Black River Falls — Local services in Ely Township

Getting there isn't easy. Google "Parking for Black River Falls." If it takes you to a person's driveway that says Private Property keep going! The next road is your turn. It has a Scenic Road sign. You will know you have arrived, when you see a very rusty Black River Falls sign and an area of large stones in a curve. Park there, take the trail on the right. You can hear the falls quickly. The trail can be a little steep in spots, but it is probably only about 1000 feet of walking. Once you get down to the falls, look to your right and you should see a wooden bridge to get you to the base of the falls. It was rickety, but stable at the time of...

This was by far, one of my favorite waterfalls to visit! It was harder to find/ get to than most, but so worth it! One of the locals keeps replacing the waterfall sign that she told us keeps going missing (as we got a little lost). As you go down the main trail, you run into a spot where a bridge once was. Instead, you have to go off to the left, down a barely noticeable tail. You go through the dried water bed, and up some large, hilly rocks. Then you come to a second, very old, shaky bridge. Once you cross that, you can step down into the water bed of the river/ waterfall. It is such a pretty spot and...

Great place to crash if you're coming in the middle of the night. There are a few makeshift fire rings out of rock. There's even a tent spot right by The falls. When you come to the turnaround parking lot you'll see another two-track straight in front of you that will take you to a nice secluded spot about 100 yd into the woods to park for the night. Very short walk to the falls. Rocky, Will need to use those leg muscles rocks are...