Moosilauke Ravine Lodge

During normal operations, the Lodge isn’t just for the Dartmouth community — local residents, hikers, and visitors to the area are all welcome to stay for a night, a week, or just come up for dinner! The Lodge is a great place to just get away and put your feet up.

Coming to the Lodge

The Lodge is currently closed! We will reopen in May, and the season will run until late November.

Winter Access Road
Parking for hiking, skiing, and snowshoeing is available halfway up the access road in the designated spaces. Only head-in, angled parking is permitted, and others may be towed.

2025 Reservations
To submit a request for the 2025 season, please fill out this form.

Email moosilauke.ravine.lodge@dartmouth.edu with questions. In May, we will resume taking reservations over the phone at 603-764-5858.

Dartmouth offices and students may begin submitting requests in December for initial consideration. Earliest consideration will go to requests submitted by 1/12. Dartmouth community (current faculty/staff/students and alumni) may submit requests beginning on January 15th. In mid-April, we will begin accepting requests from the broader community.

Lodge Overview

Dinner is at 6:30 PM and is served family style. Please let us know if you have any dietary restrictions when you call to make your reservation.
A full hot breakfast is served family style at 7:30 AM on Saturday and Sunday mornings. A lighter, hikers breakfast buffet is available 7:00AM - 9:00AM on weekdays. Again, please let us know if you have any dietary restrictions when you call to make your reservation.
Payment in full is required when making your reservation. Please click here for pricing information.
The Lodge is about an hour from Hanover. Here's how you get there. Guests are welcome to park along the access road, including after the fork in the road. We also have step-free parking/drop-off available via the lower access road as marked by signs.
We also offer undergraduate students free van rides from campus on most nights. Please see Trailhead for sign-up options. We are unable to arrange transportation for large groups.
The Lodge is closed Monday-Wednesdays in the Spring and on Tuesdays in the Summer and Fall.

Please email moosilauke.ravine.lodge@dartmouth.edu or call us at (603) 764-5858 with any questions. If you are interested in volunteer trail maintenance opportunities in the Moosilauke area, please contact Willow Nilsen at willow.nilsen@dartmouth.edu for details.

Accessibility

Please be in touch with your access needs when you make a reservation.

The main building has an elevator, accessible bathroom and shower. There are accessible lodging options in the main building.
There are two accessible parking spaces available. Follow the left fork of the access road to drive right up to the building.
Most beds are equipped with electrical outlets.
Our dining benches do not have a back. You are welcome to bring a stadium seat or crazy creek if you like! We may also be able to make other arrangements.
There is a changing table in the gender neutral bathroom.
We have one high chair. Ask us if you'd like it out for dinner.
If you need a private space for nursing, talk to someone at the desk and we can help find a comfortable place.

Special Programs

Retreats

Because of its size, location and services, groups use the Lodge for retreats and conferences. The main room and the conference spaces are available for reservation by student and alum groups for getaways and reunions, as well as for academic classes, offices retreats, lectures, and other programs. Lodge crew may also be able to provide meals and snack breaks for groups if requested in advance.

Programs

Many weekend evenings see special events hosted at the Lodge, including music, storytelling, workshops, dances, or presentations.

The Bring Your Professor To Lodge Dinner program is a perfect way to enjoy Moosilauke, get to know your professors better, and share this place with them. This program is available any night we have space, Sunday-Thursday. Dinner is on us, transportation is up to you, but be sure to ask about van availability! To keep groups intimate, up to three students can join one professor for dinner. Please call (603)764-5858 for more information or to make reservations at least a day in advance. You can check our availability here.

There's no better study break!

Reunions at the Lodge: During Reunions, we encourage members of each class to make individual reservations in advance for the night before the official on-campus reunion date. We do not take exclusive or large group reservations during this period so that all the classes have the opportunity to come enjoy the Lodge during Reunions! We do not organize class hikes, but can provide bagged lunches for groups if we are notified at least a week in advance. We also do not have any specific programming during Reunions, but are happy to provide maps for hiking or our self-guided tour of the Lodge. The day before on reunions begin on campus will be held for reunion classes until mid April. On April 15th, any spaces still available will be released to the public for reservations.

