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Nawadaha Falls

Gogebic County, Michigan

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Gogebic County, Michigan
Access status
Published loop route in a state park scenic area
The walk
Part of a 2.3-mile loop
Ground & access
Riverside trail with steep ups and downs, roots and stairs.
Western U.P. Convention and Visitor Bureau: Western Upper Peninsula Waterfall Map
Nawadaha Falls, MI
Nawadaha Falls, MI
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Nawadaha Falls is the most upstream of the three named Presque Isle River falls. Start at the Presque Isle River bridge on South Boundary Road or at the Presque Isle Scenic Area lot and follow the River Trail along the river. GoWaterfalling reports a viewing platform added after 2001. Continue downstream to Manido and Manabezho Falls on the loop.

Plan your visit

Presque Isle River bridge on South Boundary Road on the River Trail loop to Nawadaha Falls

The Western U.P. waterfall map gives the East and West River Trail loop as 2.3 miles from the Presque Isle River bridge on South Boundary Road. Nawadaha Falls is the upstream falls, nearest that bridge. No separate one-way figure was published.

Riverside trail with steep ups and downs, roots and stairs.

Where to start

Presque Isle Scenic Area lot or parking near the Presque Isle River bridge on South Boundary Road.

Timing & water

Park roads including South Boundary Road from Headquarters Road to the Pinkerton Trailhead close December 1 through late spring. The Presque Isle Scenic Area stays reachable by County Road 519.

Before you go

Michigan Recreation Passport required for vehicle entry, per Michigan DNR. Check current prices with the DNR.

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

Gogebic County, Michigan.

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