Goal: Wisconsin Waterfalls

Goal: Visit all Wisconsin naturally-occurring waterfalls.  This list (generally) does not include various man-made spillways and unremarkable rapids/creeks.

Most of these were added from the Wisconsin Waterfalls Travel Guide by Bob Schneider at waterfallswisconsin.com which is probably the best single resource for the state. Other books exist but are not as complete – I have referenced them at the bottom of this page if interested.

Waterfalls by Wisconsin County

• Adams
  • Witches Falls
• Ashland
  • Bad River Falls (Private – Bad River Reservation)
  • Brownstone Falls
  • Copper Falls
  • Morgan Falls
  • Red Granite Falls
  • Second Trestle Falls
  • Spring Brook Falls (Needs confirmation and coordinates; added to waterfallswisconsin.com list spring 2020)
  • Third Trestle Falls
  • Tyler Fork Cascades
• Bayfield
  • Bayfield Waterfall (added to waterfallswisconsin.com list spring 2020)
  • Echo Dells Falls
  • Houghton Falls
  • Little Sioux River Falls
  • Lost Creek Falls
  • Orienta Falls
  • Siskiwit Falls
  • Twin Falls
• Brown
  • Baird Creek Falls
  • Fonferek Falls
  • Kittell Falls (Need more information; added to waterfallswisconsin.com list spring 2020)
  • Wequiock Falls
• Buffalo
  • Modena Rod & Gun Club Waterfall
• Chippewa
  • Duncan Creek Rapids
  • Lake Wissota Rapids
• Clark
  • Swimming Falls
• Columbia
  • Durward’s Glen Waterfall
• Douglas
  • Amnicon Falls
  • Big Manitou Falls
  • Big Twin Rapids / The Falls Rapids (Unconfirmed but on the list at waterfallswisconsin.com, needs more research)
  • Buckley Falls (Failed Attempt #1)
  • Copper Creek Falls
  • Little Manitou Falls
  • Mays Ledges
  • Now and Then Falls
  • Shale Falls (Failed Attempt #1)
  • Snake Pit Falls
• Dunn
  • Devil’s Punchbowl Falls
  • Falls City Falls
  • Red Cedar Waterfall
  • Rock Falls
  • Tripp Falls
• Eau Claire
  • Big Falls (Seymour)
  • Hamilton Falls
• Florence
  • Big Bull Falls
  • Breakwater Falls (aka Pine River Falls)
  • Bull Falls
  • Jennings Falls
  • LaSalle Falls
  • Little Bull Falls (Failed Attempt #1)
  • Meyers Falls
  • Washburn Falls
• Forest
  • Armstrong Creek Rapids
• Grant
  • Big Sand Cave Falls
  • Little Sand Cave Falls
  • Pictured Rock Falls
  • Tennyson Falls
• Iowa
  • Big Spring Creek Cascades
  • Cox Hollow Falls
  • Stephens Falls
• Iron
  • Foster Falls
  • Gile Falls
  • Interstate Falls
  • Interstate Falls Upper (added to waterfallswisconsin.com list spring 2020)
  • Interstate Rapids (added to waterfallswisconsin.com list spring 2020)
  • Kimball Falls
  • Lake of the Falls
  • Little Balsam Falls
  • Peterson Falls (Private land)
  • Potato River Dalles (Update 5/7/2020: I need to go back here, the falls I couldn’t see are HUGE and need more exploration)
  • Potato River Falls
  • Rice Lake Rapids/Falls
  • Rock Cut Falls (No longer possible – Private Land)
  • Rouse Falls
  • Saxon Falls
  • Spring Camp Falls
  • Superior Falls
  • Superior Falls Upper (Forgot/missed this on previous trip, need to go back)
  • Tyler Forks Dells Falls (Failed attempt #1)
  • Upson Falls
  • Willard Falls (I’ve missed this one two times, need to go back)
  • Wren Falls
  • Wren Falls Lower (I totally forgot this on past trip…)
• Jackson
  • Black River Falls
  • Black River Falls – Hwy K Rapids
  • Kelly Road Falls
  • Lost Falls
  • Ni-ho-kha-wa-ne-ey-ja
  • North Bend Falls
  • Perry Creek Falls (aka Perry Creek Rapids)
  • Polly Falls (Failed attempt #1)
• Lincoln
  • Grandfather Falls
  • Prairie River Dells
  • Spirit Falls
• Manitowoc
  • Cato Falls (Lower)
  • Cato Falls (Upper)
  • Devils River Falls
  • Lime Kiln Falls (Upper & Lower)
  • Nachtwey Falls
• Marathon
  • Big Rib Falls
  • Dells of the Eau Claire Falls
• Marinette
  • Big South Falls
  • Bull Falls (Amberg)
  • Bull Falls (Blanchett Rd517)
  • Carney Rapids
  • Dave’s Falls
  • Eightfoot Falls
  • Eighteenfoot Falls
  • Fivefoot Falls
  • Four Foot Falls
  • Horseshoe Falls (Dunbar)
