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Todd County, Minnesota · near Browerville · APN 19-0074400: Build Your Minnesota Cabin in Lake Country, Community Beach Included

Oak Drive, Browerville, MN 56438

The Long Prairie River runs about a half mile west, and four lakes sit within a few miles of this level lot off Oak Drive. It is not lakefront, and that is the honest trade: you build a real cabin here, then share the beach at Fawn Lake, the pool, and the campground with the rest of the neighborhood. Power is already at the street. For a family that has been priced off the water, this is the way into lake country.

Lake Country for the Family That Skipped the Lakefront

Every family around here has driven the roads between the lakes and quietly done the math. The good shoreline got expensive a long time ago, and a modest place near the water started to feel like something other people got to have.

This half-acre off Oak Drive changes that math. It is a level, wooded lot with room to build a cabin, and it comes with membership in the Sylvan Shores community: a beach on Fawn Lake, a pool, a clubhouse, and a campground down the road. Turtle Lake, Pine Island Lake, and Little Pine Lake are all a short drive, so a Saturday can start with a line in the water and end at a community fire, and nobody has to own the whole shoreline to get there.

Browerville sits about nine miles south, and Long Prairie, the county seat, is a straight shot fifteen miles up the road. Worth knowing: the Long Prairie River is a state-designated water trail, a marked canoe-and-kayak route the DNR keeps on its books, and it runs about a half mile west of the lot.

The trade is right there in front of you. This is not lakefront, and the name does it no favors, but the Fawn Lake beach and the community campground are how you get to the water without owning a foot of it.

Minnesota measures a family by the lake they keep coming back to. This is where you start keeping one.

Level, wooded half-acre with room to build a real cabin.
Sylvan Shores membership brings a beach, pool, clubhouse, and campground.
Four lakes and a river paddling trail sit within a few miles.
Grid power waits at the street via Todd-Wadena Electric Co-op.
Set up a private well and septic, county permits apply.
FEMA Zone X, so this lot is not in a flood zone.
Browerville sits about 9 miles south for everyday basics.
County seat Long Prairie handles bigger supply runs, about 15 miles off.

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.

46.198009, -94.788673

Center coordinate · drive out on weak signal

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The four corner coordinates

NW46.1980, -94.7887

NE46.1979, -94.7885

SW46.1974, -94.7893

SE46.1976, -94.7895

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

The record

The facts, every one of them

Acreage

0.5 acres

Lot dimensions

260 feet (NW Leg) x 66 feet (NE Leg) x 266 feet (SE Leg) x 103 feet (SW Leg)

Subdivision

Sylvan Shores Association, Inc.

Zoning

Rural Residential

Utilities

No service on the lot. Power is reported at the road.

Terrain

Flat

Elevation

1,324 ft

Access †

The property can be accessed via Oak Dr.

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 $26 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.

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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 one earns its keep as a homestead-and-cabin lot. It is level, wooded, and buildable, with grid power at the street and room to permit a well and septic, so a family can put up a cabin or a small year-round home and settle into central Minnesota lake country. The community beach, pool, and campground carry the recreation a half-acre lot cannot do on its own, and the lakes and the Long Prairie River water trail are close for fishing and paddling. Plan on a stick-built or modular home of at least 600 square feet with architectural approval, not a mobile home or an RV setup.

A plain-language summary of how Todd County's Rural Residential 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.

A level, buildable half-acre for a cabin or small home in central Minnesota lake country, with a community beach, pool, and campground.

Not lakefront; stick-built or modular only, 600 sq ft minimum, no mobile, manufactured, trailer, RV, or tent living; well and septic required; mandatory Sylvan Shores POA with architectural approval before building.

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

Yes. County code even recognizes primitive dwellings without wells. Septic or holding tank rules still apply.

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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Todd County, Minnesota · near Browerville · APN 19-0074400: Build Your Minnesota Cabin in Lake Country, Community Beach Included

Where it sits

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This one is a homestead first.

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