Crystal Falls is located in Hiawatha Highlands Park, also known as Kinsmen Park. The waterfall is about 50 feet high, and falls at roughly a 45 degree angle. It is hard to see all the waterfall at once, but you can clamber up along side to get different views. There is a bridge at the top of the waterfall that is part of the Voyageur Trail.

To reach the waterfall, head north out of Sault Ste. Marie on Hwy 17. Take a right onto Fifth Line Road. Drive about 2 miles. You will pass Landslide Road on your right, and Fifth Line will curve to the left. Just past this you will see the sign for Kinsmen park on your right. Look for the sign for Crystal Creek. You can drive almost to the base of the falls.

A few hundred yards downstream of the falls is a small lake that was created by a dam built on top of Minnehaha Falls, a second fall on Crystal Creek. The first drop of this falls is about 6 meters high. The creek then enters into a narrow gorge which has a number of small drops. The last drop is around 3 meters high. Water is diverted to a generating station, so Minnehaha Falls is not likely to have much water.

Batchawana Falls and Chippewa Falls are both to the north off of Hwy 17.

Photo Gallery

A viewing platform halfway up	Slightly Higher Water in October 2003
The middle section of the falls	The Bridge at the Top
Above the Bridge
Bottom of Falls, March 2007	Falls Above Bridge, March 2007
Top of Minnehaha Falls, May 2010	Last drop of Minnehaha Falls, May 2010
Last Drop of Minnehaha Falls, March 2007

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