Our family has vacationed at Shady Rest for 20 years now. We began going when our oldest son was 1-year-old. Over the years, as all three of our children have grown, there has been lots of fun to entertain all ages: daily activities guided by the staff, kayaking, fishing, skiing, tubing, and all kinds of beach play. We've developed close... More

Shady Rest is located on Manson Lake and it's quite pretty. The little beach is great for small kids, sandy and the water doesn't get deep too soon. Unfortunately, if you actually like to swim in the lake and you're older than 8 years, it's rather limiting. The lake is extremely weedy after 3' depth. I do like lake swimming,... More

We stayed at the Shady Rest in June/2011 and had the best time. We came with our two kids basically blindly to the resort. We found it on the Web and liked what we saw on the Web site and took a chance. So glad we did. They have a great spot on a point in a nice sized lake,... More

Our 3rd year at Shady Rest Lodge - another great week. We stayed at 3 other similar spots in years past but return to Shady Rest. Things that are really outstanding: beautiful setting with mature trees etc, great water sports in the afternoons, perfect kid beach, super nice staff. Big breakfasts and dinners always with good fresh fruit and salad... More