Gustavus Recreation Program
This program is intended to provide a greater number and variety of recreation opportunities for Gustavus students. While not limited to outdoor activities, Gustavus and the surrounding areas have a plethora of hiking, biking, boating and other outdoor opportunities. We encourage students to get out and about and to be active and involved outside of the academic environment.
Available trips or events:
Trips and Events
- Minnesota River canoeing
- Hiking
- Outdoor games at 7-mile park
- Canoeing, kayaking and paddleboarding on Lake Emily
- Rockclimbing
- Cross Country Skiing
- Downhill Skiing
- Outdoor cooking
- Bread baking
- Pickleball
- Bowling
- Snowshoeing
- Photography
- Biking
- Bonfires
- Ice Fishing
- Curling
- Card games
- Escape Rooms
- Birding
- Flyfishing
Trips during Breaks
- Fall Break to Forestville State Park (Canoeing, caving, hiking, camping and fishing)
- Touring Week trip to Ely (XC skiing, ice fishing, snowshoeing)
- Spring Break trip the Buffalo River in Arkansas (Canoeing)
"By the end of the trip, I felt significantly closer to
other students with diverse backgrounds, who I would
never have talked to before this trip." - Student
Lending Program
A considerable amount of camping equipment as well as hammocks, stand up paddle boards, a couple kayaks, and bikes have been purchased for use in a lending program so you can go out on your own whether or not there is a planned event. Check out the Lending Program.
Email g-lending@gustavus.edu if you have questions about the lending program.
Please feel free to contact Mark Hanson at mjh44@gustavus.edu if you are interested in being involved in planning or leading a trip or have a recreational idea of your own.
