Nelson Lake Retreat: beautiful views of the lake both inside and out.

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View from the lake (4 kayaks available for use during your stay)

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4 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 8

Popular amenities

Parking available
Pet-friendly
Air conditioning
Fireplace
Barbecue grill
Kitchen

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Hayward, WI

Nelson Lake
‪1 min walk‬
Hayward Lake
‪10 min drive‬
American Birkebeiner Trail
‪23 min drive‬
Hayward, WI (HYR-Sawyer County)
‪13 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

Downstairs Bedroom #3

1 Queen Bed

Downstairs Bedroom #4

1 Queen Bed

Upstairs Bedroom #2

1 Queen Bed

Upstairs Bedroom # 1

1 King Bed

2 bathrooms

Downstairs Bathroom

Toilet · Shower only

Upstairs Bathroom

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio

Porch or lanai

Kitchen

Garden

Dining area

About this property

Relaxing vacation home located seven miles from downtown Hayward. Great fishing lake located on a quiet road.
Two story walkout with expansive views of the lake from both levels. Two bedrooms and a bath upstairs and two bedrooms and a bath down allows for optional privacy for larger groups. The deck on the second level offers spectacular views of the lake and surrounding area.
Four kayaks and a canoe are available for use. Gas grill with full kitchen. Pets welcome.

Property manager

Amy Van Dunk

Premier Host

Languages

English

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Kitchen

Pet-friendly

Free WiFi

Air conditioning

Outdoor space

Parking available

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Pet-friendly
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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Minimum age to rent: 25

Check out before 9:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

No events allowed

Pets

Pets allowed: dogs (limit 2 total)

Maximum two dogs (sorry, no cats)

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Wheelchair accessible

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited

Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property

Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock

We should mention

A car is required for transport to and from this property

About the area

Hayward

Located in Hayward, this holiday home is on a lake. Hayward Golf Club and HookStone Winery are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those looking for area attractions can visit Tremblays Sweet Shop and National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum. Take in the nearby slopes with cross-country skiing, or try out other outdoor activities such as snowmobiling.

Hayward, WI

What's nearby

Nelson Lake - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
Hayward Lake - 10 min drive - 9.7 km
National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum - 12 min drive - 11.0 km
American Birkebeiner Trail - 23 min drive - 18.0 km
Round Lake - 24 min drive - 21.2 km

Getting around

Duluth, MN (DLH-Duluth Intl.) - 99 min drive

Restaurants

‪McDonald's - ‬11 min drive
‪Louie's Bar and Bites - ‬10 min drive
‪El Tequila Mexican Restaurant - ‬13 min drive
‪Coop's Pizza - ‬10 min drive
‪Angler's Bar & Grill - ‬11 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Nelson Lake Retreat: beautiful views of the lake both inside and out. pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 2 total).

What time is check-in at Nelson Lake Retreat: beautiful views of the lake both inside and out.?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Nelson Lake Retreat: beautiful views of the lake both inside and out.?

Checkout is at 9:00 AM.

Where is Nelson Lake Retreat: beautiful views of the lake both inside and out. located?

Situated on a lake, this holiday home is steps from Nelson Lake and within 3 mi (5 km) of Smith Lake and Totagatic Wildlife Area. Eytcheson Park is 2.8 mi (4.5 km) away.

9.8

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9.6/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

10/10 Excellent

Laura K.

23 Feb 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Birke Trip

Excellent vacation home very close to Hayward for all Birke activities! Pet friendly and also fully equipped kitchen for home cooked meals, staying home with our pet was important to us!

Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jenny F.

25 June 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Very relaxing!

It was very quiet and relaxing. The cabin was very clean, nice and cool!

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Matt H.

8 June 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Friends get away

Very nice place with plenty of room for everyone

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Julie C.

26 July 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cabin Week

We love this property. It’s perfect for our kids and grandkids to enjoy. We appreciate that we can also bring our dogs with us. They love swimming in the lake. We look forward to staying there again next year.

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Julie C.

12 Aug 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place

We had a wonderful week at the cabin. Layout was great for our family. Beautiful lake view.

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sue R.

30 Aug 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great family togetherness

We very much enjoyed our time at this lake home- especially nice since we had young kids and a dog

Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Steven M.

14 June 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

June vacation

We enjoyed our stay at this home on Nelson Lake. The place was ready on time, clean and furnished with all the necessities and more for our stay. The cabin was as advertised and we would stay there again.

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

John W.

10 July 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice house

Very nice stay. We enjoyed the kayaks and boat dock. The house was clean and had plenty of room.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sarah G.

10 July 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great space

Clean, and well maintained space. Wonderful stay on Nelson lake

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Wayne & Michelle D.

7 Aug 2023

Liked: Check-in, location, listing accuracy

Nice and quiet

The location was beautiful but the house was not real clean.

Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Charles M.

25 Aug 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

End of summer vacation

The property was very nice, the lake is very nice, unfortunately the fish were not biting, but we still had a great vacation.

Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jeff H.

20 June 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice and relaxing

We had a great time! Close to many small towns for shopping, great fishing, boating, kayaking, nice places to eat at, lots of wildlife and beautiful views. Make sure to bring bottled water high iron in the water, bring extra bath towels, washcloths and hand towels (not enough),and hand soap for kitchen. Overall great place and we would stay again.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dave S., Appleton

6 Aug 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A great spot on a very nice lake

This was as advertised. A peaceful and very nice lake home. We loved the location and enjoyed what both the lake and Hayward had to offer. So many positives with this vacation spot. What would even make it better is the addition of a washer/dryer and water softener with iron filter. Thank you for having us.

Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Mary Kay M.

14 July 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family reunion

We were there 3 years ago it looked the same. Had a Kerig now that was nice . didn’t have any issues My sisters rented a few doors down an aunt and sister in law rented a couple of miles away. It worked out well. Use to be a restaurant/bar at the end that was nice but was changed to a private resort ( we knew that ahead of time) missed that. Added a dog at the last minute but was not a problem! Overall it was a good time

Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Denise O.

28 Aug 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

90th birthday for mumsy

Beautiful 4 bedroom home and location (2 bdrms up/2bedrms down with fully exposed walkout basement, gorgeous views, adorable decor, privacy (dead end road), peaceful, accomodating host/manager met all of our needs (a beautiful cooler/water filter system) and the manager filled twice with bottled H20, and took the garbage! Nice private dock, yard and fire pit! Really, no complaints! The only concern was a swimming beach access on the property. With several people with disabilities, we could not swim or wade from our shore (boulders for erosion control with steep bank). Would have loved and really missed a small beach (my whole family are part fish! lol). However, a few miles down the road toward Hayward was a gorgeous public boat landing and beach! The only hassle was loading/unloading all of our gear. All in all...a great vacation!!!

Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kelli A.

14 Aug 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great for multiple families

The photos don't do this cabin justice! Everything was better than expected. Beds were comfortable, however the kids would have preferred bunks (4 girls, 2 per room). Plenty of space for everyone to spread out. The kitchen was well stocked, including a crockpot, high end blender, roasting pan, etc. Nice gas grill as well. Per other reviews, the iron is very noticeable in the water, however they did provide drinking water and the smell was not as bad as you would expect. As for outside, we enjoyed the use of the kayaks, put a few of our own hammocks up in the trees and spent as much time as possible relaxing. The lake was too weedy for our kids near the shore/dock, but we brought our own boat and rented a pontoon from a nearby resort so we spent every day cruising the expansive lake and beaching on Big Island for swimming fun. We loved how close we were to town, trails for our ATV (plenty of parking for trailers) and how close we were to resorts for a quick stop via water or ATV. Amy was easy to work with, great at communication, and very welcoming. We loved our stay and would book again!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

23 Sept 2023

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Sept stay

Property was set up very nicely. Beds were very comfortable. Lacked hand towels in bathrooms. No outside garbage cans. In a week you acquire a fair amount of trash. Saw neighbor and offered to pay him to allow us to add to his trash cans since we were uncomfortable leaving it on the porch as suggested. The bedroom carpets all had significant amount of pet stains on them. The oven and stove could use a good cleaning as well. Be aware that the water is maybe safe to drink but I wouldn’t. It was quite brown. Be sure to bring drinking water with you. The location was fabulous. The pier was nice as well

Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca R., Wauwatosa, WI

19 Sept 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nelson Lake

Great location Excellent kayaks Plenty of room Could use some dish towels

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Carla M.

9 Sept 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Stay

We enjoyed our stay. Three siblings and our spouses. Property was very clean, the kitchen was well equipped for our needs and the cabin had plenty of room for all of us.

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nate H.

25 Aug 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great spot

This cabin was everything that we’d hoped for. The place was spacious, clean, and offered wonderful views of the lake.

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Christine M., Otsego

9 Aug 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great family vaca!

Great property and layout for families! Everything on the listing was listed accurately! VERY CLEAN & gorgeous views of the lake. We for sure would stay here again.

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jim E.

5 Aug 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Golf trip. 4 guys

2nd year in a row. Perfect for 4 guys who don't want to share a room. Will probably will stay there next year

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Denise V.

25 June 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely home

The rental process was easy. This was our first VRBO so wasn't sure what to expect. It went well.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Steven M.

12 June 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Vacation Home

This was ag great home for a vacation. Very clean and well laid out for multiple families to stay. Plenty of room upstairs and downstairs. Great views of the lake and not a bad decent to the lake and dock. Multiple things to do at the home, firepit, kayaks, games, grill and TV. Highly recommend this VRBO.

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mandy H., LaCrosse, WI

7 June 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Third time is the charm for family fun-cation!

This is the 3rd time our family has stayed at this property, it’s a great place and we’ll surely rent again. The large television in the lower level family room is awesome for family movie night and the high speed internet ensured our 3 teenagers weren’t deprived of social media (insert sarcasm). For newcomers to the property: the tap water is moderately rusty (from sediment, minerals) so we always bring a large quantity of bottled water with to drink, brush our teeth, to cook, etc. The view/easy access to Nelson Lake, along with the spacious back yard and large fire pit, make this property second to none. Lastly, bring a fair amount of bug spray, as the mosquitoes are ferocious at dusk.

Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2022

About the host

Hosted by Amy Van Dunk

Our family spent many summers on Nelson Lake, and our memories are numerous. When the opportunity opened up to spend more time on this beautiful fishing lake for generations to come, our family took it. We have no regrets and love how much the kids love coming and continue to make beautiful memories for themselves.

What makes this property unique

If you want to relax and get away from the stress in your life, this place will allow you to do that. We love coming here without an agenda and filling the time with whatever comes up. Everything is here, nothing to bring but your own essentials.

Languages:

English

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Popular amenities

Explore the area

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

Downstairs Bedroom #3

Downstairs Bedroom #4

Upstairs Bedroom #2

Upstairs Bedroom # 1

2 bathrooms

Downstairs Bathroom

Upstairs Bathroom

Spaces

About this property