Yellow Dog Falls
Marquette County, Michigan
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Marquette County, Michigan
- Access status
- Tourism-bureau route from a roadside parking area; distance sources disagree
- The walk
- About 0.35 mile one way per Travel Marquette; another guide says about 1 mile
- Ground & access
- Riverside foot trail. The trail beyond the falls becomes faint.
Yellow Dog Falls is a drop of about 20 feet on the Yellow Dog River, split by a large boulder. From Marquette, take County Road 550 toward Big Bay, then County Road 510; the last part of 510 is dirt. Park at the small area by the Yellow Dog River bridge and walk northeast along the river on the trail to the falls. Return the same way.
Plan your visit
Small parking area on County Road 510 at the Yellow Dog River bridge, then the riverside trail downstream (northeast) to the falls
Travel Marquette's waterfall map gives .35 mile from parking to the falls. Go Waterfalling says the main falls are about 1 mile downstream. The two published figures disagree; the parking area is about 250 yards from the falls in a straight line.
Riverside foot trail. The trail beyond the falls becomes faint.
Where to start
Small parking area by the County Road 510 bridge over the Yellow Dog River. Go Waterfalling places it just south of the bridge on the east side. County Road 510 is partly unpaved.
Timing & water
No seasonal information was confirmed. County Road 510 is partly dirt road.
Before you go
No fee or reservation is mentioned by either source.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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