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Forest Lake to the Chisago Lakes

Mobile home parksnear Forest Lake, MN.

We count 15 mobile home parks within about 22 minutes' drive north and east of Forest Lake, MN, from Woodlund in town out to Lindstrom, Shafer and North Branch. This page sets them side by side: drive time, lot rent and age policy, each as the community lists it, with the source and the date we read it.

This site belongs to Shafer Terrace and Redfield Court, two of the 15. Every other row is as its community lists it.

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15
Farthest drive from Forest Lake
22 min
Listed lot rent, low to high
$350 to $570
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Oct 13, 2026

The locator sheet

Fifteen communities, one sheet.

Numbered in drive order from Forest Lake, so each number matches its row in the table below. Most sit along I-35 to the north or out U.S. Highway 8 toward the lakes.

  • Shafer Terrace and Redfield Court (this site)
  • Another community, as listed on MHVillage
  • Forest Lake, where the drives start
  • Straight-line miles from Forest Lake (5, 10, 15)
Map of 15 mobile home parks north and east of Forest Lake, Minnesota, numbered by drive time from Forest Lake. Shafer Terrace and Redfield Court are numbers 11 and 12, in Shafer.
Drawn from OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL): I-35, U.S. 8, U.S. 61, MN 95 and the larger lakes. Community points are each listed address, geocoded with OpenStreetMap. An illustration, not a survey. OpenStreetMap.

The register

Side by side, as each lists itself.

Sorted by drive time from Forest Lake. Lot rent, ages and storage are what each community reports on the source linked in its row, read Oct 13, 2026. Those figures are self-reported and can be years out of date (ours on MHVillage is), so treat them as a starting point and ask.

Mobile home parks near Forest Lake, MN, sorted by drive time from Forest Lake, with listed lot rent, age policy, boat and RV storage, and source
No. Community Town From Forest Lake Lot rent, as listed Ages, as listed Boat/RV storage Source
1 Woodlund Mobile Home Park Forest Lake 2 min 1.0 mi Not published Not on MHVillage. Its manager’s site shows $710 and $740 a month on two homes for sale. All ages Listed MHVillage · Manager’s site
2 Birchwood Terrace Mobile Home Park Wyoming 11 min 5.7 mi $378 /mo All ages Not listed MHVillage
3 River Bend Mobile Home Park Wyoming 12 min 5.9 mi $475 /mo Age-restricted, 55 and older Not listed MHVillage
4 Croix Estates Chisago City 12 min 8.7 mi $410 /mo Age-restricted, 55 and older Not listed MHVillage
5 Sunrise Estates Stacy 12 min 9.2 mi $570 /mo All ages Not listed MHVillage
6 Stonegate Cooperative Resident-owned cooperative Lindstrom 15 min 10.4 mi $350 /mo All ages Listed MHVillage · ROC USA
7 Lakeshore Terrace Manufactured Home Community Lindstrom 16 min 11.8 mi $430 /mo Age-restricted, 55 and older Not listed MHVillage
8 Linwood Terrace Wyoming 17 min 10.6 mi $410 /mo All ages Not listed MHVillage
9 Blue Waters Leisure Park Lindstrom 19 min 12.7 mi $540 /mo All ages Not listed MHVillage
10 Hillcrest Park Lindstrom 21 min 13.7 mi Not published All ages Not listed MHVillage
11 Shafer Terrace This site Shafer 21 min 16.3 mi $500 /mo Our rent today All ages Listed Our sources
12 Redfield Court This site Shafer 21 min 16.2 mi $400 /mo Our rent today All ages Not published Our sources
13 Countryside Village Mobile Home Park North Branch 21 min 17.2 mi Not published All ages Not listed MHVillage
14 Riverside Estates North Branch 22 min 17.8 mi $360 /mo All ages Not listed MHVillage
15 Shady Oaks Estates North Branch 22 min 18.0 mi $510 /mo All ages Not listed MHVillage

None of the 13 other communities had a home for rent listed on MHVillage on Oct 13, 2026, and neither of ours rents homes: you buy the home and rent the land under it. Drive times are free-flow estimates from the middle of Forest Lake to each listed address; rush hour runs longer.

