Best waterfalls in Wisconsin
Wisconsin’s falls hide in the Northwoods, where tannin-stained rivers cut red-rock gorges — Big Manitou (the state’s tallest), Copper Falls, and Amnicon’s covered-bridge cluster near Lake Superior. Spring and fall are peak, and the marquee falls are short, scenic walks.
a wide multi-tier fall in Willow River State Park near the Twin Cities.
the tallest fall in Wisconsin, in Pattison State Park.
a remote, powerful gorge fall in far northern Wisconsin.
the tallest fall in the Chequamegon forest, paired with St. Peter’s Dome.
a cluster of falls around a covered bridge near Lake Superior.
a sister fall to Copper Falls over red-rock ledges.
tannin-stained falls and a log-railed gorge loop in the Northwoods.
a fall in the middle of a St. Croix river town.
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.