Seasonal Camping at Honcho Rest is enjoyed by many and can be enjoyed by you! Our seasonal camping is from May 1st until October 7th. When you become a seasonal guest renting fee covers all utilities and outside maintenance except for electric which is billed once at the end of the season.

Not sure if Seasonal camping is for you? With the average price of a gallon of gas exceeding $4 regularly during the summer, commuting the camper to your favorite destination may not be the best financial decision. Using a trip cost calculator, trips from Grand Rapids with the camper can exceed $75.00 each way for a $150.00 total round trip cost. Commuting from Detroit round trip will likely exceed $200.00. Commuting just 10 round trips a year can quickly add up to $1500.00 or $2000.00 for fuel charges alone. Add camping charges on at $500.00-$1000.00 per season and charges start to ad up quickly. This is only accounting for two primary charges. Many items cannot be measured with a dollar amount these so called "priceless" items such as the stress of hauling the camper through Friday traffic and back home on Sunday, the late night flat tire on the RV, and last but not least the time for set up, hook up and the reverse upon departure.

            Seasonal Camping offers a possible 20 weekends of camping or full time living the decision is up to you. Gas mileage can easily double when not hauling an RV cutting fuel cost in half if commuting and eliminate fuel costs if staying for the season. We currently have 10 seasonal campers that stay permanently and 25 others that commute or stay for an extended stay. If Northwest Michigan is an area of interest for summer vacationing Honcho Rest Campground seasonal camping is a wonderful solution. Experts say it is a buyers market but with houses easily exceeding $350,000 on bass lake and $750,000 on surrounding lakes a park model is a very economical alternative. We offer lake front property with abundant amenities for a fraction of the cost.