Mosquito Falls
Alger County, Michigan
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Alger County, Michigan
- Access status
- Official national lakeshore route, parking and fee documented
- The walk
- Almost 1 mile one way
- Ground & access
- NPS says the trail can be muddy and rough.
Mosquito Falls drops over an 8-foot rock shelf on the Mosquito River in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Drive about 15 miles east of Munising on Alger County Road H-58, then about 5 miles north to the parking area at the end of Chapel Road. Walking toward Mosquito Beach, take the side trail almost a mile to the falls. Return the same way.
Plan your visit
Chapel and Mosquito trailhead at the end of Chapel Road to Mosquito Falls
NPS: a side trail toward Mosquito Beach leads almost a mile to the falls.
NPS says the trail can be muddy and rough.
Where to start
Trailhead lot at the end of Chapel Road. The road is primitive with potholes and washouts; parking is limited and fills quickly in summer.
Timing & water
Road to the trailhead is primitive; winter access not described in the reviewed source.
Before you go
Pictured Rocks entrance pass required: $25 per private vehicle for seven days. The park does not accept cash. Pets are prohibited on all trails in the Mosquito area.
Visitor informationMore waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
Chapel FallsNational lakeshore trail; entrance pass requiredAlger County, MI1.8 miNE
Elliot FallsOfficial park description of the walk to the fallsAlger County, MI2.8 miSW- Chapel Beach FallsPublished trail route to a beach falls; published distances differAlger County, MI2.9 miNE
Miners FallsResearched visit notesAlger County, MI3.8 miSW- Sweet Mother MosesAlger County, MI6.3 miSW
- IceOfficial winter ice viewing access; exact formation not confirmedAlger County, MI6.7 miSW
Munising FallsTrail closedAlger County, MI9.4 miSW- Memorial FallsAlger County, MI9.9 miSW
- Olson FallsAlger County, MI9.9 miSW