Morgan Falls

Marquette County, Michigan

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Marquette County, Michigan
Access status: Walk or bike on a closed dirt road; short foot trail
The walk: About 1.5 miles one way, about 3 miles return
Ground & access: Dirt road, then a short foot trail. The bigger Carp River Falls upstream needs a rough trail and a precarious climb.

Travel Marquette: Waterfalls brochure, 2024

Morgan Falls is a 20-foot drop where Morgan Creek tumbles into the Carp River, about two miles south of Marquette. Park at the Noquemanon Trail Network South Trails Trailhead on M-553. Continue down M-553 about 0.25 mile to Mount Marquette Road, a dirt road heading west that is closed to motor vehicles. Walk or bike 1.2 miles on it, then turn south on a foot trail for about 200 feet to the falls. Some local sources apply the name Morgan Falls to a cascade further upstream; this guide is for the falls at the creek's confluence with the Carp River.

Plan your visit

NTN South Trails Trailhead on M-553, then on foot or bike along Mount Marquette Road (closed to motor vehicles) and a short foot trail to Morgan Falls

Travel Marquette gives 0.25 mile along M-553 to Mount Marquette Road, 1.2 miles on that road, and a 200-foot foot trail. The totals are derived by adding these.

Dirt road, then a short foot trail. The bigger Carp River Falls upstream needs a rough trail and a precarious climb.

Where to start

NTN South Trails Trailhead on M-553 south of Marquette.

Timing & water

A 2020 news report says the road is closed to motor vehicles from April 1 to December 1 each year; non-motorized access continues.

Before you go

No fee was mentioned.

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More waterfalls nearby

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

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Waterfall location

Marquette County, Michigan.

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