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Campground For Off-Road Vehicles Under Review By Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through Woodall's Campground Management's website.
Woodall's reports on Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park, Minnesota's newest state park, as well as a campground for all-terrain vehicles under review there. Originally reported in the Hibbing Daily Tribune, the $6 million park would be located across Highway 169, south of the most recently developed portion of the park, said Sen. Tom Bakk.
According to the article, The bills require the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) commissioner to redesignate the area of the park south of Highway 169 from a state park to a state recreation area, allowing an off-highway vehicle campground meeting the requirements of a master plan, to be built at the site. However, under state law, ATV's are not permitted within Minnesota state parks, except in Tettegouche State Park at Silver Bay, which has 6.5 miles of ATV trails. That's why the language similar to Tettegouche — which would retain the campground site as a state park — yet allow ATV use within it, is required, said Bakk. The ATV campground would provide riders access to the nearby Taconite State Trail.
For more details on the specifics of the plans, click here.