Amnicon Falls

Worth the drive

Is it plungeworthy?

30feet tall

A tiered on Amnicon River.

Scale36/60

Documentation20/20

Character14/20

The details

Type: Tiered
Watercourse: Amnicon River
Coordinates: 46.60949, -91.89035

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About Amnicon Falls

Amnicon Falls is a 30-foot tiered in Wisconsin, on Amnicon River.

It's fullest after rain, and flow can drop off during dry spells — plan around recent weather.

Plungeworthy rates Amnicon Falls 7/10 — worth the drive. The score weighs its scale, how confidently it's mapped, and its character.

What you'll find

Three tannin-brown falls, one covered bridge, one quarter-mile island loop — Amnicon Falls packs Upper, Lower, and the gloriously named Snake Pit Falls around an island you cross on a historic bowstring bridge. And yes: swimming at the falls is allowed.

Getting there

Trailhead: Island Trail at the main lot, Amnicon Falls State Park, off US-2
Parking: Lot by the covered bridge
Road: Paved
Hike: 0.25 mi round trip (easy — flat island loop)
Heads up: The half-mile river extension adds quieter ledges up and downstream.

When to go

Spring and after rain for the ledges at full pour; summer for a swim in root-beer water; winter dresses the bridge in ice.

Rules & fees

Fee / pass: WI vehicle admission
Dogs: Leashed, 8-foot max
Hours: 6am–11pm
Camping: 36 rustic sites on the river
Warnings: The fault-ledge basalt is slick — swim where the current lets you, not where it dares you.

Researched from WI DNR — Amnicon Falls State Park · Wikipedia — Amnicon Falls State Park. Conditions change — verify before you drive. Been to Amnicon Falls recently? Post a conditions report below.

Where it is

Before you go

The pin marks the feature, not a trailhead or a legal route in. Some sit on private land or need a real hike, and conditions change with season and rain. Check local access, don't trespass, and never enter water — hot or cold — where it isn't safe.