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    Copper Falls State Park

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    Glenn M.

    This was an incredible hike. The different views of the falls were really nice! I also enjoyed a short dip in Loon Lake.

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    John S.

    A well kept park with clear signage and direction and a detailed map available from the office makes for fun hike of falls viewing. There is some history about the Doughboys and days gone by as the surviving touches of 1930's are still in place, such as log cabins and stone foundations and paths and wood bridges and the observation tower. More amenities in this year round park include a ball field, playground, a beach, camp sites multiple trails, two major waterfalls as well as the spin off of cascading streams. I'm sure it's more spectacular in the fall when there should be a colorful view from the observation tower. The park is open all year so that opens up all the wintery things you can choose.

    Nick F.

    Wow! This is one of the coolest parks I've ever been to! Seeing the name "falls" drew me in, and I detoured, stopping through on the way to the U.P. having no idea of what to expect. It is so unique in the the wooden structures are HUGE, (walking structures and bridges, etc) almost like it's built for giants. Even cooler that it was built by World War 1 vets shortly after the war ended. Ton's of cool trails that follow the river and falls that go over bridges so that you see multiple views, elevations of the various falls (there are many). Just a super POWERFUL place to visit. Worth a trip no matter where you're coming from.

    Kim C.

    WOW! is all I can say about this place. We were planning our drive up to Bayfield, WI for a long weekend and many of the roads in northern WI were washed out due to massive flooding in several counties. We wanted to avoid delays and detours so I looked at alternate routes. And there I saw a WI state park south just northeast of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. I suggest we drive through the forest (which was awesome and we saw a big black bear cross the road in front of us) and stop off at the park for some hiking before we continued our journey north. Steve commented that he commends Wisconsin for doing a crappy job of promoting their parks. There were very few people there and we loved that! This by far is one of my all time favorite parks! Such a beautiful and majestic park with well maintained hiking trails, excellent observation decks to get full view of the falls (and pictures of course) and nice looking camp sites right near the falls. Another great thing about this park is that you don't have to hike for miles to see these beautiful falls. It's a short 2 mile hike in a loop with some boardwalk trail, stone stairs, 3 bridges and dirt paths to take in the best parts. But this park is big and has a lot more trails we did not get to explore that day. I look forward to going back and checking out all the park has to offer for hiking trails!

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    K V.

    Great, very short hike overlooking some waterfalls and rapids. Great for families. Most of the waterfalls are not accessible due to safety. Compared to other hiking places and waterfalls in Wisconsin, I gave this a lower rating.

    Kristina K.

    I am trying to separate the weather from the park itself. Bare with me! The park is actually very pretty. The falls themselves are not the most impressive but still nice to look at. I enjoyed the plaques with details on their history. The trails are abundant and fun to explore! There are mushrooms everywhere. I wish they had handouts on the mushroom types! The camp sites seem to be more for RV Campers than tent camping. Very rocky and uncomfortable. Bathrooms are hard to find as is the recycling. Overall a pretty park but I probably wouldn't come back.

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    Wonderful park with many hiking trails and waterfalls. There are even secret tails that you can find more waterfalls.

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    Very cool sights. Great walking paths. Half frozen gave some incredible views. Need to come back in the summer to see the full effect.

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    Interstate Falls

    Interstate Falls

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    Called Interstate Falls because it's directly on the MI/WI border, this spot is only about a 10…read moreminute drive from Ironwood, MI, and only about a 10 minute hike from the parking lot. We saw lot of fun fungi on our hike in and spotted some folks foraging some of the mushrooms and even overheard them saying that they had found some chanterelles. It was an easy hike in on the main path, or you can switch it up to some more tretcherous terrain slightly closer to the falls along the stream (hiking poles recommended if you do so, especiallyif it's been raining recently). It appears that they recently redid all of the steps down to the main waterfall, but there are probably the equivalent of a 3 or 4 story building worth of stairs, which definitely winded a member of our party experiencing some health issues. The falls themselves are about about 15 feet high and there are some miini waterfalls along the a lot of the path on your way in as well. Beware: Google Maps may send you the wrong way. Based on a sign on someone's driveway on the route that Google told us to take that says it's private property, I gather that Google regularly tries to route folks through what it thinks is a public road but is clearly private property. I feel like this happens pretty regularly and that's that Google maps also seems to be unaware of unaware of incredibly major road construction projects. Its vexing to say the least. These lousy directions cost us about 15 minutes, so be sure to double check your route and enter from the MI side, not the WI one.

