Mineral Spring Falls
Ransom County, North Dakota
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Ransom County, North Dakota
- Access status
- State forest trail; long walk on the North Country Trail
- The walk
- About 2.1 miles each way
- Ground & access
- Natural-surface hiking trail through forest and open areas. Rocks around the falls are slippery.
Mineral Spring Falls is a small, roughly 8 foot spring-fed waterfall in Sheyenne River State Forest near Fort Ransom. The North Dakota Forest Service describes it as the state's only waterfall. From the parking area just after the bridge over the Sheyenne River on 122nd Street, follow the blue-blazed Mineral Springs Trail, which is also part of the North Country Trail. It winds through forest and open areas for about 2 miles and ends at the falls. Return the same way.
Plan your visit
Blue-blazed Mineral Springs Trail (North Country Trail) from the Martinson Bridge trailhead in Sheyenne River State Forest
Waterfall Hero gives a 4.2 mile hike length and says the trail runs about 2 miles before ending at the falls.
Natural-surface hiking trail through forest and open areas. Rocks around the falls are slippery.
Where to start
Trailhead parking on the right of 122nd Street just after the Sheyenne River bridge, south of Fort Ransom. Published trailhead coordinates: 46.50275, -97.87819.
Timing & water
Winter snow may cover the trail.
Before you go
No fee or reservation is mentioned.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
No other mapped waterfalls within 40 miles.