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Todd County, Minnesota · near Browerville · APN 19-0072001: Two Private Lakes and a Boat Landing Come With the Deed

Ode Circle, Browerville, MN 56438

A five-sided lot in Prairie River Heights, part of Sylvan Shores outside Browerville, with a dirt lane along the west edge and power running in the area. The deed makes you a member of an association that keeps two private lakes, boat landings, a clubhouse, a pool, and tennis courts for its owners. If you've spent enough summers paying to launch on somebody else's water, this is the other way to spend them.

Your Boat Has Been Looking for This Lot

Every fisherman with a boat on a trailer knows the arithmetic: launch fees, a campground reservation you had to make in February, and a public ramp that is busiest exactly when the fish are moving. What you've wanted is a lake that knows your boat. Sylvan Shores has two of them, and they belong to the owners.

This is a lot in Prairie River Heights, an odd five-sided wedge of ground with a lane along one side, and the deed comes with membership: two private lakes and boat landings, a clubhouse and a pool, members only, no day pass required. Build a modest cabin, put the boat under a roof, and spend the season fishing water that doesn't get crowded on the Fourth (the walleye don't check the calendar, but the public ramps sure do).

You're about fifteen minutes from Browerville, in Todd County lake country, with Long Prairie about twenty minutes south. Long Prairie started life as the Winnebago Agency in 1848, a federal post where the Ho-Chunk people were moved before Minnesota was a state, which makes it one of the older place names in this part of the country.

The trade is the rulebook, and it's a real one: the association wants a proper house, approved before you start and finished on the outside within a year, and no camping or living in a trailer on the lot while you get there (the same rule that keeps the lakes quiet is the one that keeps you in a motel the first summer).

A public lake belongs to everybody, which is another way of saying it belongs to nobody. These two have a membership list, and your name would be on it.

  • Two private lakes and boat landings come with the deed
  • Clubhouse, pool, and tennis courts for members, no day pass
  • Power runs in the area, served by the Todd-Wadena co-op
  • Build from 600 square feet up, board-approved and yours
  • Browerville about fifteen minutes, Long Prairie about twenty
  • Walmart and Home Depot in Baxter, about forty-five minutes
  • Todd County lake country for walleye, boating, and ice fishing
  • Low annual property taxes and modest association dues

Is this your kind of land

Who this parcel suits

Good fit for

A homestead with private lake access, boat landing, and community amenities (pool, tennis, clubhouse) in an established neighborhood.

Not a fit for

Not a fit for RV living, mobile homes, manufactured homes, tent camping, or off-grid setups without permits and infrastructure investment.

On the ground

Where it sits

The red outline on the map is approximate. It is drawn from county records to show roughly where the lot sits, not a surveyed boundary.

46.196365, -94.791005
Center coordinate · drive out on weak signal
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The four corner coordinates
NW46.1964, -94.7910
NE46.1964, -94.7898
SW46.1961, -94.7910
SE46.1961, -94.7900

Corner coordinates are approximate. Verify against the recorded plat before relying on them.

What’s around you

driving distance from the parcel
12 mi
Browerville, MN
Gas · groceries · hardware
Directions
40 mi
Brainerd, MN
City · hospital, Walmart, Menards
Directions
18 mi
Long Prairie River
River · fishing, canoeing, wildlife
Directions
61 mi
Crow Wing State Forest
Forest · trails, hunting, camping
Directions

The record

The facts, every one of them

Acreage
0.69 acres
Lot dimensions
313 feet (Northern Leg) x 51 feet (NE Leg) x 104 feet (SE Leg) x 254 feet (Southern Leg) x 103 feet (Western Leg)
Subdivision
Sylvan Shores Association, Inc.
Zoning
Shoreland Recreational Development Limited
Utilities
No service on the lot. Power is reported at the road.
Terrain
Flat
Elevation
1,344 ft
Access †
There is a dirt road on the western portion of the property.
Flood zone
Not in a FEMA flood zone
Wetlands
None mapped in the national wetlands inventory
Cell signal
Not confirmed. Plan for none.
Annual taxes
About $95 a year
HOA / POA
$120/year, membership is mandatory

† From county maps and records. Check with the county, or ask your Land Specialist what we have on file.