Woodlund is the only one here with a Forest Lake address. More communities sit south of Forest Lake, toward the metro, in Hugo, Lino Lakes, Circle Pines and Blaine. They aren't compared here; MHVillage's list for 55025 includes them. For the four communities in Lindstrom, with drive times from Lindstrom, see mobile home parks in Lindstrom, MN.

Sources: Drive times: OSRM routing from Forest Lake (city point from OpenStreetMap) to each community address (geocoded with OpenStreetMap Nominatim), free-flow (no traffic); MHVillage, mobile home parks near 55025 (Forest Lake), the directory list. All sources

Reading the table

What the rows add up to.

Most are all ages.

Twelve of the 15 communities list themselves as all ages, including both of ours. Three list an age restriction of 55 and older: River Bend, Croix Estates and Lakeshore Terrace.

Listed lot rent runs $350 to $570.

That's the range across the ten communities that list a rent on MHVillage. Woodlund's manager shows $710 and $740 a month on homes for sale. Shafer Terrace is $500 and Redfield Court is $400. What rent includes differs from place to place, so compare what you'd pay in total. How lot rent works in Minnesota.

Three list boat and RV storage.

Woodlund, Stonegate Cooperative and Shafer Terrace list storage for a boat, camper or RV. Space is usually limited and may cost extra, so ask before you count on a spot.

One is owned by its residents.

Stonegate Cooperative in Lindstrom is a resident-owned community, owned by a cooperative of the homeowners who live there. None of the others is listed as resident-owned on MHVillage. At ours, you own your home and rent the land under it.

Source: ROC USA, Stonegate Cooperative (Lindstrom), a resident-owned community. All sources

How to choose

Ask every park the same questions.

The table gets you to a short list. These questions get you the rest, and they work at any community, ours included. Get the answers in writing.

This is a checklist, not legal advice. The Minnesota Attorney General publishes a handbook for manufactured home park residents.

  • What does lot rent include?

    Garbage, water, sewer, plowing and mowing are handled differently at each community. Ask for the list, and what's billed on top.

  • How has rent changed, and how much notice comes first?

    Ask for the last few years of increases. Minnesota requires 60 days' written notice of a rent increase and allows at most two increases in any 12 months.

    Source: Minnesota Statutes, section 327C.06 (rent increases). All sources

  • What are the screening criteria?

    Ask for the written criteria before you apply, and what the application costs. Minnesota bars entrance fees and caps a security deposit at two months' rent.

    Source: Minnesota Statutes 2025, section 327C.03 (fees, deposits, pet fees). All sources

  • What are the rules for the home itself?

    If you're moving a home in, ask about its age, size, skirting and placement before you buy it. If you're buying one already there, ask what the community needs to approve.

  • What's the pet rule?

    As listed on MHVillage, rules nearby run from no pets at all to a weight limit or one indoor animal. Get the current rule in writing.

  • What happens if you sell later?

    In Minnesota, a buyer has to be approved by the community before the sale of a home in the park is final. Ask how long approval takes.

    Source: Minnesota Statutes, section 327C.07 (sales of homes in the park). All sources

The drive

One highway from Forest Lake to our entrance.

U.S. Highway 8 begins at an interchange with I-35 in Forest Lake. From there it runs northeast through Chisago City and Lindstrom, between North and South Center lakes in Center City, then due east through Shafer. From the middle of Forest Lake it is about 21 minutes and 16.3 miles to the Shafer Terrace entrance, 15.1 of those miles on U.S. 8.

