Lodging options at Itasca

Cabins

The Itasca Biological Station and Laboratories rents cabins for both instructional and recreational purposes. Sixteen bunk-style cabins are available, each accommodating six to eight students. Many of these cabins have toilets and sinks; showers and laundry facilities are located in two central bathhouses. There are no cooking facilities in these cabins, so occupants must eat in the dining hall. Student cabins are not available to rent from mid-October through early May.

Eighteen faculty housekeeping cabins are available May through September. Eight of these are open throughout the year. Housekeeping cabins are modern with full kitchens and bathrooms, dishes, cookware, microwaves, refrigerators and coffeemakers.

Additional information regarding cabin features is available here.

Current University of Minnesota faculty, staff and students are eligible to rent cabins for recreational use at the Itasca Station, provided space is available. Academic events take priority over recreational use of the station. If necessary, recreational visits may be re-scheduled to accommodate academic activities. 

Camping

The small Station campground can accommodate up to six tents. Thed campground building provides bathrooms, showers and food storage. There are no cooking facilities, so campers may choose to cook with a camp stove, grill or purchase meals from the dining hall. Please note that students residing on-site for courses are required to live in student cabins, as the Station campground is open only to graduate students, postdocs and researchers visiting short term.Camping is not permitted from mid-October through April.

Please note that cabins are not available for recreational use during the summer season when courses are in session (approximately mid-May through mid-September).