Two Step Falls
Lake County, Minnesota
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 13 ft (4 m)
- Location
- Lake County, Minnesota
- Access status
- State park trail and 175 stairs; permit rule not confirmed
- The walk
- About 0.95 mile one way, 1.9 miles return including High Falls
- Ground & access
- Strenuous. 175 stairs down to the falls and back up.
Two Step Falls is a stepped falls on the Baptism River below High Falls. From the High Falls Trail trailhead lot, follow the trail to High Falls and return across the bridge, then follow signs toward Two Step Falls and the campground. At a fork signed 1/8 mile to Two Step Falls, take the left fork down 175 stairs to the falls. The climb back up is strenuous. Return the same way or via the campground road.
Plan your visit
Tettegouche State Park: High Falls Trail from the trailhead parking lot, then the signed spur to Two Step Falls
Northern Wilds gives 1.9 miles round trip to High Falls and Two Step Falls from Trailhead Parking. A trail sign quoted in the article reads 1/8 mile to Two Step Falls and 1/2 mile back to High Falls. Add about 1.5 miles return if parking at the State Rest Area.
Strenuous. 175 stairs down to the falls and back up.
Where to start
Trailhead parking lot at the end of the campground road past Center parking in Tettegouche State Park, or the State Rest Area on Highway 61 (adds about 1.5 miles return).
Timing & water
No seasonal details confirmed. The article was published in 2015 and updated in 2019.
Before you go
Inside a Minnesota state park. The current vehicle permit rule for Tettegouche was not confirmed from a source read.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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