It was voted as the worst road in Ontario in the Canadian Automobile Association's annual Ontario's Worst Roads survey in 2007.

[2] In the 2008 survey, Vermilion Lake Road dropped to third place behind Steeles Avenue in Toronto and Brock Street in Kingston,[3] while in 2009 the road dropped to ninth place.

[5] The road begins at Highway 144, travelling at a south-westerly direction, until ending its numbered municipal road status at Brosseau Street.

However, west of Brosseau Street, the Vermilion Lake Road name continues for a further 1.5 km, ending at a dead end near Vermilion Lake.

The road primarily serves the communities of Larchwood and Hull.