Hayes Lake State Park — Hotel in Roseau

The view was nice and the camping spots were nice however I was carried away from my camper 3 times but the atrocious amount of bugs. I mean ranging for 1mm to 1ft in length. The little bugs sneak up and bite you in the neck and you blood like a sacrificed goat. The horse flies were nearly 1ft in length and weighed roughly 2lbs. They came in swarms like single baby moms at the ebt office. Mosquitos were so bad I had to get 2 quarts of blood the following monday. The lake had less fish than Walmart. I fished for 3 days and caught 6 fish, sadly They were smaller than the bugs. 8 wouldn't recommend it for families with children let alone anyone whom...

It's a nice park. Or at least used to be. I used to love going there as a kid. But these days it's gotten pretty rundown. Dead trees everywhere, plaques that are turning black from the elements, trees blocking the views right beside rotten benches where one of the best views to take in used to be. There are plenty of beautiful things to see today. But they even tore down the swing sets that used to be close to the beach area, which in itself is alright, but the buoys that used to be there to mark out the swimming area are gone. This park will always be a price of my childhood, and it truly saddens me to see it fall into...

All the recent reviews I read said this place was a mosquito haven. Not sure what happened, but I found very few mosquitoes. I would turn around and see 10 or 20 behind me at most. The black flies are here though. If you wear bug spray they won't bite you, but they are scary if you see them behind you. Stick to the shore if you want to avoid as many bugs as possible, it's more scenic and less wet anyways. The bear track trail is a little waterlogged in places, and I had to cut through the woods to get around the trail. The lake is awesome though, and the several viewpoints along it's shore are worth taking...