  • Kremlin Falls
  • Long Slide Falls
  • McClintock Falls
  • Miscauno Falls (Private – No Public Access)
  • Mishicot Falls (aka Misicot Falls)
  • Pemene Falls
  • Piers Gorge 2nd Pier (2 Sisters)
  • Quiver Falls
  • Sand Portage Falls
  • Smalley Falls
  • South Branch Pike River Falls
  • Strong Falls
  • Three Foot Falls (Rd517) (Failed Attempt #1)
  • Three Foot Falls
  • Twelve Foot Falls
  • Veteran’s Falls
• Menominee
  • Bear Trap Falls (Private – Menominee Reservation)
  • Big Eddy Falls
  • Big Smokey Falls
  • Ducknest Falls
  • Ducknest Rapids
  • Evergreen Falls
  • Keshena Falls
  • Peavey Falls (Private – Menominee Reservation)
  • Pissmire Falls
  • Rainbow Falls (Private – Menominee Reservation)
  • Shotgun Eddy Rapids
  • Sullivan Falls
  • Tea Kettle Rapids
  • Wayka Falls (Private – Menominee Reservation)
  • Wolf River Dalles
• Milwaukee
  • Estabrook Waterfall
• Monroe
  • Cascade Creek Falls
  • Tarr Falls (Needs more info, listed on waterfallswisconsin.com blog page)
  • Trout Falls
• Oconto
  • Bagley Rapids/Falls
  • Waupee Creek Rapids
• Oneida
  • Cedar Falls
  • Willow River Rapids
• Ozaukee
  • Cedarburg Falls
  • Grafton Falls
  • Sauk Creek Falls
• Pierce
  • Boy Scout Falls (Failed Attempt #1)
  • Devil’s Mixing Bowl (https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Lands/naturalareas/index.asp?SNA=162)
  • Glen Park Falls
  • Hidden Falls (found while browsing web 5/11/20 – https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/wisconsin/hidden-falls-trail )
  • Junction Falls & Lake George Spillway
• Polk
  • Buttermilk Falls (Failed Attempt #1)
  • Cascade Falls
  • Dalles of the St. Croix (aka Taylors Falls)
  • Geiger Falls
  • Little Falls (Amery)
  • Pike Hole Rapids
  • Silverbrook Falls
• Price
  • Big Falls
  • Big Falls Upper (added to waterfallswisconsin.com list spring 2020)
• Racine
  • All Evil Wave
• Rusk
  • Devil’s Kettle Falls (added to waterfallswisconsin.com list spring 2020)
  • Grundy Canyon Falls
  • Red Canyon Falls
• Saint Croix
  • Apple River Falls
  • Apple Falls Sidestream Falls (Needs confirmation and coordinates; added to waterfallswisconsin.com list spring 2020)
  • Little Falls Lake Rapids (Failed Attempt #1)
  • Willow Falls
• Sauk
  • Baxter’s Hollow (added 4/24; check Google photos, needs confirmation)
  • Black Bear Falls
  • December Falls (aka Rosnos Falls)
  • East Bluff Falls
  • Hemlock Draw State Natural Area (added 4/24; check Google photos, possible ice falls, needs confirmation)
  • Little Bear Falls (Needs confirmation and coordinates; (added to waterfallswisconsin.com list spring 2020)
  • Parfrey’s Glen Falls
  • Pewits Nest Falls – No Longer Accessible, DNR Closed Because People Suck (Failed Attempt #1)
  • Pine Hollow State Natural area (added 4/24; check Google photos, possible ice falls, needs confirmation)
  • Redstone Falls
  • ¿Secret Falls?
  • Skillet Falls
  • South Bluff Cascades (Need to determine location – https://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/2019/05/21/devils-lake-cascades-video/)
• Sawyer
  • Bellile Falls
  • Flambeau Falls Rapids
  • Little Falls (Winter)
  • Pipestone Falls (Private – Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation)
  • Yarnell Creek Falls
• Shawano
  • Freeman Falls (aka Monastery Falls)
  • Gilmer Falls
  • Hayman Falls / Rapids
  • Little Bull Falls
  • Red River Falls
• Sheboygan
  • Sheboygan Falls
• Trempeauleau
  • Horseshoe Falls (Trempeauleau) – ephemeral/ice falls
• Vilas
  • Allequash Creek Waterfall (not) (added to waterfallswisconsin.com list spring 2020)
  • Presque Isle Waterfall (added to waterfallswisconsin.com list spring 2020)
• Vernon
  • Eagle Eye Rapids
  • Tunnelville Cliffs Ice Falls
  • Wildcat Mountain Ice Falls
• Washburn
  • Buck Falls
  • Colton Rapids
  • High Falls
• Waukesha
  • Menomonee Falls
• Waupaca
  • Big Falls (Big Falls)
  • Keller Lake Falls
  • Little Falls (Little Falls)
  • Waupaca Falls
• Wood
  • Little Bull Falls

