West-2-Rivers Area and Campground
containing 28 RV Sites and 10 Remote Tent Sites and offering canoeing, fishing, hiking, boating, swimming, and sports playing fields in a quiet area where you can enjoy nature.
*quiet river access, walking, camping, pavilions, Mesabi Trail access points nearby for bikers looking to “jump in”.
1910 Locomotive at the Historic Overlook in downtown Mountain Iron
From here you can see the spot where Leonidas Merritt discovered Iron Ore.
Statue of Leonidas Merritt in front of the Library
Merritt is the man credited with the discovery of Iron Ore in 1890 near the present site of the City of Mountain Iron.
*Library grounds has community art, statues, peaceful places to sit and a Carnegie library
Mountain Iron sits on the Mesabi Trail bicycle trail
The entire trail is 132 miles (213 km) long and stretches from Grand Rapids, MN, to Ely, MN.
Check out all the Range has to offer at IronRange.org