Every public boat ramp and launch on Vermilion Lake in Minnesota, with directions and what to expect when you get there. Vermilion Lake covers about 49,110 acres.
17 public launches · 15 with trailer ramps · 2 confirmed free · 7 with restrooms
🧼 Boaters must allow inspection at staffed accesses, and inspectors can require decontamination before launch.
Links go to official Minnesota agency pages.
Counties: St. Louis County
Virginia, St. Louis County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails · Website
Directions: From Intersections of State Road 169 and County Road 77 follow CR 77 then take left on Bradley Road
Babbitt, St. Louis County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: In Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park , US Hwy 169, Soudan MN 55782
Virginia, St. Louis County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: Approximately 8 mi E of Cook on Mn Hwy 1, then 4 mi E on Cnty Rd 418, to Frazer Bay on S shore.
Aurora, St. Louis County
Managed by Breitung Township
Directions: North side of Tower on Miettunen Plat Rd.
Aurora, St. Louis County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: From Intersections of State Road 169 and County Road 77 follow CR 77 to Moccasin Point Road
Virginia, St. Louis County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: Approximately 12 mi E of Cook at the end of Cnty Rd 540 on SW side of the Vermilion River channel on Vermilion Lake.
Parkville, St. Louis County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: West on Hwy 1 from Tower for 4.2 miles. North on Hwy 77 for 5.8 miles. West on Co Rd 115 for 8.5 miles. North on Wakely Rd for 2.7 miles. East on Beatty Rd for 1.8 miles. North on Polley Rd to access.
Aurora, St. Louis County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 4 mi W of Tower on Mn Hwy 169, then 3.75 mi N on Cnty Rd 77, then 1.5 mi E on Cnty Rd 414 to end of road.
Mountain Iron, St. Louis County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: Take Vermilion Dr north from Cook for 7.2 miles to access.
Aurora, St. Louis County
Managed by City of Tower
Directions: 1 mile north of Tower, on the north side of Hoodoo Point on Vermilion Lake.
Aurora, St. Louis County
Managed by City of Tower
Directions: 1 mile north of Tower, on the south side of Hoodoo Point on Vermilion Lake.
Parkville, St. Louis County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 17 mi N of Cook on Cnty Rd 24, then 1 mi S on Cnty Rd 596, to end of road, on N shore.
Parkville, St. Louis County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 2.5 mi N of Cook on Cnty Rd 24, then 3 mi E on Cty Rd 78, then 1 mi N on Cnty Rd 478 to S shore.
Babbitt, St. Louis County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: Follow Hwy 1 for 7.5 miles east out of Soudan. Take Mud Creek Rd northwest for 7.8 miles to the access.
Aurora, St. Louis County
Managed by Breitung Township
Directions: 2.5 miles northeast of Tower, on Stuntz Bay, on the south shore of Vermilion Lake.
Babbitt, St. Louis County
Virginia, St. Louis County