Go See It
Hungarian Falls: Go See It
Three levels of falls down a deep sandstone gorge on Dover Creek, with a historic copper-era dam and pond at the top.
The facts
- Drive
- 2 hr 6 min from Marquette
- Cost
- Free
- Season
- Year-round
- Hours
- Open year-round
Address
Golf Course Road, Hubbell, MI 49934 (from M-26 in Tamarack City, west on 6th Street, left up the hill onto Golf Course Road)
DirectionsMore detail
- From Marquette
- 109 mi via US-41 N
- Season
- Best in spring or after good rains; winter: steepest stretches of Golf Course Road unplowed
- From the Bridge
- 4 hr 48 min (272 mi) via M-28 W and US-41 N
Hungarian Falls drops through a gorge about 200 feet deep in places on Dover Creek above Tamarack City. The Keweenaw Land Trust owns the top 10 acres, including the uppermost falls, the historic dam and the pond.
Before you go
- Park on the Golf Course Road shoulder near the Hungarian Falls Nature Area sign; walk in about 400 yards on a rough woods road.
- Trails up both sides of the gorge; roughly 2 miles up and down, about 1.5 hours.
- No real trail to the lower falls; be extremely careful near the lower cliff.
- No camping, no fires; non-motorized trails on land trust property.
- Entering the water and climbing cliffs is at your own risk.
- Winter. park at the bottom of the hill and snowshoe up, or come from the north end near Calumet.
- Creek can run nearly dry in summer.
Sources
- Keweenaw Land Trust - Hungarian Falls Nature Area Read September 28, 2026
- Keweenaw Land Trust - Hungarian Falls brochure (PDF) Read September 28, 2026
- The Keweenaw Report - KLT stewards Hungarian Falls Nature Area Read September 28, 2026
- Visit Keweenaw - Ultimate Hungarian Falls Adventure Guide Read September 28, 2026
- Michigan Tech Keweenaw Geoheritage - Hungarian Falls Read September 28, 2026
- GoWaterfalling - Hungarian Falls Read September 28, 2026
- Waterfalls of the Keweenaw - Hungarian Falls on Dover Creek Read September 28, 2026
- Google Maps - route from Marquette Read September 28, 2026
- Google Maps - route from Mackinac Bridge Read September 28, 2026
Verified September 28, 2026