Devil's Kettle — Attraction in East Cook

Judge C. R. Magney State Park is located on scenic Minnesota State Highway 61, 25 miles (40 km) from the Canada–United States border.3] The last 8 miles (13 km) of the Brule River flow through the park, dropping 800 feet (240 m) and producing several waterfalls and cascades.[4] A tributary of the Brule, Gauthier Creek, flows in from the west. Mons Creek, an intermittent stream on the park's northeast border, drains a small marsh.[4] This stretch of the Brule River has three named waterfalls. 1 mile (1.6 km) from the lakeshore, Lower Falls drops 7 feet (2.1 m) over two steps just before the mouth of Gauthier Creek.[5 A short distance upstream are Upper Falls, dropping 25 feet (7.6 m), and Devil's Kettle Falls.5] From the Devil's Kettle to Upper Falls the river flows through a .25-mile (0.40 km) rocky gorge, as does the last .5 miles (0.80 km) of Gauthier Creek.[3:56 Developed areas and trail access are confined to the lower third of the park.[7]:54 The northern section is rugged and difficult to access, with open ridges stepping away from the river valley.[8] These extremes produce an elevation change of about 1,000 feet (300 m) in the park. The state park is entirely within Grand Portage State Forest, although most of the land directly adjacent to the park is privately owned inholdings.[9] The park has a continental climate of extreme seasonal variation, moderated by Lake Superior, which keeps the shore areas 6 to 8 degrees warmer in winter and cooler in summer than the inland part of the region.[4] Thus winters tend to be mild...

FYI Do not follow this peg to location on google maps for just Devils Kettle . To access this fall you have to go through State Park Judge Magney. It’s a mile hike, you will see upper falls first and then 700 ft more going further up you will be able to see the Devils Kettle. It’s absolutely beautiful. Just past the platform where you can take pictures you will see the flattening of the river and walk over down stream a little and put your feet in the water or get in all the way, trust me it felt good to cool off after that long hike. Warning the hike to these falls is a good packed down path, however you are constantly going up hill until you reach stairs and then it’s 175 steps down, once down you’ll see another set of steps, about 6 steps that leads to rock platform to see upper falls, right at the small step of steps you will see a sign with arrow stating Devils Kettle 700ft upward. Depending on good of shape you are in will depend on how fast you can walk a mile in a up hill terrain. Just take some water with you, you’re going to get a good workout. Well...

Devil's Kettle Falls splits in two and one side goes down a hole and disappears. Nobody knows where that water comes out, but it is suspected to come out downstream as the river doesn't lose volume. The hike is an easy to moderate hike on a good trail with some elevation gain. The hardest part is a set of steps leading down to Upper Falls and then to Devil's Kettle.

WARNING: Don't fall for the Google Map route. The trail that it shows does not exist! You have to park in Judge CR Magney State Park and then hike up the Superior Hiking Trail to get to the falls. You can hike down the Superior Hiking Trail from the Camp 20 Road, but it is a 3.6-mile hike vs. a 0.9-mile hike. Just to repeat, the "trail" shown on the Google Map route DOES NOT EXIST! I'm posting this as someone who lives in the county just to warn you, because so many people get lost trying to find this...