Escape to Lakewood Lodge for your Winter Get-A-Way!
When the temperature turns cold, the winter fun heats up at Lakewood Lodge. Explore the wooded winter beauty in the Chippewa National Forest. Lakewood Lodge has a multitude of winter activity options for your winter get away. Whether your preference is to snowmobile, ice fish, cross country ski or simply build a snowman or sled with your family Lakewood Lodge has the all the amenities of home including fireplaces, dishwashers, cable TV and more for the perfect get away from the hectic routine of everyday life. If you are up to a true Northern Minnesota winter vacation let Lakewood Lodge set you and your family up for dog sled rides across the lakes and thru the woods. A special time at Lakewood Lodge is the second weekend of January each year where you can participate in the Deer River Winter Festival that offers old fashioned winter fun such as dog sled rides, horse drawn carriage rides, ax throwing and music. This is also the annual White Oak Dog Sled Races that start in Deer River and end at 3 different locations close to Lakewood Lodge with the longest race being a qualifying race for the Iditarod.
Come enjoy winter’s natural beauty in the Chippewa National Forest. Breathe in the crisp Northwoods air and reinvigorate your soul while sitting around a warm fire sipping cocoa and roasting marshmallows.
Snowmobilers will find access to a vast network of nearly 1,000 miles of impeccably groomed Itasca County snowmobiling trails where you will have exciting rides across glistening lakes and thru spectacular forests. Lakewood Lodge is located between the Avenue of Pines Trail and the Bowstring West Trail. So bring your sleds and take advantage of great location easily accessing trails and are new warm, cozy Minnesota year round lake cabins.
Itasca County Snowmobile Trails Map
All area snowmobile trails are shown in red on the map below. Click on the map to view a much larger, “zoomable”, and printable snowmobile trails map of Itasca County
Cross Country Skiers will love the area’s 19 groomed ski trails with more than 200 kilometers to explore. The varied terrain makes cross-country skiing enjoyable for the beginner, intermediate and expert. Both classic and freestyle skiing is available as well as snowshoeing.
Itasca County Cross Country Ski Trails
Itasca County Cross Country Ski Trails are shown on the map below. Click on the map to view a much larger, “zoomable”, and printable cross-country skiing trails map for Itasca County.
Minnesota Ice Fishing on Sand Lake produces nice limits of fish for ice anglers. You’ll catch jumbo perch, crappies, walleye, northern pike and pan fish. Walleye and northern pike season ends in late February while crappie, perch and pan fish usually stay strong through March. While ice fishing patience is the key the benefit is well worth the wait. Fresh fried fish from the cold winter waters some how just taste better. Lakewood Lodge offers a year round heated fish cleaning house with running water to clean your catch of the day.
If you have a preferred ice fishing lake other than Sand Lake Lakewood Lodge is 3 miles to Bowstring Lake, 10 miles to Round Lake and 10 miles to Lake Winnibigoshish as well as a short drive to hundreds of Itasca County Lakes.
Happy Ice Fishing Season!