Dig deeper

Zoning & building rules: see What’s allowed here
Water & septic detail

Water: On-site: None. Options: Well or Haul. Would be a well, water haul and holding tank or other similar option

Sewer / septic: On-site: None. Options: Septic.

What’s allowed, and what it’s for

This one is a homestead first.

This is a build lot in a covenant community, and the payoff for following the rules is the water. Todd County zones it Shoreland Recreational Development Limited and issues the land use and septic permits, and the Sylvan Shores Association layers its covenants on top: one site-built or modular home of at least 600 square feet, plans approved by the board before you start, exterior finished within a year, and a garage or boathouse only alongside the house. Power runs in the area, water is a permitted well, and sewer is a septic system with inside plumbing. There is no camping on the lot and no living in an RV while you build, so plan on the association's members' campground or a room in town until the cabin is dried in, and plan on a boat slip after.

A plain-language summary of how Todd County's Shoreland Recreational Development Limited zone reads, current to October 2026. It is not a determination of what you may do here, and it is not legal or land-use advice.

Yes, you can build a home here under Todd County's Shoreland Recreational Development Limited zoning, with the Sylvan Shores board approving your plans first.
The covenant sets a 600 square foot minimum, bars camping and RV living on the lot, and in Prairie River Heights does not allow a mobile or manufactured home.
Homes and dwellings
With permit
Living on the land
Not allowed
Off-grid and utilities
With permit

Todd County decides what is allowed, not us. Confirm current rules with Planning & Zoning before you buy.

Call (320) 732-4420
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Homes and dwellings
Build a house
With permit
Plans need written approval from the association board or its committee first, plus the association's own building permit.
Modular home
With permit
Treated like a site-built home. Board approval of plans comes first, and the exterior must be finished within a year.
Manufactured home
Restricted
Barred in most plats. In Timber Ridge and Villa a factory-built unit of 480 sq ft or more is allowed with skirting and board approval.
Mobile home
Restricted
Barred in most plats. Timber Ridge and Villa allow a factory-built unit of 480 sq ft or more, skirted, with board approval.
Tiny home
Restricted
Only on a foundation at 600 sq ft or more, or 480 in Timber Ridge and Villa. Nothing on wheels.
Alternative structures
Restricted
One garage or boathouse alongside the home, approved first. No garage on a vacant lot, and no outbuilding may be lived in.
Minimum dwelling
600 sq ft
600 sq ft of enclosed living space in six plats. 480 sq ft in the Timber Ridge and Sylvan Shores Villa plats. Porches, garages, decks and carports do not count.
Living on the land
Tent camping
Not allowed
The covenants do not allow tent living, and the association bars camping on undeveloped lots.
Camp in RV
Not allowed
The covenants do not allow living in an RV on the lot, and the association bars camping on undeveloped lots.
RV while building
Not allowed
The covenants do not allow living in a trailer or an unfinished house while you build.
Off-grid and utilities
Off-grid setup
With permit
Allowed with county septic or holding tank permits and a state well permit. The county recognizes cabins on hauled water.
Power nearby
Yes
Utility power near the parcel
Water
Well or Haul
On-site: None. Options: Well or Haul. Would be a well, water haul and holding tank or other similar option
Sewer
Septic
On-site: None. Options: Septic.
AllowedWith permitRestrictedNot allowedAsk the county
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What it costs

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$450
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Down payment$200
Doc fee$250
To claim today$450
$195/mo · 78 months
Note maintenance fee$12/mo
Property taxes, prorated$8/mo
Billed monthly$215
Total price$15,410

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Driving in

  1. Start in the nearest town
    Browerville, Todd County
  2. GPS to the parcel center
    46.196365, -94.791005
  3. Look for the road access
    Gravel road frontage · check the corners on the plat before you park

Before you leave town

  • Bring water and layers
    Cell service can drop past the nearest town. Plan for a round-trip without it.
  • Save the corners offline
    Copy the four corner coordinates before you head out.

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