Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park
About
Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park is a 4,094-acre Minnesota state park managed by the state park agency, about 2 miles from the town of Soudan. The park holds five campgrounds, making it a base for overnight stays as well as day visits. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. At a weather station in Tower, about 5 miles away, typical July averages run from a high near 77°F to a low around 51°F, while January averages a high of 17°F with lows below zero. Within about 5 miles are the Mud Creek hike and fishing on the Vermilion River. Slightly farther, around 8 miles out, are the Vermilion-Trout and Trout-Pine hikes.
Park size
4,094 acres
Inside this park
Location
Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park
Minnesota
Data source: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (Protected Areas Database, public domain)
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: May–Sep. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 63–77°F and lows of 36–51°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Tower 2s, MN weather station, 4.8 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan17° high-7° low
- Feb23° high-5° low
- Mar36° high9° low
- Apr50° high24° low
- May63° high36° low
- Jun73° high47° low
- Jul77° high51° low
- Aug76° high48° low
- Sep67° high42° low
- Oct51° high31° low
- Nov35° high18° low
- Dec22° high3° low
Where it is
- Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park · State park
- Nearest town
- Soudan, Minnesota · 1.9 mi
- Managed by
- State Park and Recreation
Nearby
- MUD CREEKHiking4.5 mi
- Vermilion RiverRiver fishing5.4 mi
- Vermilion-TroutHiking7.9 mi
- Trout-PineHiking8 mi
- Road Side Boulder, TheRock climbing8.1 mi
- Glenmore-WesternHiking8.5 mi
- Glenmore-SchlamnHiking8.6 mi
- Science BoulderRock climbing9.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
