Potawatomi falls in ironwood is one of the easiest to access but even it has quite a few stairs to the overlook. Potawatomi falls ironwood five striking waterfalls dot the black river national forest scenic byway on its way to black river harbor and signs along the route explain the fascinating rock formations over which the water so frequently flows. Western upper peninsula waterfalls 12.
It is located within laughing whitefish falls state park. Laughing whitefish falls is classified as a slide waterfall and drops a total of 100 feet. Laughing whitefish falls scenic site one of the tallest waterfalls in upper michigan laughing whitefish falls is a must stop when you are in the marquette or munising areas.
Almost all require hiking to reach but there are paths several barrier free to some of the most popular. There are more than 300 falls scattered across the u p ranging in size from under 5 feet to 48 feet vertical drops. Is home to all but one of michigan s waterfalls.
This page has been accessed 715638 times. Waterfall s of michigans upper peninsula. The following site has pictures of most of the michigan waterfalls.
Wisconsin also has several waterfalls near the michigan border. These falls are much closer to most downstate locations than the falls in the western up. As one of the largest waterfalls east of the mississippi it makes michigan proud with its 200 foot span and 50 foot drop into the expansive tahquamenon river.
The largest waterfall in michigan can be found on the beautiful upper peninsula and is known as the stunning tahquamenon falls. If all you want to do is look at the waterfall and take some pictures it s decent but if you want to have some fun and a cool hike you can climb to the top along the side and then hike right up the center wagner wagner falls is one of the more impressive falls in the munising area and is located on a 22 acre site maintained by the michigan dnr having a small parking area on the.
