Upper Silver River Falls
Far upstream from the well-known Silver River Falls off of M-26 the water carves a deep gorge in the Keweenaw’s conglomerate ridge to create multiple drops and rapids. Two of the more impressive drops sit furthest upstream, each creating a deep scenic pool below them, although there are plenty of other tall ones along the river below.
Directions
Drive east from Eagle Harbor along M-26 for 4.2 miles. Right before the Brockway Mountain Drive’s west entrance the highway crosses a bridge marked with ‘Silver River’. Park off the shoulder here and head south, up the river. Once the gorge starts it will be easiest to wade up the creek as opposed to scaling up and down the walls to view the individual drops.
Photographs
Visits
Seen in April.
- the first drop still hidden under a plume of white
When we bumped into the first drop we could only hear it gurgling loudly under a large plume of white. Above this drop there were more visible ones; the visible drops were gentle rolls over dark rock that looked more basalt than conglomerate, which seemed odd to me. High walls of rounded rocks rose up around us, the river calmed down and drifted along over a shallow bed, and we headed into the narrow gorge with a healthy amount of awe of our sharp passage.
Comments
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Thanks for the directions. These were tough and I'm glad we did these first thing in the day. Must have hiked 3 miles round trip, but worth it!
Hi Pam, these are indeed tough! I sure hoped you did it on a hot day - they seem perfect for a summer wade.
Sorry had to comment. Everywhere it says M-28, should read M-26. Our summer house is a short 1/2 walk to these falls, so blessed.
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