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Hutchinson Lodge

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Hutchinson Hut

Hutchinson Lodge is within walking distance of Donner Pass Road (old highway 40), near Donner Summit in the town of Norden and next door to the Sierra Club's Clair Tappaan Lodge.

The format at Hutchinson is do-it-yourself for everything from getting the wood stove going to cleaning up at the end of your stay. It is well suited to groups of relatively inexperienced winter, spring, summer and fall visitors who enjoy rustic accommodations and a community atmosphere. Hutchinson Lodge was given to the Club in 1956.

  • Location: Just west of Clair Tappaan Lodge.
  • Capacity: 20
  • Facilities: One large room, two sleeping lofts, kitchen, two wood stoves, sauna and two indoor toilets and showers.
  • Activities: Same as those described under Clair Tappaan Lodge.
  • Staff: None. Members do their own cooking and housekeeping
  • Reservations: Reservation requests for the winter season and the following year are accepted only in writing prior to October 1, whereupon all requests on file are processed in a lottery fashion, with Sierra Club Chapter groups and work party participants being given priority. All written requests should include a check for 50% of the full amount of the reservation or a valid VISA or MasterCard number including the expiration date.

    After October 1, requests for reservations are accepted by phone and are processed on a first-come, first-served basis. Rates begin at $19 per person per night with a minimum of $190.00 per night. We require a two-night minimum stay on winter weekends and holidays. Contact the Clair Tappaan Lodge manager at Clair Tappan Lodge, PO Box 36, Norden, CA 95724, 530-426-3632 or 800-679-6775.

Source: Sierra Club Resource Guide: Lodges (#711, 3/91).  Photo courtesy of Dick Simpson.


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