Updated July 2026
Manitou River Cascades
Within George H. Crosby Manitou State Park, the most remote of the North Shore waterfall parks, the Manitou River drops roughly 100 feet through a series of cascades. The falls are reached by an under-one-mile but rugged hike on the park's Middle Trail toward the river.
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 – George H. Crosby Manitou State Park for closures and current conditions, and confirm land status before setting out.
Frequently Asked Questions
Manitou River Cascades drops about 100 feet. That makes it the 216th-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.
Access is documented as moderate hike. No trail distance is on record for Manitou River Cascades. The nearest town is Finland. Confirm access and land status with Minnesota DNR – George H. Crosby Manitou State Park before setting out — some documented falls have no public route at all.
spring. 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 (Lower Falls) · 60 ft
- Gooseberry Falls (Middle Falls) · 25 ft
- Hidden Falls (Temperance River)
- High Falls of the Baptism River · 63 ft
- Illgen Falls · 40 ft
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