Minnesota Waterfalls: All 14 Documented Falls

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The Best Waterfalls in Minnesota — Minnesota's best waterfalls cluster along Lake Superior's North Shore, where rivers drop off the basalt highlands toward the lake.

Waterfall	Height	Type	Access	Trail
Manitou River Cascades · Lake County	100 ft	cascade	Moderate Hike	—
High Falls of the Baptism River · Lake County County	63 ft	plunge	Moderate Hike	3 mi
Gooseberry Falls (Lower Falls) · Lake County County	60 ft	tiered	Short Hike	1 mi
Minnehaha Falls · Hennepin County County	53 ft	plunge	Short Hike	0.9 mi
Devil's Kettle Falls · Cook County	50 ft	punchbowl	Moderate Hike	2 mi
Partridge Falls · Cook County	50 ft	cascade	Short Hike	0.6 mi
Illgen Falls · Lake County	40 ft	plunge	Short Hike	0.8 mi
Caribou Falls · Lake County	35 ft	tiered	Short Hike	1.3 mi
Cascade Falls (Cascade River) · Cook County County	30 ft	cascade	Short Hike	0.5 mi
Gooseberry Falls (Middle Falls) · Lake County	25 ft	tiered	Short Hike	0.5 mi
Hidden Falls (Temperance River) · Cook County	—	cascade	Short Hike	2 mi
Kadunce River Falls · Cook County	—	cascade	Moderate Hike	1.2 mi
Two Step Falls · Lake County	—	tiered	Short Hike	2 mi
Vermilion Falls · St. Louis County	—	cascade	Short Hike	0.25 mi

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