URP students reside in new "cabins" on the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory campus. Each cabin provides single-gender housing for 8 individuals with 2 per room, and 2 full bathrooms. All linens and towels are provided, along with full housekeeping services. Lamps, desks, dressers, and small refrigerators will be available in each cabin. One phone with voicemail option is available per cabin. All cabins are fully air-conditioned.

Meals are served 7 days a week in the CSHL Blackford Dining Hall. Vegetarian options are available at all times and our kitchen will make every effort to accommodate any special needs. There is a recreation room downstairs in Blackford Dining Hall with a pool table, other table games, a television and soda/candy machines. The Bar is located to the rear of Blackford. Please be aware that the legal drinking age in New York State is 21. We will not serve liquor to anyone underage.

There is an exercise room available in the lower level of the Dolan Hall. Also, a washer and dryer are available in Dolan.

The Laboratory owns several Atlantic sailboats, canoes, and kayaks, available for URP student use. URP students are also invited to join the CSHL sailing club that meets weekly.

Tennis courts are located 1/4 mile down Bungtown Road and at our Banbury estate in Lloyd Harbor, and a beautiful swimming pool is also available for use at the Banbury estate . URP students may also use our private beach located by the Airslie House, approximately 1/2 mile down Bungtown Road, where there is a lifeguard on duty during the summer months.

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory holds volleyball tournaments during the summer where different laboratory buildings square off against each other. URP students are invited to join these teams and also to the annual URP vs. PI (Principal Investigator/Lab Head) tournament, held at the end of the summer. Note that the URP students have never won so far, as far as we know.

2007 URP's celebrate at the annual URP vs. Faculty volleyball game.