Canyon Falls |
Description
Canyon Falls is a well-known falls in a roadside park on US-41
south of L'Anse near the town of Alberta. The falls are on the Sturgeon
River, and are well worth a stop if you're in the area.
Warning! There are canyon walls
around these falls that you, or your kids, could fall from. Stay
on the tourist trail, and you'll be reasonably safe. If you venture
off the tourist trail, there are no railings—keep an eye
on your kids.
From the parking lot, a well-developed tourist trail takes you
alongside the river and to the falls. The viewing "platform"
is actually a flat piece of exposed rock on top of the canyon wall.
Beyond the current viewing platform you should easily be able to
find the remnants of an older, and longer, tourist trail.
The older tourist trail was in use, I think, the first time I visited
these falls back in the late '80s. I don't know why the trail has
been truncated to its current length. In any case, I highly recommend
a walk down the old trial; you'll get some nice views of the canyon.
But watch your kids, or don't take your kids, because the old railings
are gone in some places and rotten in others.
Directions
US-41 is the main drag between Marquette and L'Anse. You'll easily
find it on the map. About 20 miles or so south of L'Anse, US-41
makes a 90-degree turn to the north. The falls (or the roadside
park) is about 4-5 miles north of that turn, and about 2 miles south
of the old town of Alberta. The roadside park is on the west side
of the road.
Slide Show
- Parking Lot Map
- Dilapidated Signs
- Rock Pillar
- Boardwalk
- At the Water
- Small Upper Falls
- Rocks in River
- The Big Falls
- Downstream in the Canyon
- On the Old Trail
- Looking Back
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