Best waterfalls in Michigan
Michigan’s waterfall country is the Upper Peninsula, where root-beer-colored rivers pour over sandstone — the wide curtain of Tahquamenon, the falls of Pictured Rocks, and dozens of quiet roadside cascades. Spring melt and fall color are best, and many are an easy stroll from the car.
a long, sloping cascade in a quiet Upper Peninsula scenic site.
a stepped fall at the east end of Pictured Rocks.
a powerful fall in Pictured Rocks reached by an easy trail.
a wide, terraced fan often called the UP’s prettiest fall.
a slender fall at the edge of Pictured Rocks.
a 200-foot-wide, root-beer-colored fall in the Upper Peninsula.
a wide, terraced fall a short walk from the highway in the UP.
a lovely, easy fall just outside Munising.
the Lower Peninsula’s largest fall and a barrier-free swimming spot.
Flows change with the season and recent rain — many falls roar at spring snowmelt and slow by late summer. Check conditions and any permit or reservation rules before you go.