Crow Wing Crest Lodge 

About

With a historic lodge built in 1898, 19 cabins and four campsites (two have full RV hook-ups), reunions are welcome! On-line booking available.

LODGE: Built in 1898 right on the shoreline, and seating up to 50, our lodge is the heart of our family resort.

- Wireless high speed internet FREE

- Snack bar

- Game room (arcades, pool table, jukebox, mini-Ferris Wheel)

- Laundry

Scheduled summer activities:
- potluck luau
- B-I-N-G-O
- kids fishing contest
- sing-a-longs
- craft hour
- Painting Classes
- Bead Lady
- kids in nature: scavenger hunt,compass trek
- pool table tournament
- board game & movie night
- Hillbilly Golf
- and many more, see website!

Resort Amenities:
- Big sandy BEACH (200 feet long)
- cedar Play Fort with 3 slides, climbing wall, swings
- mini-carousel
- horseshoe pits
- sand volleyball court
- basketball
- on-site hiking trails 33 acres, (bird watching excellent!)
- boat rentals (including pontoons) and complimentary play boats (canoes, kayaks, paddleboats, SUPs, funbugs, etc.)

Surrounded by forest, 11th Crow Wing Lake is a clear, spring fed, peaceful lake (known for its shy trophy walleye and good largemouth bass) with the serenity of nature, but 2 miles to the little town of Akeley. We are located

- 28 miles from Itasca State Park,
- sandwiched between Park Rapids (16 miles) to the west,
- and Walker / Leech Lake to the east (8 miles)
- Heartland Bike Trail is less than 2 miles away (Lake Country Scenic Byway)
- Paul Bunyan Forest is 1 mile away (ATV trails: ATVs allowed on property within strict guidelines)

On-site spa services:

- Massage

- Reflexology

- Aromatherapy class

- Ionic Detox Foot Bath

- Ear Candling

- Drum circles - fun for whole family!

- Lakeside sauna

- Spring Healer's Retreat (1st Weekend in June)*

- Fall Relaxation Retreat (3rd Weekend in September)*

*Retreat Cabin-Share rates start at $65 night person

*See website for Retreat schedule. Usually includes group meditations, sauna sweats, yoga on the lawn, drumming, pontoon cruises, and practitioners available for organic facials, massage, reflexology, Reiki, Akashic Records and Tarot Card readings, etc.

CABINS: We have 19 cabins and 4 campsites. The average cost per person in PRIME-TIME summer is $45 night (based on weekly rates).

Group Rates: $60/night/person (+tax), 5 or more group - intended for adult groups in spring and fall. 2 night minimum, as many cabins as needed.

We have a mix of traditionally rustic cabins (guaranteed clean) and new luxury cabins with fireplaces, whirlpool jet Jacuzzi bathtubs, dishwashers, A/C, etc.

We are a very earth-friendly, GREEN resort - if you are chemically sensitive - you're gonna love it here! We make our own organic cleaning supplies, wash linens in chemical-free soaps, recycle lake water onto the grounds, etc. See the "Our Green Habits" page of our colorful website to view more details!

Give us a 'ringy or zip us an e-mail anytime with questions or comments. :) -------Kim & Big John

Sorry, NO JET SKIS, NO PETS, NO FIREWORKS, and if you're looking for a resort for heavy drinking and all night partying, do not choose us. Quiet time after 11:00 p.m.

+++SPECIALS:

+++May Special: Rent two nights, get 3rd night FREE

+++2 for 2 Deal: mid-June (Tues-Sat) (or Thurs-Sun) Rent any cabin for two nights, get 2 MORE NIGHTS FREE

+++10% off week: 3rd week in June. Scheduled activities are hoppin', critters are migratin', fish are bitin'!

+++Discount Week: typically 4th week of August - all cabins get discounted to off-season rates. - save up to $745/week during sunny summer weather!

+++Labor Day Specials: Best deals of the year - see website for options.

+++May, Sept & Oct: COUPLES: $119 night, 3 night stay or more (7th nights FREE!) ($139/night for a two night stay.) Most cabins! (Guaranteed new queen bed, or king, all cabins at least two bedrooms.) (Upgrade to cabins with whirlpool jet or Jacuzzi tubs and a fireplace, $139-$199/night.)