Updated July 2026
Spray Falls
Spray Falls is the most remote waterfall in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, plunging about 70 feet directly off the sandstone cliffs into Lake Superior in Alger County. It is reached by a roughly 8-mile round-trip hike from the Little Beaver Lake trailhead or via the Chapel/Lakeshore Trail.
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 NPS – Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore for closures and current conditions, and confirm land status before setting out.
Frequently Asked Questions
Spray Falls drops about 70 feet. That makes it the 334th-tallest documented waterfall in this inventory, taller than roughly 53% of the falls listed here. Height comes from published land-manager and survey records, not from our own measurement.
The Lakeshore Trail / Little Beaver Lake to Spray Falls Overlook reaches it about 8.2 miles (out-and-back), rated moderate. The nearest town is Munising. That describes the route as documented, not conditions on the day — check with NPS – Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore for closures and current conditions.
summer. 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
- Gorge Falls (Black River) · 34 ft
- Great Conglomerate Falls · 30 ft
- Greenstone Falls
- Hungarian Falls · 50 ft
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