One of the finest Minnesota Resorts! Plan your next resort vacation at Kavanaugh's resort in Brainerd, MN

A Minnesota vacation resort, Kavanaugh's Sylvan Lake Resort strives to make your  accommodations a comfortable home-away-from-home. Bask in the warming glow of a cozy fireplace, or toast the sunset on a private lakeside deck - standard on all Kavanaugh's resort accommodations. Kavanaugh's is a Minnesota resort that has four seasons of activities.

Beautiful overlooks of Sylvan Lake and its rolling, wooded shore are a highlight at our Brainerd Minnesota lodgings. Our resort's attention to detail, cleanliness and personal service assures you of the finest and most comfortable lodgings, in any season. That's our promise of old-fashioned hospitality. We're ideally

If you're a golfer, this Minnesota golf resort  is the ideal place to be. With the golf courses at Madden's Resort, The Legacy Courses at Cragun's and The Pines at Grand View only a few minutes away, some of the best golfing in Minnesota is right here.
Hiking - Nature lovers and photographers will appreciate the many quiet foot trails meandering through our property and the adjacent Pillsbury State Forest.

Enjoy water sports with a new pool and recreation complex added to the amenities at Kavanaugh's. The facility includes a new indoor pool and spa, a fitness room, game room and Laundromat. A new outdoor pool with large patio area is adjacent to the new pool complex.

For the true boating and water enthusiast, you'll find paddle boating, kayaking, canoeing, sailing and pontooning, all on sparkling Upper Sylvan Lake.

Winter Activities
Whether you cross-country ski or snowmobile, our family vacation resort can furnish the home and hearth for your winter escape. Enjoy our pool, fitness room, recreation room & whirlpool upon your return from outdoor fun.

Hundreds of miles of snowmobile trails can be easily accessed from Kavanaugh's grounds, including the Gull Lake Lighted Trail. (137K). Over 40 km. of groomed and tracked ski trails, suitable for novice to intermediate skiers, begin right at our doorstep.