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Tahquamenon Falls State Park
- Established
- 1947
- Acreage
- 46,179 · 46,179 acres stretching 13+ miles in the eastern Upper Peninsula
- Location
- Luce and Chippewa Counties, MI near Paradise
- Key features
- Upper Tahquamenon Falls (200 ft wide, ~50 ft drop, ~50,000 gal/sec) — one of the largest waterfalls east of the Mississippi; Lower Falls cascades; amber tannin-stained river; old-growth forest
- Activities
- Hiking (35+ miles of trails including the North Country Trail), camping, kayaking, fishing, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, viewing the falls
- Notable
- Second largest state park in Michigan; the river's amber color comes from tannins leached from cedar, spruce, and hemlock swamps
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Source: en.wikipedia.org · 2026-05-08