Illgen Falls
Lake County, Minnesota
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 39 ft (12 m)
- Location
- Lake County, Minnesota
- Access status
- Short trail from a roadside pull-off
- The walk
- About a hundred yards one way to the top of the falls
- Ground & access
- Easy woods trail to the top. Unofficial paths to the base are steep and harder.
From Highway 61 at Illgen City, drive west on County Road 1 for about 1.6 miles to a pull-off on the left with a small state park sign. A short, easy trail leads through the woods to the top of the falls on the Baptism River, near the Illgen Falls rental cabin. The falls is part of Tettegouche State Park but is not on the park trail system. Routes to the base are unofficial and harder.
Plan your visit
Pull-off on County Road 1 west of Illgen City to the top of Illgen Falls
Go Waterfalling says the trail leads a hundred yards or so down to the top of the falls. No measured distance is published.
Easy woods trail to the top. Unofficial paths to the base are steep and harder.
Where to start
Small pull-off on the left (south) side of County Road 1, about 1.6 miles from Highway 61, with a state park property sign.
Timing & water
Wet rock at the river; spring high water is strong.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned in the sources read. Respect the privacy of the rental cabin by the falls.
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