High Falls is on Manitoulin Island. It is actually another Niagara Escarpment waterfall. The waterfall is easy to find, and easy to visit. It is in a small park just off of Hwy 6, about 8 kilometers north of Manitouwanig. The waterfall is in a rather flat, treeless and unassuming location. The creek flows under Hwy 6 and then plunges into its gorge. If you are heading south on Hwy 6 there will be small picnic area on the left. Here you can take a break and have something to eat, but you cannot get a very good view of the waterfall. For a better view, continue south on Hwy 6 for a short distance and take a left onto High Falls road. This is a narrow dirt road that leads back to the brink of the falls. It is in good condition and will give a regular car no trouble. There is a fence around the top of the falls. I do not know if the gorge is private property or not.
High Falls in DuPont State Recreational Forest changes a bit every day, depending on recent rains or time of year. To see this 150-foot tall waterfall, hike or bike 1.2-mile roundtrip easy trail from the High Falls Visitor Center parking area. The photo at top is the view at the base of High Falls via River Bend Trail (you'll see on the left if you are hiking from Hooker Falls - between Triple and High Falls - or on the right past High Falls if hiking from the Visitor Center). When the water is not high, you can safely rock hop along the river bank to get a close-up view.
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