Tibbets Falls
Baraga County, Michigan
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Baraga County, Michigan
- Access status
- Firsthand route and small parking area documented; rough two-track
- The walk
- Short walk downhill from the turnaround; up to about 3/4 mile more if walking the two-track
- Ground & access
- Downhill trail to the river. The two-track may be impassable in wet weather and is one vehicle wide.
Take Plains Road north from M-28 for about 3.4 miles, crossing the Sturgeon River, and turn left on the small signed sandy road. Take the first left fork to a two-car parking area at the turnaround. A trail leads downhill to the river; take the first split right to view the low, wide falls from downstream. The North Country Trail passes here.
Plan your visit
Sandy road off Plains Road to the two-car parking area, then the trail downhill to the Sturgeon River
Go Waterfalling gives about 3/4 mile from Plains Road to the turnaround along the two-track, then a short walk to the falls. The 3.4 miles is driving distance on Plains Road.
Downhill trail to the river. The two-track may be impassable in wet weather and is one vehicle wide.
Where to start
Small two-car area at the end of the two-track, per both sources.
Timing & water
Two-track may not be passable when wet; current condition unverified.
Before you go
No fee information found.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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