Everson's Nelson Lake Lodge & Campground
Hayward Wisconsin
During our second year of marriage, before we had kids, my husband and I went to Hayward Wisconsin for a week vacation. We reserved a cabin at Nelson Lake Lodge on the northwest side of nelson lake. This northwoods resorts was right on the lake, although it was lacking trees and the northwoods atmosphere that we were hoping for. Our cabin was very small. It consisted of a small living area with adjoining kitchen, one small bedroom, and a small run down bathroom. Besides being cramped, we were greeted with the smell of gas that came from kitchen area. We had problems with the pilot light and we didn't have hot water the first day. The cabin was right next to the lake, which was nice, although we were up on a hill and there wasn't any trees around us to create privacy. We had our own pier, which was convenient. We rented a fishing boat, although we only had a trolling motor, so we couldn't go out very far on the lake. Everson's Nelson Lake Lodge had 14 cabins. The other cabins were bigger than our tiny one. There were also 45 campsites, but most were seasonal and people lived there throughout the summer in their RV's. On the property there is a main lodge that has a bar in it, some bar style games, and a restaurant that served things like frozen pizzas and microwaved items. You could rent boats and motors and they had bait for sail. There was a small beach, which I actually can't remember, and a playground.
Everson's Nelson Lake Lodge & Campground is now for sale and is no longer accepting reservations. The cabins have been sold as condos and the campsites are all seasonal sites. Nelson Lake Lodge was not that great of a resort and we don't look back at it as a memorable place we stayed.
During our week in Hayward we went to the Fishing Hall Of Fame, The Wilderness Walk deer park, floated down the river on inner tubes, and saw a movie at the local theatre. My grandparents had owned a cabin up near Hayward when I was a kid. These attractions that we visited are ones that I remembered fondly as a child.
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