a half-mile natural-surface trail leads to three observation platforms over Laughing Whitefish Falls. The upper platform is above the falls with no stairs. A wooden staircase leads to the middle platform (20 stairs) and the lower platform (137 stairs from the top). Return the same way.

Plan your visit

Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park parking area to the three observation platforms

Michigan DNR: a half-mile hike through beech-maple forest to the platforms (1 mile round trip).

Natural-surface forest trail, then a wooden staircase. The access road is dirt and can be muddy.

Where to start

From M-94, go north on Sundell Road for 2 miles, continue a quarter mile as the road turns to gravel, then turn right on Laughing Whitefish Falls Road for 0.4 mile to the parking area. Vault toilet, grill and hand pump near the lot.

Timing & water

In winter the park road is seasonal and unplowed; access is only by snowshoe or ungroomed ski trails.

Before you go

Michigan DNR lists Recreation Passport required for this state park. Pack out trash; there are no trash cans.

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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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