Waterfalls in the Porkies

Dreamers Welcome.

Hundreds of waterfalls grace the Porcupine Mountains and the surrounding area. You’ll find more than 90 waterfalls in the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park alone! Each season of the year presents different aspects of these natural wonders. In the springtime, the streams and rivers are swollen with meltwater, providing an awe-inspiring spectacle of rushing water. During the summer, each waterfall becomes an idyllic garden scene amid the lush green forest landscape. Fall brings the visual backdrop of the changing leaves. And in the winter, the cold transforms the waterfalls into mesmerizing ice sculptures.

See map of some of the area’s best-known waterfalls.

See videos of these amazing waterfalls.

Seven Waterfalls You Must See.

Highlighted Waterfalls

• Agate Falls – Middle Branch of the Ontonagon River – Head east on M-28 from Bergland, six miles east of Bruce Crossing (map)
• Ajibikoka Falls – Sucker Creek – Located 4.5 miles northwest of Watersmeet off of Forest Rd 206
• Black River Harbor Falls – Black River – Head west on M-28 to US-2 through Bessemer
• Bonanza Falls – Big Iron River – Located 0.9 miles south of M-107 on M-64 South (map)
• Bond Falls – Middle Branch of the Ontonagon River – Take US-45 south from Bruce Crossing to Paulding (map)
• Cascade Falls – Cascade Creek – Take USFS 222 (which becomes 400) northeast from M-28 (map)
• Deer Creek Falls – Deer Creek – Seven miles northwest of Bergland
• Eighteen-mile Rapid Falls – South Branch of Ontonagon River – Located 5.5 miles south of Ewen
• Explorers Falls – Little Carp River – In Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, three miles upstream from Lake Superior (map)
• Flannigan Rapids Falls – South Branch of Ontonagon River – Five miles north of Ewen
• Greenstone Falls – Little Carp River – Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, one mile north of South Boundary Road (map)
• Irish Rapids and Grand Rapids Falls – Ontonagon River – Five miles northwest of  Rockland
• Lepisto Falls – Presque Isle River – Just East of Hwy 519 near western border of Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park (map)
• Little Falls – Middle Branch of the Ontonagon River – Located 4.5 miles southwest of Paulding
• Little Trap Falls – Anderson Creek – Located 6.5 miles north of Bergland
• Little Union Gorge Falls – Little Union River – In Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, 2.5 miles southwest of Silver City
• Meximine Falls – Tamarack River – Six miles east of Watersmeet on Forest Rd 208
• Nimikon Falls – Presque Isle River – Thirteen 13 miles west of Bergland (map)
• Nonesuch Falls – Iron River – In Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, located 1.5 miles west of White Pine (map)
• Park at the North Country Hiking Trail parking lot and hike about 1.25 miles to the falls (map)
• Onion Falls – East Branch of the Ontonagon River – Seven miles northwest of Kenton (map)
• Pewabeck Falls – Little Iron River – Three miles north of White Pine (map)
• Presque Isle River waterfalls – Presque Isle River – Series of waterfalls: Iagoo, Nawadaha, Manido and Manabezho—Located at the westernmost edge of the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park along Hwy 519 (map)
• Rapid River Falls – Rapid River – Five miles northwest of Bergland (map)
• Rock Bluff Falls – Bluff Creek – Ten miles north of Watersmeet (map)
• Sandstone Rapids Falls – Stranton Creek – Nine miles north of Ewen
• Shining Cloud Falls – Carp River – Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, two miles upstream from Lake Superior (map)
• Sparrow Rapid Falls – East Branch of the Ontonagon River – Three miles northwest of Kenton
• Three Rapid Falls – Middle Branch of the Ontonagon River – Ten miles northwest of Agate
• Trap Falls – Carp River – In Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, five miles southwest of Silver City (map)
• Trappers Falls – Little Carp River – In Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, three miles upstream from Lake Superior (map)
• Traders Falls – Little Carp River – In Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, one mile upstream from Lake Superior (map)
• Victoria Dam – West Branch of Ontonagon River – Four miles southwest of Rockland (map)
• Wolverine Falls – Middle Branch of the Ontonagon River – Eight miles west of Paulding (map)