Last updated on May 20th, 2026
A photography class last weekend brought me to a section of Tettegouche State Park that I’ve not visited before: the Baptism River above Illgen Falls.
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Illgen Falls is accessible from Highway 1 – a pull-off with a small yellow state park sign marks a trail not too far beyond Illgen City. (The falls isn’t marked on the park map, but the Illgen Falls cabin located above the falls is.) A good (easy) trail leads through the woods to the top of the main waterfall. We didn’t go to the bottom of the falls, which is apparently a much more challenging hike.
I love the running water and the cliffs.
It’s a lovely spot. We have lots of running water and cliffs in northern Minnesota!
Wow… ferocious rush of water. YOU captured it!
Fabulous shots!
Yes, it’s a pretty good flow through there – lots of rushing rivers in this part of the country!
Wow…that water look like something else…
Spooky ~~