Baraga County
Bacco Falls
string of drops near Alberta
Bacco (or Bocco) Creek empties a handful of swamps perched high aside of Plumbago Creek down to Sturgeon River. As it flows down from the swampy highlands and quickly drops down a number of small waterfalls before diving under US-41 and the trail to Canyon River Falls. These waterfalls are pretty diverse and some of them reach respectable heights.
Directions
Nine miles south of L’Anse on US-41, just after Alberta, is the old route of US-41 on the left side of the road. Take the old route for a few hundred yards until you cross over Bacco Creek. Either park near the creek or continue on to the logged-out clearing ahead for easier access.
All of the drops are located upstream of old US-41’s bridge, and most of them on the east side of the logged-out clearing. Follow the creek up, taking the clearing as a shortcut if desired, to view the falls.
- Rating
- 2/5
- River
- Bacco Creek
- River System
- Sturgeon River
- Height
- 30'
- Width
- 1'
- Tallest Drop
- 6'
- Drops
- 8
- County
- Baraga County
- Closest Town
- Alberta
- Location
- 46.63294, -88.46801
- Elevation
- 1476'