Falls Lakes

Falls Lakes: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this waterfall: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Falls Lakes

Season: July to January, best August to November right after rains; most dry up from February to June.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Falls Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.74043, -92.18032. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Falls Lakes

• Jasper Peak · viewpoint · Saint Louis · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Vermillion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~14 km · Must-see
• Bear Island Lake · lake · Saint Louis · ~21 km · Must-see
• Listening Point · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Vermilion · lake · Saint Louis · ~29 km · Must-see
• Crab Lake · lake · Saint Louis · ~30 km · Must-see
• Burntside Lake · lake · Saint Louis · ~34 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes Beach · lake · Saint Louis · ~42 km · Must-see
• Farm Lake · lake · Lake · ~48 km · Must-see
• Seven Beaver Lake · lake · Saint Louis · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mountain Iron Mine · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~50 km · Must-see
• Newton Falls · waterfall · Lake · ~53 km · Must-see
• Tin Can Mike Lake · lake · Lake · ~58 km · Must-see
• Greenwood Lake · lake · Lake · ~60 km · Must-see
• Superior National Forest · sanctuary · Lake · ~62 km · Must-see
• Sioux-Hustler Trail · trek · Saint Louis · ~65 km · Must-see
• Anchor Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Saint Louis · ~65 km · Must-see
• Crooked Lake · lake · Lake · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Falls Lakes

Other waterfalls near Falls Lakes

• Newton Falls · waterfall · Lake · ~53 km · Must-see
• Gooseberry Falls State Park · waterfall · Lake · ~107 km · Must-see
• Dry Falls · waterfall · Saint Louis · ~42 km
• Kawishiwi Falls · waterfall · Lake · ~47 km
• Sioux Falls · waterfall · Saint Louis · ~51 km
• Pipestone Falls · waterfall · Lake · ~55 km
• Devils Cascade · waterfall · Saint Louis · ~65 km
• Lower Basswood Falls · waterfall · Lake · ~68 km
• Last Falls · waterfall · Lake · ~68 km
• Wheelbarrow Falls · waterfall · Lake · ~70 km

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