Kukuck's Falls on Slate River

sudden, dramatic entrance into the Slate River Gorge

Side view of the falls
  • Side view of the falls
  • Looking down at the falls from the trail
  • Easy path high up on the bank
  • Wide river with tall rock walls
  • Dusting of snow around the falls
  • Kukucks Falls

The Slate River enters a deep gorge in a dramatic way with a sudden plunge down steep, layered rock. This drop, Kukuck's Falls, is the uppermost named drop in a long and rugged path within the gorge. Slate River breaks evenly on the rock line and cascades down, jumping and foaming around, before landing in a small pool below. This waterfall is one of the only drops easily viewed from the east bank path thanks to a convenient bend, although the best vantage can be had riverside.

Directions

Park on either side of the bridge over Slate River, about 11 miles east of L'Anse, right on Skanee Road. Follow the river upstream past the lower falls (Slate River Falls, Ecstasy Falls, and Slide Falls) to reach Kukuck's Falls. There is a path high up on east bank that lowers down to the waterfall, otherwise the more scenic route is right along (and sometimes inside) the river itself.

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