Minnesota Resorts-Alexandria-Family Resort & Fishing Resort-Shady Rest Resort Cabins & RV Camping on Lake Amelia

At Shady Rest Resort we are celebrating our 31st year by continuing the great Minnesota Family Resort tradition of offering exceptional individual lakeside cabins and spacious campsites that are perfect for a family vacation.

Shady Rest Resort is very easy to get to. Located only 2 hours from Minneapolis, (midway between Fargo and the Twin Cities), in the Alexandria Minnesota area near the towns of Glenwood and Villard. Our resort features quiet, comfortable, informal and safe facilities where families can relax, be together and enjoy their summer vacation.

Our Cabins and Campground are located on over 30 acres of spacious, shady grounds on the clean, clear waters of Lake Amelia. Guests have over 940 acres of water for boating and fishing pleasure on Lake Amelia and smaller boats can reach Lake Villard for an additional 530 acres. A small channel connects the 2 lakes. Bring your own boat or rent one of ours.

For the golfers there are 6 golf courses within 20 minutes. At the resort we have a small convenience store with live bait, tackle, groceries, tee shirts, sweatshirts, along with an assortment of items that may come in handy.

At Shady Rest you'll find great fishing, but more importantly, you'll find a great place to spend time with your family and friends.

Experiance Life at the Lake in on of our Cabins on beautiful Lake Amelia.

Vacation Home # 2 overlooking the lake from your deck.

**NOTE**

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is urging people not to transport firewood. The spread of diseases and insects have been devastating our forest and we want to pass along this message.

If you would like to have us send you a brochure, please give us a call or send us an email.

We know that choosing a vacation destination can be difficult, especially one that you have never actually seen. Too many times we hear from our guest that they've stayed at a place that had a great brochure or nice pictures on their web site, but when they arrived it was not at all what they expected. For over 31 years, we have been establishing a vacation destination with your comfort in mind. We listen to our guests and are continually making improvements in order to continue the tradition of excellence that our guests have come to know. We take pride in the cleanliness of our Cabins and of the Resort grounds. In our Web Site, we made an extra effort in providing as many pictures as possible to give you the best idea of what Shady Rest Resort is like and why so many of our guest come back year after year. Our wish is that you'll start a family tradition of summer vacations at Shady Rest. We hope to see you soon!