Hidden Falls
Hennepin County, Minnesota
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Hennepin County, Minnesota
- Access status
- Official walking directions documented
- The walk
- Short park walk; length not published
- Ground & access
- Paved and natural surface trails through bottomland forest. Stairs from the boulevard; an accessible paved path reaches the upper plaza.
Enter Hidden Falls Regional Park at the north entrance (Mississippi River Boulevard and Magoffin Avenue). From the first parking lot at the bottom of the bluffs, walk past the picnic shelters toward the river and follow the trail northwest along the Mississippi and up Hidden Falls Creek to the falls. A viewing plaza above the falls can be reached by stairs from Mississippi River Boulevard or by an accessible paved path from Uŋčí Makhá Park.
Plan your visit
North entrance lot to Hidden Falls Creek, or the upper viewing plaza
The city gives directions but no walking distance. Measured length unknown.
Paved and natural surface trails through bottomland forest. Stairs from the boulevard; an accessible paved path reaches the upper plaza.
Where to start
First parking lot at the bottom of the bluffs inside the north entrance, Mississippi River Boulevard near Magoffin Avenue.
Timing & water
Roads and trails may close for flooding, construction or events. The city says gates may close to vehicle traffic in winter.
Before you go
No fee or reservation found for visiting the falls. Shelter rentals are separate.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
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