Judson Falls
A sudden cascade over jagged black rock along an otherwise calm and swampy cedar river, Judson Falls sits along the main inlet for Lake Gogebic. The area around the waterfall is fairly remote in a hilly, swampy forest. The valley below the falls opens up to a large wetland before sluggishly emptying into Ice House Bay.
Directions
Go north for 2.8 miles along Stage Coach Road, driving towards Lake Gogebic from US-2. Pull off on the two-track on the left side of the road. Recent logging has left the first half mile of the two-track easy to drive and the second half mile not much worse, so most vehicles can get well in. Keep to the main ungated road past the forks until you reach a fork where the left branch is gated, and park there. Take the right trail, which is very overgrown, for close to a mile. A right, then a left, then another left in quick succession drop you down to the river and the falls. The falls sit just before the river valley opens up and starts getting swampy.
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Visited September 2023. Recent logging makes the first half mile easy to drive on the two track. Second half mile not bad. You will reach a fork, with the left for being gated. Park here. Take the right trail, which is very overgrown, almost a mile. You then need to take a right, i left, and another left in short succession to get down to the river and falls.
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