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Hike to Rainbow Falls, Michigan

A 1/2 mile hiking trail will take you from a paved parking lot to a stairway dropping down to an observation platform overlooking the scenic Black River and Rainbow Falls.  The falling water (40 feet) creates a mist, and sometimes with the right angle of sunlight, produces a rainbow effect, which gives the falls its name.  Rainbow Falls can also be viewed from the east side of the river.  This side will provide the photographer with a better angle of the falls.  Trail access to the east side begins after crossing the suspended foot bridge at Black River Harbor Picnic Area.  This trail is 3/4 mile long via the North Country Trail.  Black River Harbor Parking lot and picnic area can also be hiked to from the Rainbow Falls west trail (County Road 513).  In September, one can watch as chinook and coho salmon make their upstream runs to the falls.
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