Chatham Falls probably wouldn’t register as a waterfall of interest in certain areas. Even in Michigan, it doesn’t really register as a big, important, or interesting waterfall. So I guess it would be appropriate to wonder why I would write about the falls.
Alger County in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has many spectacular waterfalls. Near the Lake Superior shoreline, there are a number of cliff formations that help to form these waterfalls and the Pictured Rocks. Further away, there are still a number of other waterfalls found along some larger creeks and rivers. Chatham Falls is really an odd duck. It’s in an area of Alger County that is relatively flat, and it’s somewhat surprising that there’s a waterfall there, but also that it’s not bigger. It’s a drop of about 1 meter/3 feet. I wouldn’t go out of my way to see Chatham Falls, but it’s honestly not that far out of the way. It’s a very short hike from Centennial Park off of MI-94.
Directions:
- Chatham is a village along MI-94. Head south along MI-94 from the center of Chatham.
- On the right after 0.8 miles from the center of Chatham, you’ll find Centennial Park, which may also be called Chatham Park.
- After parking, I feel like we headed toward a creek, possibly Bohemian Creek, which is on the north edge of the parks. We didn’t have to try hard to find the falls.
Accessibility: 10/10 (easy)
Height: 3′
Length of Hike: 0.1 miles round-trip
Where in the World is Chatham Falls?
Waterfall Record 
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