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Pipestone Falls

Lake County, Minnesota

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Lake County, Minnesota
Access status
Canoe route documented; parking and permit details unverified
The walk
Canoe trip with two portages; the Pipestone Falls portage is 90 rods (about 0.3 mile) one-way
Ground & access
Lake paddling and two portage trails described as smooth. Motorboats share these lakes.
BWCAwild: Fall Lake

Pipestone Falls is reached by canoe. From the Fall Lake entry point, paddle north and portage around Newton Falls into Newton Lake. Paddle about two miles to the north end of Newton Lake, where a 90-rod portage runs beside Pipestone Falls into Pipestone Bay of Basswood Lake. Return the same way.

Plan your visit

Canoe from Fall Lake (BWCA Entry Point 24) through Newton Lake to the Pipestone Falls portage

Portage lengths are in rods (1 rod = 16.5 feet). BWCAwild gives 40 rods around Newton Falls; Friends of the Boundary Waters gives 80 rods. Both give 90 rods for the Pipestone Falls portage. Newton Lake is about two miles of paddling. No total trip distance is assigned.

Lake paddling and two portage trails described as smooth. Motorboats share these lakes.

Where to start

Fall Lake is the location of BWCA Entry Point 24 and the Forest Service Fall Lake Campground near Ely. The exact entry point parking area and any parking fee were not checked.

Timing & water

Open-water paddling season only. Current conditions unverified.

Before you go

A Boundary Waters permit is required for Entry Point 24. Permit type, quota and fees for a day trip were not verified.

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

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Waterfall location

Lake County, Minnesota.

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