# Marsh Lake Cabins & Adventures Marsh Lake, YT · Selected: clears the published selection standard. - Page: https://mindreachgetaways.com/yt/marsh-lake/wellness-retreat/marsh-lake-cabins - Book direct: https://marshlakeyukoncabins.com/reservations/ - Their site: https://marshlakecabins.com/ - Find it in Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Marsh%20Lake%20Cabins%20%26%20Adventures%2C%20Box%202418%2C%20Marsh%20Lake%2C%20YT%2C%20Canada ## Our read Nicole and Hendrik live at Marsh Lake and built the cabins. The Birdhouse is the off-grid one in the trees. Lake View is the one with a kitchen, a bathroom, and the lake in the windows. They also drive the shuttle from Whitehorse and rent a canoe. ## Come here for - People who want a hand-built cabin on Marsh Lake, with the owners living there - The Birdhouse, if propane lights, a wood stove, and an outhouse are the point - Lake View, if you want a kitchen, a bathroom, and the lake through the windows - Travellers who will use their shuttle, or rent the canoe or snowshoes from the same people ## Skip it if - You need a hotel bathroom and power in every cabin. The Birdhouse is off the grid. - You want a spa. These are cabins, a shuttle, and gear. - You need downtown Whitehorse at the door. They publish 76 km from downtown. ## The place Marsh Lake Cabins & Adventures is Nicole and Hendrik's place on Marsh Lake, Yukon. They publish the mailing address as Box 2418, Marsh Lake, Yukon Y0B 1Y2, and the email as info@marshlakecabins.com. On the about page they write that they each came for a visit, fell in love with the land, then with each other, and never left, and that they live at the lake with their two kids. The cabins page describes two stays. The Birdhouse is in the woods close to the lake. It sleeps up to 4, with a queen bed in the loft and room for another double mattress. One room holds a kitchen, a dining space, and a wood stove. They call it off the grid: propane lights, potable water, an outhouse, and an outdoor shower house from May to mid-September. For 1 to 2 people the page lists a two-night minimum at $300, then $150 a night for a stay of 2 to 6 nights, and $750 for a week. The Lake View cabin is the one with the lake and the surrounding mountains in view. It sleeps up to 4: a queen in the loft, a double nook loft on the main floor, and a two-person hide bed in the living room if needed. They publish a kitchen and a bathroom, a dining space for up to 6, a propane fireplace, an outside fire pit, and parking on the property. For 1 to 2 people: two nights at $400, then $190 a night for 3 to 6 nights, and $1,300 for a week. For 3 to 4 people: two nights at $450, then $220 a night, and $1,500 for a week. The homepage also names The Tiny House beside The Birdhouse. The cabins page does not give The Tiny House its own description or rate. Ask before you count on a third cabin. They describe the lake as long, with mountains and forest, swans, ducks, loons, and fish, and trails behind the house for hiking, biking, or skiing. A marina nearby is where they say you can launch a canoe. They offer inside information on who to contact for a longer hike, canoe, dog sled, or horseback trip. They also run a year-round shuttle in an 8-passenger van. Drivers hold a class 4 licence and current first aid. Cabin renters are listed at $60 for up to 4 people, or $80 for up to 7, between downtown Whitehorse and the cabins (76 km). Whitehorse airport to downtown is $40 per group, up to 7 people. Gear on the same site includes a 17-foot Grumman canoe at $30 a day and a set of snowshoes at $4 a day. Their prices are in CAD and subject to 5% GST. A stay is a request on their reservations form. They say they reply within 24 hours. If that note does not arrive, they ask you to email info@marshlakecabins.com. ## What it is like - The Birdhouse: A small cabin in the trees, with a round window, a wood stove, and propane lights. Outhouse, and an outdoor shower from May to mid-September. Sleeps up to 4. - Lake View: The cabin with the red roof, a deck, a kitchen, a bathroom, and the lake and mountains in the windows. Sleeps up to 4. - January over the lake: Their homepage leads with sunset in January, looking over Marsh Lake. The lake is long, with mountains and forest around it. - Night at the Birdhouse: The same small cabin, lit, in the snow. They write about northern lights in the winter sky. - The porch in winter: From the deck, birch, spruce, and the lake. Lake View publishes a fire pit outside and parking on the property. - A table at the window: Lake View has a dining space for up to 6. This is the table that faces the frozen lake. ## Ways to stay - The Birdhouse · $300 for two nights, then $150 a night · https://marshlakeyukoncabins.com/reservations/ - Lake View · From $400 for two nights · https://marshlakeyukoncabins.com/reservations/ - Shuttle from Whitehorse · $60 up to 4, or $80 up to 7 · https://marshlakeyukoncabins.com/shuttle-services/ ## Getting there Box 2418, Marsh Lake, Yukon Y0B 1Y2. Their chart says 76 km from downtown Whitehorse. Renters can book the van. ## Questions **Which cabins are described on their site?** The cabins page writes up The Birdhouse and The Lake View. The homepage also names The Tiny House, without a separate description or rate. Ask info@marshlakecabins.com which cabin is free. **Is the Birdhouse off the grid?** Yes, in their own words. Propane lights, potable water, an outhouse, and an outdoor shower house from May to mid-September. A queen bed in the loft, room for another double mattress, a kitchen, and a wood stove. It sleeps up to 4. **Does Lake View have a bathroom?** Their cabins page says the Lake View has a fully equipped kitchen and a bathroom, a propane fireplace, a dining space for up to 6, an outside fire pit, and parking. It sleeps up to 4. **What do the nights cost?** On the cabins page, Birdhouse for 1 to 2 people is a two-night minimum at $300, then $150 a night, or $750 a week. Lake View for 1 to 2 people is two nights at $400, then $190 a night, or $1,300 a week. For 3 to 4 people at Lake View: two nights $450, then $220 a night, or $1,500 a week. CAD. Confirm when you request the dates. **How do I book?** Send a request at marshlakeyukoncabins.com/reservations. They say they reply within 24 hours. If you do not hear back, email info@marshlakecabins.com. MindReach does not take the booking. **How far is it from Whitehorse?** Their shuttle chart lists 76 km between downtown Whitehorse and the cabins. Renters pay $60 for up to 4 people, or $80 for up to 7. Whitehorse airport to downtown is $40 per group, up to 7. Prices are CAD plus 5% GST. **What can I do from the cabins?** They point to trails behind the house for hiking, biking, or skiing, and a nearby marina for a canoe or fishing. They will tell you who to contact for a longer hike, canoe, dog sled, or horseback trip. A 17-foot Grumman canoe is $30 a day on their gear page. Snowshoes are $4 a day. **Are pets published as welcome?** Their site does not publish a pet rule. Ask when you request the cabin. ## How far to trust this Written from what the property publishes. Not yet checked by hand. Confirm on their site before you book. MindReach Getaways does not take the booking. You book with the property.