Grand Portage State Park

Minnesota’s Highest Waterfall

Grand Portage is Minnesota’s northernmost and newest state park, home to High Falls—the state’s tallest at 120 feet! On Ojibwe tribal land near the Canadian border.

High Falls

Easy 0.5-mile boardwalk leads to viewing platforms of the 120-foot plunge on the Pigeon River (US-Canada border).

Middle Falls

More adventurous 5-mile round trip to Middle Falls on the border.

Unique Partnership

Operated jointly with the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa—Minnesota’s only state park on tribal land.

No Camping

Day-use only. For camping, try Judge C.R. Magney State Park to the south.

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