Lodging Near Outdoor Recreation in Minnesota

Lodges and Resorts | Parks | Hostels

Lodges and Resorts

Rates listed here are only approximate*.

Lodging Price Ranges
$: <$50 | $$: $50-100 | $$$: $100-150 | $$$$: $150-200 | $$$$$: >$200

Silver Rapids Lodge, Ely - suites ($$), cabins ($$-$$$$), hiking, mtn biking, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, xc skiing

Boundary Country Trekking, Grand Marais - rooms, cabin & suites in guesthouse on Little Ollie Lake ($$+), backcountry yurts on Banadad Trail ($$+), hiking, mtn biking, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, xc skiing (2003)

Gunflint Trail - several fishing lodges are located along the Gunflint Trail (County Road 12). Activities: hiking, mtn biking, canoeing, dogsledding, snowshoeing, xc skiing.

Lower Gunflint
- Pincushion Mountain Bed and Breakfast - 5 rooms, hiking, mountain biking, xc skiing, wildlife viewing, snowshoeing, $$-$$$
Central Gunflint
- Trail Center Lodge - motel and 3 cabins $$+
- Bearskin Lodge - cabins $$$+
- Golden Eagle Lodge - cabins ($$$-$$$$), rustic backcountry cabins ($80-100)
Upper Gunflint
- Moosehorn (formerly Borderland) Lodge - suites and cabins, cafeteria, $$-$$$$
- Gunflint Pines Resort - 6 cabins, $$$+
- Gunflint Lodge - cabins, $$$+
- Heston's Lodge - modern cabins ($$$), rustic cabins ($)

Cascade Lodge, Lutsen - 19 rooms ($-$$$), 10 log cabins ($$+), restaurant, mtn biking, hiking, snowshoeing, xc skiing

Solbakken Resort, Lutsen - 9 rooms and 8 cabins ($$+), hiking, snowshoeing, xc skiing

Lutsen Mountain Ski Area, Lutsen - rooms, condos, cabins ($$+), bar, restaurant, hiking, mtn biking, snowshoeing, xc skiing

Giants Ridge Recreation Area, Biwabik - 24 rooms, 14 condos, cafeteria, alpine & xc skiing

Eagle Nest Lodge, Deer River - 7 cabins, restaurant, biking, hiking, mtn biking, horseback riding, snowshoeing, xc skiing in Chippewa National Forest

Maplelag, Callaway - 19 cabins, 3 cabooses ($$-$$$ pp AP), unique xc skiing destination resort, hiking, mtn biking, birdwatching

Quadna Mountain Resort, Hill City - condos, lodge and motel ($$+), hiking, horseback riding, snowmobiling, xc skiing

Breezy Point Resort, Breezy Point - 10 cabins, 80 rooms, 20 condos, restaurant, xc skiing

Kavanaugh's Resort, Brainerd - 40 condos, restaurant, xc skiing

Cragun's Resort on Gull Lake, Brainerd - 27 cabins, 180 rooms, restaurant, spa, golf, horsedrawn sleigh rides, xc skiing

Rates are the approximate cost of a room for two for one night with no meals--unless indicated pp (per person), MAP (Modified American Plan, breakfast and dinner included), AP (three meals) or B&B. Taxes are not included. Check with the establishment for the latest rates.

Top

Cabins in State Parks

A few state parks offer cabins and rooms for rent. Lake Itasca has 15 cabins with one to three bedrooms. Rustic camping cabins are available in several state parks.

Top | Add a Lodging

Hostels

Most hostels are affiliated with the Minnesota branch of Hostelling International. Rates are per person for HI members in 2000. Nonmembers are charged about $4 more. Hostels generally do not provide linens, blankets or towels.

HI-Spirit of the Land Island Hostels*, Grand Marais - 12 beds ($18), located at the end of the Gunflint Trail on an island in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, accessible only by boat

HI-Mississippi Headwaters*, Lake Itasca State Park - 32 beds ($16), bicycling, canoeing, hiking, xc skiing

*Closed during certain off-peak periods

Top | Add a Lodging

Minnesota

Parks and Forests

Travel info

Weather forecast

Don't Get Lost
Find a guide for hiking, biking and paddling in our Guide Listings

Travel Guides
Guide to Minnesota Outdoors
more Travel books...