About the area

Devils Lake is home to "Founder's Retreat" - Trailer & Bunk House - Ackerman Valley. White Horse Hill National Game Preserve is a local attraction and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Black Tiger Bay State Recreation Area and Ruger Park. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's happening at Quentin N. Burdick Sports Arena or Devils Lake Speedway.

10/10 Excellent

michelle

19 Aug 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Lots of space for parking a boat and a truck. Great amenities. Plenty of sleeping options with added bunkhouse.

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Daniel M.

16 Apr 2025

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

Es una buena propiedad

Stayed 31 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

allen c.

5 July 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication

Great vacation.

Trailer is smaller than the picture looks but bunk house makes up for it.Short on forks.Clean @ exellant service.

Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mitch K.

13 Feb 2023

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

Nice place

Nice place, clean plenty of sleeping space

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jacob M.

9 Aug 2022

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

Great place

My friends and I have stayed here a couple times. We find it perfect for our annual fishing trip.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Scott L.

4 Sept 2022

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

Clean and cozy

Great place with everything we needed for a nice weekend visiting family. Recommended it to several friends already.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Dallas G.

14 Aug 2022

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

It was enjoyable

We had a lot of fun

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Angel Y.

1 June 2025

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

Convenient and easy check in.

Great location, place is nice and clean, great patio area and firepit for hang out. Will return in the future. Only downfall is the bathroom. Wished there was better coverage to the shower to prevent water from leak out.

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

William F.

1 June 2023

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

Great stay

We had a group of 7 for 3 nights. This is in a good location to get to town and various launches. It had everything we needed and the outdoor space worked well for a group fish fry.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

William G.

2 Jan 2023

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

Great Host

Nice fully stocked for a fishing adventure. Even a small Blackstone grill for our ease of cooking. The small cabin stayed very warm as provided a wonderful hangout spot. Loved the additional space instead of a hotel that also saved on expenses. Will be returning at some point. Nice work Hovde properties!!

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jacob M.

13 July 2023

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

Fishing trip

I have rented this property for 3 years in a row. It suits me, my kid and my friends very well for our annual fishing trip to Devils Lake. It's easy to find, got plenty of room for parking boats and pick ups. Overall it's a nice place. If you need anything, the owners are responsive and easily accessible through a quick text. The only thing we missed this year was a grill, that we had enjoyed the previous years.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tony X.

11 Aug 2024

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

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lao Y.

22 Feb 2022

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

Better than expected

Just as the title says, it was better than expected. The description was spot on. It felt like home away from home and was stocked with everything you’d expect. We stayed here in early May for a fishing trip. Three ladies slept in the house, while us four guys slept in shed. The shed is bigger than it looks in the pictures. Everyone enjoyed our stay, and would come back here in a heartbeat.

Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Kelly C.

31 Jan 2022

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

Enjoyed our stay

Had everything we needed for our stay.

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

amber n.

16 Jan 2022

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

Great

Great place to stay. Very clean. Close to the water.

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

michael m.

10 Oct 2021

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

Family fishing trip

The property was perfect for the 3 of us during our fishing trip to Devils Lake. It was clean and ready for use upon check-in. All amenities stated in the description were there for us to use. We would definitely stay again.

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Xiong Y.

22 Sept 2021

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

Affordable and quiet

Reservation/Check-in was a breeze. It's on a quiet street. Plenty of parking spaces, vehicles with boat trailers was not an issue. Outside outlet for charging boats. Lake access is not too far nor was the liquor/grocery store. Good place if you want to be slightly outside of Devils Lake center but near enough for a 5-10 minute drive to go and enjoy what it has to offer.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Robert I.

15 Aug 2021

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

Weekend fishing trip.

Owner helped us out of a pinch, cabin was clean and adequately supplied.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jenny W.

18 July 2021

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

Great fishing weekend

Great stay for a quick fishing weekend. Everything we needed there, clean and comfy.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Scott W.

9 July 2021

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

Great Stay

Rented the property for a fishing trip. Boat ramp was right across the road. Perfect for our needs. Patio and fire pit also very nice. Had a bonus room to hang out in. Definitely will stay again. They also just put the place next door up to rent. It looks brand new. Owners were top notch.

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Duane W.

5 July 2021

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

Relaxing and enjoyable

Excellent accommodations, place was very clean just as pictured. Quiet and peaceful neighborhood. Would recommend.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Ger M.

20 June 2021

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

good stay for our fishing trip

Everything was very easy-going. Easy access to the property and good location to everything else. Very quiet area as well. Thank you for the rental.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Don B., St. Louis Park

13 June 2021

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

Fishing weekend with kids

Place was as described and clean. We had two adults and three children. The kids slept in the shed and we used that as our entertainment room for playing cards in the evening. Close to town and easy to get to. The owner was very responsive to our questions while staying there. Perfect for a place to sleep and eat since we were on the lake all day. Thank you!

Stayed 4 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Bryan V.

8 Mar 2021

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

Exactly what was needed for our fishing trip

Simple, easy check-in and great space for a fishing trip in Devils Lake.

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2021

10/10 Excellent

cody, ND

25 Jan 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

Tons of room and much more home like then a hotel, space for the kids and the bunk house was great for movies and darts! Can’t beat being able to cook your own food and not have to go out to eat. Cost was comparable to hotels in the area maybe a tad higher, but again not having to eat out saved us way more. We already booked our next stay. Thank you!

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021

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