    Meyers Beach- Bayfield Sea Caves

    Meyers Beach- Bayfield Sea Caves

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    We hiked the Lakeshore Trail from the Meyers Beach parking lot. (National Park Service. $5 parking…read morefee; $2.50 if you have a Senior Pass or Access Pass. May, 2023). As noted by others, this is a launch point for kayaks to launch for views of the sea caves and cliffs. We were at this location twice in late May, 2023, and national park Rangers were there on both days (Wednesday, Friday) ensuring that kayakers were prepared for the rough and cold waters, and to provide guidance to hikers. There are clean vault toilets at the location. Regarding the Lakeshore Hike, we did about 2.2 miles of the hike, returning on the same trail to make it about 4.4 miles roundtrip. The trail continues to a campground site (I believe NPS reservations are required) but we didn't go that far. The first 1.8 miles are largely inland, without views of Lake Superior. Of this segment, the first 0.7 miles are almost completely on a double plank boardwalk that goes over swampy land in parts. It requires some stepping up and down on planks, following terrain changes. After you cross a service road at 0.7 miles, the trail alternates between plank boards and regular trails. As you approach the crevasse at 1.8 miles, there are quite a few ascents and descents wherein you go down to a stream-bed and then back up. Some of these are steep but have logs to help with footing. The stream crossings all had sturdy boards or bridges to cross. At 1.8 miles, you reach the crevasse area with views of Lake Superior. Take a look on both sides to see sea caves and the deep crevasse. There are benches here too so it made a great lunch spot. Be careful not to get too close to the edges. It's a long way down! Beyond the crevasse, walk another 0.4 miles to the "basin". This stretch is relatively easy (flat) walking with spectacular views. My husband, who has been hiking in the Himalayas recently, found the entire trail to be easy. For me, I'd characterize it as moderately challenging. On the positive side, there is very little elevation change, so I wasn't huffing and puffing. However, I have balance issues, so I didn't particularly like the footing for the ascents/descents to the stream beds nor all of the roots on the trail. Some of the steps up and down, even on the boardwalk, were also a bit too high for my short legs! Having walked with hiking poles and an occasional hand from my husband helped. Finally, remember bug spray. The mosquitoes are active. 4-star rating overall instead of 5 due to distance required to walk to get views of the sea caves and mosquitoes. 5 stars for the Park Service.

    You have to come check out the sea caves on the shoreline of Lake Superior. Meyers beach is the…read morelaunching point for kayaks. It's also the location for the hiking trail. The views from the water are beautiful! I highly recommend the water instead of the walking trail. There are multiple vendors you can rent kayaks and wet suits from. You can even take a guided tour. We personally, have our own kayaks and decided to do our own trip. The DNR do sit at the beach and give you the whole spiel on safety and risks. It is recommended to use sea kayaks due to the rough waters of Lake Superior. We have used normal lake kayaks and used good judgement on the water/ weather conditions. Both times were just fine on the normal kayaks. Just be careful. The waters are freezing all year-round and if you do go overboard near the caves there's no good spot to pull off. Check out my pics of the stunning caves!

    Hunt Hill Nature Center - Nature

    Hunt Hill Nature Center

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    A great place to take the family for summer camps, beautiful hiking, nature education and tons of…read moreprograma

    This is going to be one of those reviews where I open with a quote/poem. Today's selection will be…read moreone of my favorites from Wendell Berry: When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children's lives may be, I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds. I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief. I come into the presence of still water. And I feel above me the day-blind stars waiting with their light. For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free. Now that I got that out of my system, I love this place. They offer a ton of camps and classes for children and adults all centered around nature and conservation. I rememember coming to the day camps here and having a blast. I did the Spanish Lanuage immersion camp, general day camp, but never the week long over night. They offer cabins for rental as well. There was this one we went to that was like way out there on this trail and built from super old wood in a lincoln log kind of way. And now just looking at their website, they apparently rent that out too on a nightly basis. Ooh and the bogs. They have this massive bog on the property that you can walk through and it has all these crazy species of plants. There's even one of those insect eating plants and orchids and stuff. Now that I'm thinking about it, this place would make for a great Yoga retreat. If you're reading this Ms. Hunt or whoever owns this place, you should explore the idea of a partnership with a Yoga studio. You could be like the Kripalu of the midwest.

    Copper Falls State Park - parks - Updated May 2026

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