Ottawa National Forest · Michigan
Cascade Falls
0.7 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 60003 · trail class 3 · typical grade 5-8% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike, snowshoe, ski
Begins at the forest's mile 0, 46.6568, -89.4522 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins
Cascade Falls the Forest Service's write-up
No Fee · season January to December
There are two trails that lead to and from the falls. The main trail is the easiest at 1 mile long with only mild changes in elevation. The Bluff Trail leaves and rejoins the main trail and can be quite challenging as it gets steep at points but will reward you with some outstanding vistas. This waterfall is well named as it cascades over the rocks.
This hike on fs.usda.gov
Every trail in Ottawa National Forest
About this trail's facts
The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.
