Cut Face Creek, Minnesota, United States
4.5 (6 reviews) Spent Ranking #15 in Grand Marais Bodies of Water
Very cool rest area stop
The restrooms are primitive, but clean. There are beautiful views from the picnic tables and dog walking area. But the real gem is the nice stair walk down to the water front and the available short hike along the pebble beach.
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, Grand Marais, Minnesota, United States, Postal Code: 55604.
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4.5 based on (6 reviews)
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5Dan W 5:00 PM Jul 26, 2020
Nice wayside, decent beach, interesting hike up creekbed if flow allows
I'd stopped at the wayside and explored the beach before - which is nice enough - but not until last week was I tipped off to the wonders of the creek by the "Waterfalls of the North Shore" book lent me by a friend. At low flow (much of the time - its watershed is quite small) you can walk from the beach up the creek to a sort-of waterfall. Really more of a 100 yard long series of cascades. My guidebook cautions that it's tricky to time it right - at higher flows you will get soaked, and it quickly dries up after rains, leaving you without a waterfall. For us the flow was on the low side, but there was some water coming over the falls and cascades. We managed to make it to the falls without getting our feet wet. I think it's about a half mile into the falls, but the creek makes so twists and turns, I'd guess only a couple hundred straight-line yards from the beach. And such a different world. There are sheer canyon walls 50-100 feet high where the creek makes its tight bends. I'm no geological expert, but the diversity of rocks in this creek is more than I've seen anywhere. Be aware that since this is part of a state park, it's illegal to take rocks or anything else. Also, do not attempt this during or after heavy rains. There are parts of the canyon where it might be difficult to escape to higher ground in the event of a flash flood. Anyway, one of the coolest places I have explored on the North Shore.
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5GetOutAndGetGoing 5:00 PM Jul 18, 2019
Great pit stop
Pull on in from Hwy 61... if you're heading north the view from the highway as you approach is really wonderful. Quick and easy geocache here (as of July 2019). Decent restroom, for a pit toilet, anyhow. Nice water views, too.
