temperance river state park

There is so much beauty to the area. There is a place where you can jump off the rocks into the river and be washed out into the lake. The preteens, teens and as well as many adults were really enjoying the adventure of the jump.

An amazing hike. Not too difficult, but has amazing views of the waterfalls. It may be challenging with young children, so probably 10 years or older.

We took a hike along the waterfalls! It was absolutely stunning. We were there after leaf peak season (Oct 27th-31st), so I can only imagine how much more beautiful it would have been had we came a little earlier on in the month.

It is a little bit of hike to get back to the falls...but it so beautiful. So peaceful...it is definitely worth it!

A family favorite since I was little. Great trails, spectacular falls. Try the trail off road NFR343, Connects to Superior Hiking Trail. Good view of falls, river, and away from it all.

The beautiful Temperance River thunders through the amazing gorge in Temperance River State Park. Easy to navigate trails lead to the river's mouth and a cobblestone beach. Bring your camera!

Temperance River State Park is an incredibly beautiful place to stop to spend a day or camp for longer. The gorgeous rocky beach area and trails through the park to view the falls make this a wonderful place to enjoy this beautiful area.

Loved all of the parks that we were able to get too. So different from our neck of the woods in Georgia. Rocky shoreline, of course, you can't go wrong in this area.

Do not miss this park if you come to the area. You can park on the highway and then hike down to the mouth of the river and then hike up the gorge to the top. It's not a difficult hike at all. Very good trails and well maintained. We were on awe the whole time and loved it!

The old lava flows along the north shore of lake superior are cut by a series of rivers with fantastic names like: Baptism, Cut Face, Gooseberry, Sucker, Brule and Temperance. The latter is a great place for hiking. There a two gorges and the river rages so fast down the mountain that there is no sand bar at its entrance to Superior just rock.

We'd already seen some waterfalls, but the activities director at our hotel recommended this park, and said we'd really enjoy it.That we did. It has nice roadside parking, which is free, and the early part has easy access. We actually did the lower part of the falls, where the river dumps into Lake Superior. It was truly beautiful and fun. Water spills from a narrow rocky chute and rushes over rocks, creating amazing rapids. I actually have a video of this posted on Trip Advisor.This lower section has a boardwalk style walkway and some stairs, with a bridge over the river. Views are best from the bridge; better than from the overlook. There are steps on the other side of the river here, but they are actually fairly high. It was somewhat humid, so we opted to go toward Hidden Falls instead.The trail toward Hidden Falls starts simply, but once it turns to the rock stairway, it gets slippery and treacherous. Good footwear is important, but you have to take care anyway. Once you get to the Hidden Falls, you can see the gorge that was carved. You're actually on lava rock, I believe, as you walk, and at one time, the entire area was a lake, then a waterfall.While it's not a gorge or canyon as you'll find in the west, the water is amazingly fast. The green is also great, and this is a beautiful part of Minnesota.I highly recommend this short hike. We opted to stop and not go farther, as we'd already had a long day and didn't want to get sloppy. I understand the 2 mile hike is also very beautiful.The Gitchy Gami Trail, a paved bike/walk trail that runs along the Scenic Hwy 61, comes through the park and offers views of the Falls. If you don't like scrambling up rocks, or have accessibility issues, it is possible to get there over a paved trail. You just have to go past the roadside parking in either direction several hundred feet to find the trail.And, a random piece of icing on the cake was that as we came down the final trail back toward the parking, there was a fly fisherman. He was casting and re-casting, up to his knees in the water. It was such a pretty, peaceful scene. I didn't take a picture, as I thought that would be intrusive.

I've been to over 60 of Minnesota's State Parks this year and with the possible exception of Gooseberry Falls, this is the greatest State Park in Minnesota for sheer beauty and awe inspiring sights. For this hike you need only park at the wayside rest area for Temperence river state park. The whole hike to see the wonders of the area is about 2 miles round trip. But be warned it certainly is not an easy hike and rain could make it dangerous. There are many steep rock stairways and major cliffs on this hike. When we came on a Saturday there was a through the woods style marathon happening here with lots of runners. I haven't seen this amazing type of geology anywhere else where the river cuts thru the rock so deeply and magnificently. I would say for a one quarter mile stretch there is perhaps eight waterfalls surrounded my stunning rock formations. There is an area here that you can walk over the ancient site for the waterfalls before they cut so deeply into the rock. It was a perfect sunny day and that certainly added to the ambience of the park. If you had 30 minutes to visit the park you could see so many amazing sights. I would recommend you give yourself about 2 hours to take in the park and some of the views. This is a must see on the north shore.

The state parks in America are great. If you want to go for a hike, go to this park. If you park at the rest stop and go off and sit under the bridge it's quite an experience.

Beautiful park with many waterfalls, nice rock beach. Not the best for biking, too hilly for myself and kids. Rangers were a bit "strict" for us. Park was dead on our second night and would not let us park our second car in vacant spots, had to park 1/2 mile away in remote lot. Sites 5 and 6 have beautiful views. Nice clean bathrooms with showers. Don't think I would stay here again though, want to try other state parks in the area.

We were in Minnesota for a wedding and decided to go for a hike, so glad we did. It's beautiful, with waterfalls and nice walking trails. I wish I could have spent more time at this park. Well worth the visit. I could not believe how many people were walking around, it's a great way to spend the day. Pack a waterbottle.