By Jim Umhoefer
Trails Reporter
Lake County. 4.5 miles northeast of Silver Bay on Highway 61. Highway map index: 0-8.
Plummeting 80 feet over a rocky ledge, sheer High Falls in Tettegouche State Park is Minnesota's highest waterfall (120-foot Pigeon Falls, in Grand Portage State Park, is shared with Ontario). Tettegouche showcases the best of North Shore scenery: rocky palisades along Lake Superior, steep inland bluffs and cliffs, a productive fishing river and isolated forest lakes.
The highlight of Tettegouche is an extensive, challenging trail system that twists and rolls with the terrain. There are two trailheads in the park. One is near the park entrance at the Baptism River Highway Rest Area. The other is at the end of the road that leads to the campground.
