Glenn Avon Falls
Lake County, Minnesota
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Lake County, Minnesota
- Access status
- Visitor directions documented; land ownership and parking permission unconfirmed
- The walk
- Under 0.1 mile return
- Ground & access
- Exposed rock outcrop and a dirt path that can be muddy. Rock terraces beside moving water.
A 2015 Northern Wilds account gives these directions from Beaver Bay: go north 1.6 miles on Lax Lake Road (County Road 4), turn left on County Road 3, and after 1.2 miles take a narrow red dirt road left toward the river. Park and walk about 40 yards across red rock to the river edge. A dirt path to the left leads farther downstream onto wide rock terraces. Who owns the dirt road and the parking spot is not stated.
Plan your visit
Dirt road off Lake County Road 3 to the Beaver River ledges at Glen Avon Falls
Northern Wilds gives a round trip of less than 0.1 miles, about 40 yards each way across rock to the river edge.
Exposed rock outcrop and a dirt path that can be muddy. Rock terraces beside moving water.
Where to start
Unmarked parking at the end of a narrow red dirt road off County Road 3, as described in 2015. Land ownership and parking permission are not confirmed.
Timing & water
Source published 2015 and updated 2019. Current road condition and access unverified.
Before you go
No fee or booking was stated in the source. Land manager unknown.
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