Vermillion Falls
Dakota County, Minnesota
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 33 ft (10 m)
- Location
- Dakota County, Minnesota
- Access status
- City park viewpoint documented
- The walk
- About 0.1 mile return (visitor figure)
- Ground & access
- Short paved path and deck. Steep ravine edges; stay on the path.
Vermillion Falls Park is at 215 21st St E in Hastings, beside the Ardent Mills plant. From the park lot, take the trail toward the falls and view them from the observation deck, which looks down on the 35-foot falls and the limestone ravine. A 2013 visitor could not find a path to the base.
Plan your visit
Vermillion Falls Park lot on 21st Street East to the observation deck
Waterfall Record gives 0.1 miles round trip from the park lot. Not a surveyed figure.
Short paved path and deck. Steep ravine edges; stay on the path.
Where to start
Vermillion Falls Park parking lot on the left after turning onto 21st Street East from Highway 61, south of the Vermillion River bridge.
Timing & water
City park; flow continues most of the year.
Before you go
No fee or reservation found.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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