The 10 Best Cliff Jumping Spots in Wisconsin

Wisconsin has 19 documented cliff jumping spots on CliffScout, 15 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

   Pewit's Nest State Natural Area Verified

   Baraboo · jumps ~40 ft

   Pewit's Nest State Natural Area is a glacier-carved sandstone gorge on Skillet Creek in Sauk County, about a mile off US-12 via County Road W southwest of Baraboo. A small fee-area parking lot (Wisconsin State Park sticker… Full guide →

2. 2

   Cave Point County Park Verified

   Sturgeon Bay · jumps 20–30 ft

   Cave Point County Park, on Sturgeon Bay's Door Peninsula, is a well-documented Lake Michigan cliff-jumping spot where wave-carved limestone ledges (roughly 20-30 feet) meet clear, cold water. Access is free via Highway 57 north… Full guide →

3. 3

   Siskiwit Falls Verified

   Cornucopia

   Siskiwit Falls sits on the Siskiwit River about half a mile from Cornucopia, Wisconsin, reached via Highway 13 to County Road C and a left onto Siskiwit Falls Road, where a bridge gives creek access. The falls are a series of… Full guide →

4. 4

   Lost Creek Falls Verified

   Cornucopia

   Lost Creek Falls is an 8-foot plunge with small cascades above and below, in the woods southwest of Cornucopia, Wisconsin. From County Highway C, turn onto Trail Drive to a parking area/trailhead, then follow a well-marked… Full guide →

5. 5

   Veteran's Falls Verified

   Crivitz

   Veteran's Falls is inside Veterans Memorial Park, just west of Crivitz on the Thunder River. A short but steep hill and staircase drop from the park's picnic and playground area down to the falls, which are also visible from an… Full guide →

6. 6

   High Falls Spillway Verified

   Crivitz

   High Falls Spillway sits below the Wisconsin Public Service hydroelectric dam on the Peshtigo River, reached via the gravel lot off High Falls Road roughly 12 miles from Crivitz; the road bridge gives the best ground view. It's a… Full guide →

7. 7

   Willow Falls Verified

   Hudson

   Willow Falls sits inside Willow River State Park, about 5 miles northeast of Hudson. From the Willow Falls Trail parking area, a short walk and a wooden stairway lead down into the gorge. The Willow River cascades over three rock… Full guide →

8. 8

   Redgranite Quarry Park Verified

   Redgranite · jumps 10–100 ft

   Redgranite Quarry Park is a real, actively-used flooded 1880s granite quarry behind the post office off Division Street and Highway 21 in Redgranite, Wisconsin. The lake reaches roughly 163 feet deep, and rock faces from about 5… Full guide →

9. 9

   Superior Falls Verified

   Saxon

   Superior Falls drops about 90 feet on the Montreal River, the Wisconsin-Michigan border stream that empties into Lake Superior near Saxon Harbor. Xcel Energy owns the hydro-plant land here but maintains a gravel access road,… Full guide →

10. 10

    Lower Potato River Falls Verified

    Saxon

    Lower Potato River Falls is a 50-foot, 100-foot-wide drop on the Potato River in the Iron County Forest, southwest of Gurney off Sunset/Falls Road. A steep timber staircase of roughly 200 steps descends into the gorge to an… Full guide →

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