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Recreation Program

Time to Get Active

The Â鶹ÊÓƵ Recreation Program is intended to provide a greater number and variety of recreation opportunities for Â鶹ÊÓƵ students. While not limited to outdoor activities, Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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.

Students canoeing

Campus and Local Activities

  • 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

Lending Program

Trying to go outdoors and plan a trip may be fun but gear is something that is necessary, and not all of us may have the right equipment.  The lending program is here for you! A considerable amount of equipment has been purchased for use in a lending program so you can go out on your own whether or not there is a planned event. 

Email g-lending [at] gustavus.edu (g-lending[at]gustavus[dot]edu) if you have questions about the lending program.

Travel trips

  • Fall Break trips have gone to a Minnesota State Park to do canoeing, caving, hiking, camping, and fishing
  • Spring Break trips have gone traveled out of state to do camping, hiking, or canoeing in places like Utah and Arkansas
Students in Utah

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