Sandstone Falls is fourth of the five waterfalls on the Black River before it empties into Lake Superior. Sandstone Falls looks like a dam with a breach in the center, through which the entire river pours through, then drops 20+ feet into the bottom of the yet deeper gorge. The Black River Gorge is beautiful in its own right, all of which makes the drive up here well worth while.

How to get there:

• From US-2 in Bessemer, head north on N. Moore St to St Johns Rd (about 0.7 miles).
• Turn left and go to Black River Rd (about 0.5 miles).
• Turn right on Black River Rd which becomes the Black River Harbor Pkwy (County Rd 513).
• Follow this road, through North Bessemer and Auvinen Corner, past Cooper Peak, Chippewa Falls and Algonquin Falls, to the Rainbow Falls Parking area (on your right across from the Campground) - about 14 miles from Bessemer and about 1.3 miles past the Potawatomi Falls parking lot (also on your right).
• Turn right, park in the paved parking area and follow the trail to Sandstone Falls.
• The trail is an 0.25 mile trail leading from the parking lot, down a series of steep steps, to the falls overlook. Sandstone Falls, Gorge Falls, Potawatomi Falls and Great Conglomerate Falls are all within a few miles of each other along the North Country Scenic trail here. (Gorge Falls and Potawatomi Falls can also be hiked to (upstream 1/2 mile) via this North Country Scenic Trail.).

For photos of Sandstone Falls, see: