Lake Vermilion
Lake Vermilion is a fishing lake in Minnesota, about 8 miles from the small community of Peyla. It sits on land managed by the Forest Service, and no permits or reservations are required to use it. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. July brings typical highs around 77°F and lows near 56°F, according to averages from a nearby weather station at Cook. Winters are severe, with January highs typically around 15°F. Several other outdoor spots lie within a short drive. Wolf Lake Portage is about 3 miles away, Vermilion-Trout is about 4 miles away, and Shively Falls is about 6 miles away. For river fishing, the Vermilion River access is roughly 8 miles from the lake.
Local outfitters
- Lodge of Whispering Pines / Echo Trail Outfitters24 mi away
- Piragis Northwoods Company25 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Wolf Lake PortageHiking3.3 mi
Vermilion-TroutHikingPhoto: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)4.1 mi- Shively FallsHiking5.9 mi
- Trout-PineHiking6 mi
- Trout-MerrittHiking6.3 mi
- The Road Side BoulderRock climbing7.2 mi
- Trout-OriniackHiking7.5 mi
- Vermilion RiverRiver fishing7.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Fenske Lake CampgroundPier fishing · ~41 min drive
- Little Trout LakeLake fishing · ~16 min drive
- Vermilion RiverRiver fishing · ~13 min drive
- Pfeiffer Lake Fishing PierPier fishing · ~18 min drive
- Big Rice LakeLake fishing · ~25 min drive
- Fenske Lake Fishing PierPier fishing · ~41 min drive
- Astrid Lake AreaLake fishing · ~26 min drive
- Dark Lake Fishing PierPier fishing · ~42 min drive
- Cummings LakeLake fishing · ~27 min drive
- Bear Island LakeLake fishing · ~39 min drive
Best time to visit Lake Vermilion
No month here meets our mild-weather rule. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
15° / -5°
13 wet
Feb
21° / -2°
10 wet
Mar
35° / 11°
10 wet
Apr
48° / 26°
11 wet
May
63° / 40°
15 wet
Jun
72° / 51°
16 wet
Jul
77° / 56°
14 wet
Aug
75° / 54°
14 wet
Sep
65° / 46°
14 wet
Oct
50° / 34°
15 wet
Nov
34° / 20°
13 wet
Dec
21° / 4°
13 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cook 8ne, MN, 6 mi away at 1,355 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
