We've visited 3 times over the past few years and we've had a WONDERFUL time every single time! You'd expect the bugs to be bad but given the size of the lake, it has its own oceanic atmosphere to it and waves can get pretty gnarly. The wildlife is absolutely stunning, everyone is super friendly and accommodating. This is definitely one of favorite places to go camping and we always go for a waterfront campsite because we have kayaks. We've never had an issue using out campsite as our dropoff for our kayaks and we just leave them tied up in the water the entire time we are there. There arent really any hiking options while youre there unless you willing to drive to the location. The welcome center is amazing and we highly recommend taking a cookout cruise around the lake. We did it the most recent time we were their and i have to say, we fell in love with the staff, the park rangers, and fell even more in love with the lake because we got to go out further than we were willing to on our kayas. We love reelfoot and everyone who takes care of this beautiful park!