Man-Made but worth visiting

Many more spillways and man-made waterfalls/fountains can be seen at waterfallswisconsin.com if this interests you!

• Eau Claire: The Dells Mill & Museum
• Dane: Belleville Spillway
• Dunn: Eau Galle Spillway
• Calumet: Chilton Spillways (State Street, Madison, Walking Path, Main Street)
• Iowa: House on the Rock waterfalls
• Jackson: Douglas Mill Pond Spillway
• Milwaukee: Mill Pond Spillway
• Richland: Cazenovia “Falls” Spillway

Wisconsin counties with no remarkable natural falls

• Barron
• Burnett
• Calumet
• Crawford
• Dane
• Dodge
• Door
• Fond du Lac
• Green
• Green Lake
• Jefferson
• Juneau
• Kenosha
• Kewaunee
• La Crosse
• Lafayette
• Langlade
• Marquette
• Outagamie
• Pepin
• Portage
• Richland
• Rock
• Taylor
• Walworth
• Washington
• Waushara
• Winnebago

Printed References

1. Wisconsin Waterfalls Travel Guide by Bob Schneider. 2018
2. Waterfalling in Wisconsin: The Complete Guide to Waterfalls in the Badger State by David Hedquist. 2014
3. Wisconsin Waterfalls: A Touring Guide by Patrick J. Lisi. 1998

Online References

1. http://www.gowaterfalling.com/waterfalls/maps/statewisconsin.shtml
2. http://www.wisconline.com/attractions/waterfalls.html
3. https://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/view.aspx?guid=b0ee7b2e-5536-40c5-81d7-5b1af48d7324
4. http://dnr.wi.gov/wnrmag/html/stories/2001/apr01/waterfall.htm
5. http://www.visitashland.com/files/AShlandWaterfallsbrochure.pdf
6. https://www.exploreflorencecounty.com/i/f/Waterfall%20Guide%20inside%200716.pdf
7. KML file for Wisconsin county lines from the Wisconsin Coastal GIS Applications Project.

 

Last updated Feb 10, 2021 @ 9:49 pm