Harvard Forest Housing and Accommodations

Harvard Forest has 10 residential buildings providing short and long-term accommodations for staff, visiting researchers and students.

These include dormitory rooms, single family homes and multiple family residences.

Availability varies and visiting researchers should make arrangements for scheduling short and longer term stays well in advance by contacting hfvisit@fas.harvard.edu.

All visitors using Harvard Forest housing and seeking to conduct research at Harvard Forest must submit a Research Application in advance for review and approval.

Overnight accommodations are not available for members of the general public.

Short Term Accommodations

• Fisher House
  Accommodates up to 23 people from September through May in single, double and triple bed rooms.
• Raup House
  Accommodates up to 13 people between September through May in single, double, triple and quad bed rooms.

Long Term Accommodations

Shared Housing

• Highway House
• Raup House

Private Residences - Individual and Family Housing

Single Family Residences

• Benson House
• Fisher Cottage
• Lyford House
• Raup House
• School House

Multiple Family Residences

• Community House - on Harvard Forest Campus
• Higginson House - In Petersham Center, about 3 miles from Shaler Hall