Interstate State Park (Dalles of the St. Croix) — cliff jumping spot in St. Croix Falls, Minnesota
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Interstate State Park (Dalles of the St. Croix)

St. Croix Falls, Minnesota · map view — photos in the app

About this spot

This is the Wisconsin side of Interstate State Park in St. Croix Falls -- the database had it mislabeled in Moses Lake, Washington, an unrelated data error. 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 Pit.' Separate from viewing the potholes, people jump from basalt cliffs along the St. Croix River dalles near the day-use/beach area -- this is genuinely dangerous, with swift current, submerged rock, and boat traffic, and past drownings have been reported here. A state park entrance fee applies. Note there is a similarly-named Minnesota Interstate State Park directly across the river; this is the Wisconsin unit.

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