A bait station for use with trapping rodents, including a housing, a ballast located within a base of the housing to inhibit movement of the bait station, at least one rodent trap retention area located above the ballast, and at least one rodent access to an interior of the housing though a side panel of the base at a height greater than that of the ballast. The bait station may include a removable tray disposed above the ballast that includes the rodent trap retention area to facilitate rodent removal and cleaning. Opposing first and second rodent access openings may be located on opposite side walls of the base to facilitate rodent entry from multiple directions.
