Updated July 2026
Laughing Whitefish Falls
A 100-foot fan-shaped cascade dropping over sandstone ledges on the Laughing Whitefish River, reached by an easy one-mile round-trip trail in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
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 Laughing Whitefish Falls State Scenic Site (Michigan DNR) for closures and current conditions, and confirm land status before setting out.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Laughing Whitefish Falls drops about 100 feet. That makes it the 190th-tallest documented waterfall in this inventory, taller than roughly 73% of the falls listed here. Height comes from published land-manager and survey records, not from our own measurement.
The Laughing Whitefish Falls Trail reaches it about 1 miles (out-and-back) with roughly 108 feet of elevation gain, rated easy. The nearest town is Sundell. That describes the route as documented, not conditions on the day — check with Laughing Whitefish Falls State Scenic Site (Michigan DNR) for closures and current conditions.
Spring snowmelt (Apr-Jun). Waterfall flow swings enormously with snowmelt and recent rain, so a fall that roars in spring can be a trickle by late summer.
More Michigan waterfalls
- Agate Falls · 39 ft
- Bond Falls · 50 ft
- Chapel Falls · 60 ft
- Dead River Falls · 90 ft
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- Great Conglomerate Falls · 30 ft
- Greenstone Falls
- Hungarian Falls · 50 ft
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