  1. I-35 Forest Lake Where U.S. 8 begins
  2. 12 min Chisago City 8.5 mi
  3. 15 min Lindstrom 11.2 mi
  4. 17 min Center City 12.9 mi
  5. 21 min Shafer Terrace and Redfield Court 16.3 mi

Keep going 6 more minutes and U.S. 8 reaches Taylors Falls and the St. Croix River.

To scale by road miles. Free-flow drive estimates from the Forest Lake city point (OSRM, 2026-10-15); rush hour and winter roads run longer. U.S. Route 8; OSRM.

At the end of the drive

  • Shafer Terrace$500a month lot rent · 17334 Aspen RdRarely an opening. Join the list.
  • Redfield Court$400a month lot rent · 30095 Redfield CircleFull, with a waitlist.

The other way: from the entrance, Stillwater is about 38 minutes and downtown St. Paul or Minneapolis about an hour. More drive times on where Shafer sits in Chisago County, and more on Redfield Court.

Fair questions

Why look 21 minutes past Forest Lake?

Straight answers about Shafer Terrace and Redfield Court, including the parts that aren’t confirmed yet. Something else? Call or text George at 1-800-209-1533.

Is it really 21 minutes from Forest Lake?

Free-flow, yes: about 21 minutes and 16.3 miles from the middle of Forest Lake to the Shafer Terrace entrance, 15.1 of those miles on U.S. 8. Rush hour and winter roads run longer, so drive it once at the hour you would commute before you decide.

Is it cheaper than renting in Forest Lake?

It is a different cost, so compare the whole month. RentCafe puts the average 2-bedroom apartment in Forest Lake at $1,602 a month. Lot rent here is $500 at Shafer Terrace and $400 at Redfield Court, but that covers only the land: you also buy the home, with cash or a loan, and pay its property tax, insurance and utilities. Two homes in Shafer Terrace sold for $90,000 in September 2025 and $74,464 in February 2026; that is history, not today’s prices. How buying a home here works.

What does the $500 or $400 cover?

At both, the lot lease puts trash pickup and snow plowing of the community’s roads in the rent, and you pay your other utilities. Ask George for anything else in writing before you apply. Whatever a community includes, Minnesota requires 60 days’ written notice of a rent increase and allows at most two increases in any 12 months. What Minnesota law says about lot rent.

Is there room for a boat or camper?

Shafer Terrace has boat and RV storage on site, one of the three communities in the register above that list it. A space is $20 a month for residents, billed with lot rent; ask George whether one is open before you count on it. Whether Redfield Court residents can use it is still being confirmed; ask George.

Can I actually get in?

Not quickly. Shafer Terrace rarely has an opening, and Redfield Court is full, with a waitlist. One list covers both: pick one or either, and George reaches out when a home or home site opens. Joining the list isn’t an application.

Who can live there?

Both communities are open to residents of all ages. Every applicant is reviewed under the same written screening criteria, which come with the residency application.

Sources: RentCafe, Forest Lake, MN average rent (updated June 2, 2026); Coldwell Banker listing, a home in Shafer Terrace (sold 2026-02-20); MLS listing 6765064, a home in Shafer Terrace (sold 2025-09-15); Minnesota Statutes, section 327C.06 (rent increases). All sources

The waitlist

Narrowed it down?Get on the list.

Pick Shafer Terrace, Redfield Court or either one, and George reaches out when a home or home site opens. Joining isn't an application.

Prefer to talk? Call or text 1-800-209-1533. Before you apply, read Minnesota's notice to prospective residents.

Which community?

$500 a month lot rent

Boat and RV storage on site · wide streets · Rarely an opening. Join the list.

$400 a month lot rent

18 homes on one circle, next door · Full, with a waitlist.

$400 or $500 a month lot rent

Call me for whichever opens first.

When a home or home site opens, George reaches out to people on the list. Joining the list isn't an application. Before you apply, you'll get Minnesota's required notice to prospective residents and our written screening criteria.