Reservations

To submit a request for the 2025 season, please fill out this form.

Email moosilauke.ravine.lodge@dartmouth.edu with questions. In May, we will resume taking reservations over the phone at 603-764-5858.

Rustic Lodging

The Lodge is a wonderful place to bring budding outdoor enthusiasts on their first adventures — with the promise of a hot shower, a hearty meal, and a cozy bed at day’s end. Over thirty miles of hiking trails connect the Lodge to Mount Moosilauke’s summit and trailheads, ranging from easy woods-walks to boulder-clambering ascents. For those interested in volunteer trail maintenance, with prior approval a one-night stay at the Lodge is rewarded for every day of trail work. Here's a map of the trails on Moosilauke.

The Lodge’s guest rooms and the outlying bunkhouses can sleep groups from two to fourteen in open-concept spaces. It is recommended that guests bring a sleeping bag for overnight stays. Pillows, pillowcases, and woolen blankets are provided, while sleeping bags and linens are available for rent from the front desk. Showers and toilets are in the main building. All of the bunkhouses, with the exception of '74, are heated by wood stoves and have a set of composting toilets nearby. All of them have electricity.

There is NO CAMPING allowed on land maintained by Dartmouth College (land within the dotted boundary on this map). Please note that there is also NO CAMPING allowed on Ravine Road.

Hearty Meals

How Dinner is Served

Meals are served family style in courses. We start with the fresh bread, followed shortly by the famous tall pot of homemade soup served into individual bowls at each table by the crew. The soup course is followed by salad, served in salad bowls to be shared by each table. Next comes the entrée with a side dish, vegetarian options are often served on individual plates. Once all the guests have finished their meal and the crew has cleared the majority of the dishes, a crew member will welcome everyone to the Lodge, introduce the crew, and run through a few house rules as well as make any necessary announcements. Usually at this point the crew member will give a short talk on a topic of interest, which can be tailored to your group if you would like. This is also a good time to make toasts or short speeches. Directly following this “dinner talk”, dessert is served and coffee, decaf and tea are made available. Following dinner the crew will clear all remaining dishes and set up the main room for the evening program if you have scheduled one. This means asking dinner guests to move downstairs to the library or outside to take the air, so that the crew can move tables and sweep the floor efficiently. For a more formal event the guests can retire to the lounge in the basement for a reception. Please work with us so that we can get things set up as quickly as possibly for you. During this time we will also assist the band to set up and/or set up the speakers, a projection screen, or other requested items for your evening.

Breakfast at the Lodge is a patented anti-Atkins formula to keep you hiking all day. We start off with applesauce and steel-cut oatmeal with lots of raisins and brown sugar for your sprinkling pleasure. Hot breakfast food alternates between a) Scrambled eggs, a bread, muffin, or coffee cake and a breakfast meat; and b) Pancakes and a breakfast meat. And of course there is plenty of coffee, tea, hot chocolate, orange juice and milk. Breakfast is served at 7:30am.

Other services such as bagged or buffet lunches, coffee breaks, and receptions can be arranged on request.

We welcome you to decorate the Lodge and grounds. Poster-sized high school graduation pictures are great for a 50th birthday party, and potted flowers or balloons out at the turn off to the Ravine Road reassure guests they are on the right track. We do not recommend table decorations because of the size of the tables, but flowers and other decorations look great on the windowsills, side tables and fireplace mantel. We do not allow candles owing to the fire hazard. Please do not forget to take your decorations with you when you go.

Dartmouth Outdoors

Moosilauke Ravine Lodge

Coming to the Lodge

Retreats

Programs

Staying at the Lodge

Dining at the Lodge