Updated July 2026
Gooseberry Falls (Lower Falls)
The Lower Falls is a two-tiered drop on the Gooseberry River that plunges about 60 feet into the final pool before the river reaches Lake Superior, within Gooseberry Falls State Park.
Before you go
Waterfalls are hazardous by nature — wet rock, cold water, and unstable edges — and flow varies enormously with season and recent rain. Trail figures here describe the route as documented, not conditions today. Check Minnesota DNR (Gooseberry Falls State Park) for closures and current conditions, and confirm land status before setting out.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Gooseberry Falls (Lower Falls) drops about 60 feet. That makes it the 357th-tallest documented waterfall in this inventory, taller than roughly 48% of the falls listed here. Height comes from published land-manager and survey records, not from our own measurement.
The Falls Loop / Waterfalls Walk reaches it about 1 miles (loop), rated easy. The nearest town is Two Harbors. That describes the route as documented, not conditions on the day — check with Minnesota DNR (Gooseberry Falls State Park) for closures and current conditions.
Spring snowmelt for highest volume. Waterfall flow swings enormously with snowmelt and recent rain, so a fall that roars in spring can be a trickle by late summer.
More Minnesota waterfalls
- Caribou Falls · 35 ft
- Cascade Falls (Cascade River) · 30 ft
- Devil's Kettle Falls · 50 ft
- Gooseberry Falls (Middle Falls) · 25 ft
- Hidden Falls (Temperance River)
- High Falls of the Baptism River · 63 ft
- Illgen Falls · 40 ft
- Kadunce River Falls
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