Copper Adit Falls
A seasonal drop, Copper Adit Falls drains the old Copper Falls mine through a young forest and over a sudden drop onto the a wide expanse of stamp sands left from an old mill. The water bubbles up from the ground in a weird, spring-like fashion, before flooding through the forest along a young path. Some remains of the old operation sit nearby for curious visitors.
Directions
Take Pine Street west out of Eagle Harbor, heading past the Pine Grove Cemetery and Eliza Lake on the way. Continue down the road as far as possible, parking and walking if the way gets too rough. After 1.9 miles the road turns sharply up the hill. Stop here and head down to the stamp sands, either by following the overflow downstream to the falls or just going down to the sands and walking west to the water.
Photographs
Visits
Seen in April.
I turned a corner and saw it, a large white bumbling cascade filtering around trees and dirt. There was much more water here than there had been on Owl Creek, at least three times as much, and the water was flowing through a forest, not along a creek bed. This was not an old creek. I followed the raging waters a few dozen yards upstream and found the source, which confirmed my suspicions: water bubbled up from a dark sunken hole in the ground.
Comments
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thanks so much for the directions. I found these falls and they are on my favorite list!
Please note that the stamp sands are private property.
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