Arnold Mine Falls

small cascade on the fringe of mine ruins

The remains of an old, relatively unproductive mine lie scattered about near the top of Jacob’s Creek. Arnold Mine was a branched off venture of Copper Falls Mine in the east and is now owned by the Jampot monks, caretakers who have done a fantastic job over the years of cleaning and maintaining the historic site. Waterfalls sit up here, including a scenic fanning drop, near the fields of poor rock with nice trails leading up to and around them.

Directions

If you don’t feel like following Jacob’s Creek up from M-26 and the Jampot, a tough uphill hike that is close to a mile in length, then drive up the bluff to Arnold Mine. From Eagle River this is a 3.3 mile route first along Garden City Road, then bearing left at the fork with Eagle Harbor Cutoff. Park on the side of the road, a few hundred yards east of where Jacob’s Creek flows under the road, and follow the two-track north to the poor rock paths. The falls are just downstream of the poor rock.

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Visits

Seen in April.

April 19, 2009
Signs of mining began to show up beyond the camp, cleared land and poor rock. There was a small waterfall here, one that I called Arnold Mine Falls, in honor of the poor rock that was spilling into the creek nearby. There was also some half-buried trails in the rock. Someone was trying to turn this into a scenic walkway.