Overlooked Falls
Ontonagon County, Michigan
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Ontonagon County, Michigan
- Access status
- Short published walk in a state park
- The walk
- A few hundred feet
- Ground & access
- Short forest trail to a bridge.
Park at the end of Little Carp River Road off South Boundary Road in Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. Walk a few hundred feet down the Little Carp River Trail to the first bridge, where Overlooked Falls is. Greenstone Falls is farther along the same trail.
Plan your visit
Little Carp River Road trailhead to Overlooked Falls at the first bridge
The Western U.P. waterfall map says the falls are a few hundred feet down the trail at the first bridge.
Short forest trail to a bridge.
Where to start
Parking at the end of Little Carp River Road off 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 informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
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- Explorers FallsBackcountry trail in a state park; Recreation PassportGogebic County, MI3.1 miW
- Shining Cloud FallsPublished backcountry route in a state parkOntonagon County, MI3.2 miNW
- Trader's FallsGogebic County, MI3.9 miNW
- Bathtub FallsBackcountry hike in a state park; distance to this falls not publishedOntonagon County, MI4.0 miNW
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Lepisto FallsPublished trail route with distancesGogebic County, MI6.9 miSW
Manido FallsPublished route in a state park scenic areaGogebic County, MI7.0 miW