Quartzite Falls

Baraga County, Michigan

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Baraga County, Michigan
Access status: Partial guide: short signed path documented; road mileage conflicts and land permission unconfirmed
The walk: A couple hundred feet from the road per Go Waterfalling
Ground & access: Smooth path through large cedars. Low flow may allow a close approach; otherwise view from across the pool.

Waterfalls of the Keweenaw: Quartzite Falls

From Skanee Road, turn south on Arvon Road (east of the Slate River bridge). Turn left on the unmarked road (All Wood Road on some maps) and park near the wooden logging bridge over the Slate River. Follow the river downstream past the sign for Quartzite Falls a short distance on a smooth path through cedars. Black Slate Falls is just upstream.

Plan your visit

Wooden logging bridge over the Slate River off Arvon Road, downstream to Quartzite Falls

Go Waterfalling says the falls are a couple hundred feet from the road. The 1.3 and 3.4 mile figures in the two sources are driving distances on Arvon Road.

Smooth path through large cedars. Low flow may allow a close approach; otherwise view from across the pool.

Where to start

Roadside near the logging bridge per both sources. The two sources give different mileages on Arvon Road (1.3 and 3.4 miles). Land ownership and parking permission are not confirmed.

Timing & water

Current road condition unverified.

Before you go

No fee information found.

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More waterfalls nearby

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

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Waterfall location

Baraga County, Michigan.

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