Louisa B.recommendsApril 8, 2024
Hayward Lake Cabin
Camping in the cabin
We spent an overnight at the cabin. It was a lovely experience.
When you turn up the drive it’s a steep climb up, to the farm. Follow the signs and trust the directions that Janna provided in her welcome message on the Hipcamp app. Once at the house we parked and were greeted by the neighbours friendly dog and some chickens. We went to the house and they had a wheel barrel ready for us to bring our things down the trail. We were warned not to keep food outside because of animals. If you’re spending a few days I would bring a cooler with ice.
For cooking there was a good fire pit outside and a camping stove inside. The kettle is the square box on the back. They had kindling beside the stove and small pieces beside the stove we had to cut up to not smoother the stove.
We brought our own fire wood, but they had a dried pile outside and an axe for splitting the bigger logs with the fire wood.
There is a functional sink with a foot pump inside the cabin, and drinking water on the porch. The bathroom was a few feet from the cabin with a proper toilet seat, hand sanitizer, TP, and some wood chips to sprinkle on top.
If you forget any cooking supplies the essentials are there.
We brought our own pillows blankets and sheets. The mattress up top was cozy.
We didn’t spend much time by the water, but we would have walked the trail if we had more time.
Zoe C.recommendsMarch 18, 2024
Hayward Lake Cabin
Great stay on a sunny weekend
The cabin was great and had everything we needed, having access to the canoe was awesome and there's an easy walking trail around the lake
Kaitlin A.recommendsMarch 7, 2024
Hayward Lake Cabin
Anniversary Getaway
We had a little anniversary getaway with our three dogs! We had a great time walking through the trails and seeing the beautiful lake. It took us city folk a while to make a fire inside and out! we definitely could have used a lighter that worked and more matches. They left us two big piles of wood which helped because the inside wood was nice and dry.
The fire that is inside is very small, so it needed a lot of attention. A couple hours into the night it was out and we didn’t bring blankets. They had two very thin blankets making it an uncomfortable sleep so bring your own blankets and pillows!
It would have been helpful to have brighter lights outside for cutting wood and instead of walking around with a flashlight. In saying that though the bathroom was nice and clean with little lights that you can see from afar which was helpful at night.
Mindy A.recommendsJanuary 29, 2024
Hayward Lake Cabin
The cabin was perfect for a winter retreat. It was clean and thoughtfully provisioned. The wood stove kept the space toasty and was handy for cooking. The hosts were friendly, helpful and accommodating. My non-4WD car had no trouble making it up the steep driveway. Would love to return in swimming season!
Timothy W.recommendsOctober 30, 2023
Hayward Lake Cabin
Peaceful cabin in the woods
My wife and I stayed one night in this simple, but cozy cabin. Everything was as advertised. Cabin felt clean and well maintained. Cabin was stocked with all necessary cooking equipment and utensils and easy to keep warm with the wood burning stove. We had a great time exploring the surrounding area and having this place to settle down for the night!
Lakyn W.recommendsOctober 10, 2023
Hayward Lake Cabin
Such a cute spot! Would come back in a heart beat!