Foster Falls
Iron County, Wisconsin
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Iron County, Wisconsin
- Access status
- County forest road to a parking area near the falls
- The walk
- A short distance from the parking area; no distance is published
- Ground & access
- Rocky riverbank with no fences or barriers. The rocks at the top of the falls slope sharply.
Foster Falls is a 25-foot falls on the Potato River in Iron County, north of Upson. From Upson, go north on Highway 122 for 5 miles, turn left (west) on Sullivan Road and travel 2 miles, then turn right at the sign before the river and go to the parking area. The falls are on the left a short distance away. There are no fences or barriers at the falls. The best view from below means hopping across small rocks. Iron County says the top of the falls can also be seen from the west side of the river by the North Country Trail.
Plan your visit
Highway 122 north of Upson, Sullivan Road west, then the signed turn before the river to a parking area; the falls are a short distance away
Iron County says the falls are on the left a short distance from the parking area. No distance is given.
Rocky riverbank with no fences or barriers. The rocks at the top of the falls slope sharply.
Where to start
Parking area at the end of the signed turn off Sullivan Road, just before the river, 2 miles west of Highway 122.
Timing & water
No season is stated.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
Wren FallsRough forest road to a trail parking area and an overlook above the fallsIron County, WI2.9 miSW- Upson FallsTown park with a short trail to the fallsIron County, WI4.3 miSE
- Upper Potato River FallsCounty park trail to an observation deckIron County, WI4.3 miNW
- Lower Potato River FallsCounty park stair trail to a deck facing the lower fallsIron County, WI4.4 miNW
- Saxon Falls RoadIron County, WI8.7 miNE
- CascadesPartial guide: state park trail; exact feature not confirmedAshland County, WI9.1 miW
- Brownstone FallsState park loop trail with overlooks of the fallsAshland County, WI9.1 miW
Copper FallsPavilion parking and waterfall loop researchedAshland County, WI9.3 miW- Superior FallsPower company site open to the public; short walkGogebic County, MI9.7 miN