Vermillion River WMA

Minnesota DNR

Visitor Map

1,492.79 acres

East Unit

Annette Ave.
There is a parking lot at 190th St. E. and Annette Ave. at the northwest corner of the unit. The East Unit is to the southeast of the intersection, the West Unit to the northwest, Vermillion Highlands Research Recreation and WMA to the northeast, and private property to the southwest.
N44 40.407, W93 4.509

Blaine Ave.
There is a parking lot on the west side of Blaine Ave. near the middle of the unit.
N44 40.124, W93 3.328

Clayton Ave.
There is a parking lot on the west side of Clayton Ave. at the northeast corner of the unit. Vermillion River WMA is to the south of the parking lot, Vermillion Highlands Research Recreation and WMA is to the north.
N44 40.423, W93 2.108

A gated, unnamed gravel road at the southeast corner of the unit on Clayton Ave. leads west 0.4 mile to a parking lot south of the gravel pit. According to the Minnesota DNR’s map of the Vermillion River Complex, this lot can be used by visitors to the WMA. However, there are no signs or boundary markers to indicate that this is anything but private property. For this reason, parking here is not recommended.
N44 39.850, W93 2.483

West Unit

Annette Ave.
There is a parking lot on the west side of Annette Ave. at the east boundary of the WMA. The West Unit is to the west of Annette Ave, Vermillion Highlands Research Recreation and WMA is to the east.
N44 40.682, W93 4.552

County Highway 66 (main parking lot)
There is a large parking lot with a gravel surface on the north side of County Highway 66 at the south boundary of the WMA. Parking here gives access to the approximately 170 acres of the West Unit of the WMA that lies south of the Vermillion River. Parking here gives access to the southern one-eighth of the West Unit that lies south of the Vermillion River. This is tha main parking lot for the WMA.
N44 39.607, W93 4.950

190th St. W.
There is a parking lot on the south side of 190th St. W. Parking here gives access to the approximately 770 acres of the West Unit of the WMA that lies north of the Vermillion River.
N44 40.424, W93 5.748

A well-worn footpath leads from the County Highway 66 parking lot straight north to the Vermillion River.

Deer, Forest Upland Birds, Pheasants, Waterfowl, Turkey, Doves. See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details.

Parking lot, County Highway 66

A minimum maintenance road (190th St W) provides access to the northern seven-eighths of the West Unit.

The gate across the road …

… is closed and locked in the spring, …

… open in the summer.

Parking lot, 190th St W

Parking lot, 190th St W and Annette Ave

Parking lot, Annette Ave

Medium-tall grassland planted with native grasses and forbs

May

July

Vermillion River

Emergent wetland

A concrete walking bridge crosses a long inlet

Former cropland planted with native grasses and forbs

Unmowed grasses

Aspen forest

Aspen woodland

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Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Fishes List

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Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas and Minnesota Biological Survey Vegetation Releves Plant List

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