Lower Big Pup Falls
Marquette County, Michigan
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Marquette County, Michigan
- Access status
- Visitor directions only; distance and land permission not confirmed
- The walk
- Distance not published
- Ground & access
- Two-track to the creek; the alternative route is an off-trail bushwhack through swamp.
Lower Big Pup Falls is a set of drops, about 30 feet in total, on Big Pup Creek before it joins the Yellow Dog River. About a mile north of the County Road 510 bridge over Big Pup Creek, a dirt road heads east into a clearing. Park there and take the two-track down to the creek. The alternative route follows the creek downstream from a smaller bridge and involves difficult bushwhacking through tag alder swamps. Land ownership and distance are not confirmed.
Plan your visit
Clearing off a dirt road about a mile north of the County Road 510 bridge over Big Pup Creek, two-track down to the creek
The guide author gives no distance for the two-track route. An alternative from the upstream bridge involves about half a mile or more of bushwhacking along the creek.
Two-track to the creek; the alternative route is an off-trail bushwhack through swamp.
Where to start
Clearing a short distance in on a dirt road heading east, about a mile north of the County Road 510 bridge over Big Pup Creek.
Timing & water
County Road 510 is a dirt and gravel road in places; winter access not described.
Before you go
No fee information found. Land ownership and permission not confirmed.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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