Road access is being developed and should be ready by mid-summer 2014.There are two temporary boat-in campsites available. If you complete the long version it will be approximately 6 miles round trip.The day use picnic area is available in Armstrong Bay.
The 2.4 mile hiking loop includes a spur on the northeast corner that ends in a beautiful overlook into the rolling terrain of the park. The park began with the purchase of about 3,000 acres from U.S. Steel in 2010. The sites consist of a fire ring, bear box, and biffy. Public tours run daily Memorial Day weekend through September and weekends into October. Regular park rules apply to the campsites.
This geocache takes visitors to some of the more interesting sites on the western portion of the park.The coordinates for this geocache are N 47 49.243 W 092 14.192. Experience the life of a miner from the last century. Plans also call for four camper cabins to be built as early as 2014 in the adjacent Soudan Underground Mine State Park.Future phases of construction, pending funding, will include a visitor center, trail system and group camp, as well as hike-in and boat-in campsites.
There is no potable water, so you will need to bring that with you. There are many other trails, but they are not developed and marked, so you should proceed with caution.If you want to see other areas of the park, one option is to complete the Lake Vermilion State Park geocache (not the avian adventure cache). Vehicle permits are required at Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park except for the main parking lot of the visitor center at the mine. Although most campsites will be open for fallSaturday, Oct. 21, will be the last night to camp at Lake For more information, contact the DNR Information Center at The sunset view at the new Lake Vermilion State Park. Together with the adjacent Soudan Underground Mine State Park, the new park will include almost 10 shoreline miles on Lake Vermilion.Boat docks, fishing platforms, picnic shelters, roads, parking areas and a paved bike route that will connect to the Mesabi Trail will be among the features developed in the next two years. The State of Minnesota has delivered on all that it has promised—a New Minnesota State Park for the 21st Century, at Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park. This 512-acre reservoir is located 27 miles west of Sioux Falls. Beginning at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 6, campers can make reservations for arrivals Sept. 12 and later, just in … Please call the park office at 218-753-2245 if you have any questions. A Heritage Center, featuring the history of mining in the area, is planned at Soudan Underground Mine State Park.There are a variety of hiking trails into Lake Vemilion State Park. Lake Vermilion State Park - Vermilion Ridge campground, Ely: See traveler reviews, 4 candid photos, and great deals for Lake Vermilion State Park - Vermilion Ridge campground, ranked #29 of 38 specialty lodging in Ely and rated 4.5 of 5 at Tripadvisor. There is a short and a long version. Together with the adjacent Soudan Underground Mine State Park, the new park will include almost 10 shoreline miles on Lake Vermilion.
Right now they all originate from Soudan Underground Mine State Park.
Lake Vermilion State Park The Newest Minnesota State Park On June 8, 2010, the State of Minnesota closed a 3,000-acre land transaction with U.S. Steel, establishing Minnesota's newest state park. Slip on a hard hat and travel a half mile underground on a tour of Minnesota's first iron ore mine. Learn more about underground mine tours.