Cascade Falls
Polk County, Wisconsin
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Polk County, Wisconsin
- Access status
- Village stairway from the main street to the falls
- The walk
- A stairway down into the glen; no distance is published
- Ground & access
- Long stairway into a wooded glen, then an easy trail.
Cascade Falls is a 25-foot falls on Osceola Creek in Wilke Glen, in the center of the village of Osceola beside the St. Croix River. Park along Cascade Street (WI-35) in downtown Osceola. Just north of the Watershed Cafe, information signs about Wilke Glen mark the top of a stairway that leads down into the gorge; the falls come into view on the left at the bottom. The trail continues past the falls to the St. Croix River. Return up the stairs. The falls are lit with color-changing lights in the evening.
Plan your visit
Downtown Osceola on Cascade Street (WI-35), stairs just north of the Watershed Cafe down into Wilke Glen to the base of the falls
The sources describe a stairway from the street down into the glen and a trail that continues to the St. Croix River. None gives a walking distance.
Long stairway into a wooded glen, then an easy trail.
Where to start
Street parking along Cascade Street (WI-35) in downtown Osceola. Parking rules or meters are not described.
Timing & water
No season limits are stated.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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