CASCADE RIVER STATE PARK
LENGTH 7.9 miles
TIME 5:00 DIFFICULTY Strenuous
ROUTE-FINDING MAPS & PERMITS
Moderate
DNR Cascade River State Park map. USGS quad: Deer Yard Lake. A Country State Park permit is required.
GETTING THERE The park is located in Cook County 9 miles southwest of Grand Marais and 21 miles northeast of Tofte on Highway 61. Enter the park and follow the signs to trail parking.
TRAILHEAD GPS 47° 42′ 32.9″ N 90= 31′ 16.9″ W
The route of this hike takes you up the west side of Cascade River, staying mostly on the rim of the river gorge, and returns down the east side spending more time along the riverbank. For practically the entire way the river is either within sight or hearing range. Near the start, the trail crosses the Cascade River below one of its many cascades. According to Thomas Waters, in The Streams and Rivers of Country, this river drains an area of 120 square miles. There are many lakes in its headwaters, which ensure a steady flow of water through out the summer and fall months. The cascades occur along a series of erosion-resistant bedrock ledges. The river drops 900 feet in its last three miles before pouring itself into Lake Superior, with a final 120 foot drop through a twisting gorge in the last quarter mile.
The tree vegetation in the park is a boreal hardwood-conifer forest. Areas of aspen, white birch, balsam fir, and spruce alternate with stands of maple growing on higher ground on the west side of the river. Northern white cedars grow in the moister soils. Tall white pines, scattered along the entire route, rise above the usual forest canopy.
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