High Falls
St. Louis County, Minnesota
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- St. Louis County, Minnesota
- Access status
- Official short trail and rest area documented
- The walk
- About 0.25 mile return
- Ground & access
- Short trail on granite near a violent Class VI flume. Stay behind the railing.
High Falls is the 25-foot flume on the Vermilion River that the Forest Service calls Vermilion Falls, south of Crane Lake. The USFS Vermilion Falls Rest Area sits beside it with picnic tables, toilets and an observation railing along the falls. Walk the short Vermilion Falls Trail from the rest area.
Plan your visit
Vermilion Falls Rest Area (USFS) to the observation railing on the Vermilion River
Superior National Forest lists the Vermilion Falls Trail as a .25 mile round trip hike.
Short trail on granite near a violent Class VI flume. Stay behind the railing.
Where to start
Vermilion Falls Rest Area (USFS) on the river just upstream of the Forest Road 491 bridge, per the DNR water trail map.
Timing & water
Snow-free season most practical. Winter road maintenance unverified.
Before you go
No fee or reservation found in reviewed sources.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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