Just northwest of the town of Crivitz in Marinette County lies the picturesque Twelve-Foot Falls along with other waterfalls nestled within a two-mile area. It is located inside the Twelve Foot Falls County Park where you pay a $3 fee to get in for the day. The day pass is good for all the parks in Marinette County in Northern WI.
We had planned to visit this park while on our way home from our place in Long Lake this time around but as of yesterday, decided not to do it for we just wanted to get back home. We thought we'd need at least a day to explore the park--which is very true.
We have not come upon this park by accident. I started noticing a sign for Twelve Foot Falls County Park every time we drove along the alternate route that we sometimes took going up North. I had always been curious about it. The sign is there on Hwy 8 and along Hwy 141. So I looked it up on the map one day and found that there are other waterfalls in the area. Since then, I've bugged Tom to take us there and check out the falls.We started driving home this morning and as we came upon the sign, Tom decided at the last minute to check out where the falls is. Along winding dirt roads we drove, following the signs for the falls. It would be better if they tell you how many miles there are to go but anyway, we drove a long ways until we found the first sign for the Eighteen Foot Falls. We stopped. The sign told us that the falls is 300 yards (I think it was yards--anyway, we decided it was too far to walk along dense brush and steep hills and I was not even wearing the proper shoes for a hike!). So we kept on driving and followed the signs to Twelve Foot Falls. We finally found it and walked around a little. We decided to come back and go hiking (with the proper shoes!) next time. At least, we know where it is now and how far we had to go out of the main highways.
On our way back to Hwy 141, I spotted a good size turtle along the side of the road. I made Tom back the car up to go back to where the turtle was so I could take a picture. I told him we should pick it up and bring it to a water someplace but he said it probably knew where it was going. Besides, it looked like a snapping turtle and it did look like it was ready to snap at me for snapping a picture of it!There is another park called Daves Falls located not very far from this cluster of waterfalls. We're going to check that one out next time. The park ranger said it's pretty there too.
I'm excited to go back and spend the entire day hiking, having a picnic and just enjoying the beauty of nature (with the proper attire and equipment)!
