MINNESOTA🛶
MINNESOTA🛶
Lake Days, Trail Nights, and Bunks Between the Pines
Minnesota isn’t loud. It doesn’t brag.
But if you give it time - if you take the long way, dip your feet in the lake, share a bunkroom with a stranger-turned-friend - it just might become your favorite stop on the map.
Here, you’ll find small-town charm, big city art scenes, deep green forests, and thousands (literally) of lakes.
And nestled in between it all? A handful of hostels that are all heart.
Why Hostel in Minnesota?
Because this is where the road slows down.
Where the best stories come from someone you met over shared pancakes in a hostel kitchen.
Where it’s not about how fast you get there - it’s about who you meet when you stop.
Hostels are sorted in alphabetic order and have their city/neighborhood directly below their name.
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Hostel Du Nord
Duluth, Minnesota
With an unbeatable community, hostel sauna, and personal pod bunks, it’s hard not to love this cozy hostel and it’s annex in downtown Duluth!
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Minnesota
You’ll love Minnesota if You Are:
🛶 The thru-paddler with a dry bag and a dog-eared trail map
🎸 The solo road tripper with playlists for every mood
🧣 The traveler who doesn’t mind a little snow, a lot of trees, and a warm bunk
🍻 The community-seeker who prefers a hostel bonfire to a hotel bar
🔥 The kind soul who believes quiet connection can be just as deep
🌲 Northwoods to Neighborhoods: Find Your Stay
Whether you’re biking the Mississippi River Trail, catching a show in Minneapolis, or kayaking through the Boundary Waters, Minnesota’s hostels offer more than beds - they offer real connection.
Expect:
Converted houses and retreat-style lodges with bunkbed charm
Hostels in walkable city spots and trailhead towns
Campfires, canoes, cozy lounges, and actual community
🔗 From the Blog: Midwest Wanderings
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Backpacking the Rust Belt: Where to Stay + Why It Rules
Minnesota’s not Rust Belt exactly — but it’s got the same humble, soulful energy.
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5 Small Towns with Big Hostel Energy
We see you, Grand Marais.
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Introvert’s Guide to Surviving (and Thriving) in Hostels
Minnesota is introvert heaven: trails, porches, lakes, and enough silence to hear yourself think.
Book the Bunk. Embrace the Quiet Adventure.
Minnesota doesn’t scream for your attention. But it rewards it.
And when you book through Hosteling.US, you support the people and places that make this kind of travel possible — without the fees, the fluff, or the middlemen.