Kavanaugh's Sylvan Lake Resort

What a great place to chill with the Fam. Nice facilities, great pools and lake access. Pedal boats were a favorite with the kids even though as an adult you're doing all the pedaling 🤣. Lots of fun attractions nearby and not too far from Brainerd so you still have access to stores for your needs. I hope to be back as soon as we can. 👍

Fourth year in a row at one of the lake view townhomes in September. Always a pleasant experience. Quiet and comfortable.

I was in Brainerd for a conference for the week. One of the lodging options was for this location. Very nice people, clean quiet resort. I would recommend this property to anyone coming to the area. Most of the lodging sits directly on the lake. There are some interior rooms, however, they are on a nice pond and have lake views.

Stayed here for a couple nights, we had a wonderful time!! We will be back again. Staff is so friendly and the resort is very quiet.

We found Kavanaugh's in 2019 when we were looking for a resort/cabin lake front experience, but didn't want to pay for a golf course, restaurant, and resort fees like some other places in the area we'd visited. The Oaks cabins fit our needs for a week and give us a great home base to relax and enjoy a deck overlooking the lake, or to go touring around the area and visiting family as my husband grew up in the area. I like the fireplace, kitchen, two bathrooms, and king sized bed. The cabin is very roomy for two people and since we've found this place in 2019, have returned 9 times, both in summer and winter. Always enjoy the sunsets and all the wildlife. Very happy to see a second treadmill in the workout room this year.