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Hidden Falls

Cook County, Minnesota

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Cook County, Minnesota
Access status
State park map route to a viewing deck
The walk
Short paved walk to the deck
Ground & access
Paved to the deck. Beyond it: hilly, bare rock, packed dirt and stairs, per the DNR map. Rock is slippery when wet or icy.
Minnesota DNR: Temperance River State Park map

In Temperance River State Park, start at the Highway 61 parking lot on the northeast side of the river. Follow the paved trail to a deck with a view of Hidden Falls. The trail then becomes gravel and rock stairs up to the clifftops above the gorge if you want to continue.

Plan your visit

Highway 61 parking lot on the northeast side of the Temperance River to the Hidden Falls viewing deck

The DNR map gives 0.25 miles one way for the Temperance River Gorge Trail as a whole. The Hidden Falls deck is at its start, reached by a short paved trail; no separate distance is published.

Paved to the deck. Beyond it: hilly, bare rock, packed dirt and stairs, per the DNR map. Rock is slippery when wet or icy.

Where to start

Highway 61 parking lot on the northeast side of the Temperance River. The visitor account says parking is extremely limited.

Timing & water

Year-round state park. Cell service may be spotty per the DNR map.

Before you go

The DNR park map says vehicle permits are required in the park, bought at the park office. It does not say whether the roadside Highway 61 lot needs one.

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

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Cook County, Minnesota.

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