Fall River Waterfall

Cook County, Minnesota

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Cook County, Minnesota
Access status: Partial guide: parking permission and land status of the short path are unconfirmed
The walk: About 0.2 mile return (per a 2011 visitor report)
Ground & access: Short informal path near the river and lakeshore rocks. Wet rock near the falls.

Waterfall Record: Fall River Falls, Minnesota

About 2 miles southwest of Grand Marais on Highway 61, near mile marker 107, the Fall River passes under the highway just above Lake Superior. A visitor report describes a short trail beside the river heading toward the lake to the falls, just above the river mouth. The paved Gitchi Gami State Trail also crosses the river on a bridge here and can be walked from Grand Marais or the Cutface Creek Wayside, about 2.5 miles.

Plan your visit

Highway 61 shoulder near the Fall River to a short trail toward Lake Superior

Waterfall Record gives 0.2 miles round trip from the highway area. This is the author's figure, not a surveyed trail length.

Short informal path near the river and lakeshore rocks. Wet rock near the falls.

Where to start

Visit Cook County says to park along the shoulder of Highway 61. The 2011 visitor report also mentions a gravel pit just north of the river. Whether the gravel pit allows public parking is unknown. Do not block the highway or the pit entrance.

Timing & water

Best flow in spring. Current conditions unverified.

Before you go

No fee or reservation found in reviewed sources.

Visitor information

Visit sources

More waterfalls nearby

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

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Waterfall location

Cook County, Minnesota.

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