HomeDirections to Lakeside Lab
Please note: Iowa Highway 86 will be closed north of Lakeside Lab for about two weeks beginning September 8. Visitors can still access Lakeside from the south.
Click here for a map of Lakeside's campus.
A pdf version of the directions is available for downloading.
Traveling by Car:
The easiest way to get to Lakeside is by car. A car is also useful, but not essential, in order to get around locally, because the Laboratory is located some miles from restaurants, theaters, bars, etc.
Directions from Omaha (approx. 200 miles)
Interstate 29 North to Sioux City
Highway 75 North to Le Mars
Highway 60 North to Sheldon
Highway 18 East to Spencer
Highway 71 North to Milford
Highway 86 West
From Des Moines (approx. 200 miles)
Interstate 35 North to Highway 20
Highway 20 West to Fort Dodge
Highway 169 North to Algona
Highway 18 West to Spencer
Highway 71 North to Milford
Highway 86 West
From Sioux Falls (approx. 90 miles)
Interstate 90 East to Lakefield, MN
Highway 86 South into Iowa
From Minneapolis (approx. 175 miles)
Interstate 35 South to Interstate 90
Interstate 90 West to Lakefield, MN
Highway 86 South into Iowa
As you get close on Highway 86, look for the silver water tower on the opposite (west) side of the road from the Laboratory. Lakeside's northern entrance, adjacent to the Facilities Manager's house, is normally open. When you arrive please check in at the Laboratory Office, just south of the house. There is plenty of free parking.
Traveling by Bus/Plane:
The nearest commercial airport is Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD) in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. FSD is serviced by Northwest Airlines and Northwest Airlink, Delta Connection, United, and Allegiant Air. [Please do not confuse FSD with the Sioux City, Iowa airport (SUX), which is much farther from Lakeside.]
Lakeside Lab provides shuttle service from the Sioux Falls airport and from nearby bus stations.
There is a charge of $110.00 for shuttle service to or from the airport and a charge for shuttle service to or from the bus station. If more than one passenger is transported, the fare will be divided among all passengers.
Shuttle service is available only by making advance arrangements with Lakeside Lab. Please contact the Business Manager as soon as you make your reservations, preferably 3 to 4 weeks before your class begins.