The 5 Best Cliff Jumping Spots in Minnesota

Minnesota has 5 documented cliff jumping spots on CliffScout, 4 of them community-verified. These are the standouts — ranked by verification, documentation, and community activity, not hype. Every listing links to a full page with photos, heights, and access notes.

1. 1

   Lester Park Verified

   Duluth · jumps ~25 ft

   In Duluth's Lester Park on the city's east end, Amity Creek tumbles over a small waterfall into a pool known locally as "The Deeps," with a roughly 25-foot cliffside above it. Park near the Lester Park golf course off London Road… Full guide →

2. 2

   The Deeps (Amity Creek), Lester Park, Duluth Verified

   Duluth

   Known locally as "The Deeps," this Amity Creek cascade in Lester Park is one of Duluth's classic cliff-jumping swimming holes, with jumps of roughly 25 feet into a plunge pool. Park at the Lester River Road lot just north of… Full guide →

3. 3

   Wolf Creek Falls Verified

   Sandstone

   Wolf Creek Falls is a 12-foot drop where spring-fed Wolf Creek meets the Kettle River inside Banning State Park near Sandstone, Minnesota. It's reached by a roughly 3.4-mile round-trip hike combining the Quarry Loop, Deadman's,… Full guide →

4. 4

   Interstate State Park (Dalles of the St. Croix) Verified

   St. Croix Falls · jumps 3–41 ft

   This is the Wisconsin side of Interstate State Park in St. Croix Falls. Locals call it 'Pothole Park' for the 200-plus glacial potholes carved into basalt along the 0.4-mile Pothole Trail, including the 60-foot-deep 'Bottomless… Full guide →

5. 5

   Big Spring Falls Community

   Sandstone

   Big Spring Falls is a real, easily reached feature in Banning State Park on the Kettle River near Sandstone, MN, about 1.5 miles via a short trail from the Pine Ave S trailhead (also reachable by canoe from Robinson Park). The… Full guide →

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