Honcho Rest RV Park

Easy in and out for our RV. Nice cement pads to park on and under the picnic table. We stayed in early October and the park was empty except seasonal campers. The bathrooms/showers were always clean. We needed a co-ax cable to hook up our TV to watch the Lions game and didn't have time to find one. The office came to the rescue and loaned us one for the night.

Lots of trees for shade, quiet, driving slow at 5 mph is strongly encouraged. On a small lake, near Elk Lake, Torch Lake, and Grand Traverse Bay. Close to groceries and fuel, close to nice town of Elk Rapids, and close to Pearl's, a great restaurant. Has a laundry we did not need to use, has ice on site. Has cable TV, did not use as my cord was too short but was able to get many stations thru the air. Entire front row on the lake are long term seasonal rentals, everyone we met are very friendly. Very peaceful and relaxing. Rented a boat this morning at local marina and cruised thru the chain of lakes to Torch Lake today. Lot of fun and both Elk and Torch Lakes have a beautiful color like glacial lakes. Plan to return for a longer time to explore Elk Rapids.

Honcho Rest is NOT a hotel, but rather a beautiful park for permanent campers; mostly fifth wheelers. Gorgeous view of Bass Lake. I believe there is currently no vacancy.

We stayed here for four days during a family reunion. They have a large area for RVs with a large number of seasonal campers that leave their RVs there. Very quiet and friendly for kids. Almost like a neighborhood. There are a number of sites that are right on the lake. There is a nearby marina and restaurants. We would absolutely stay here again. We rented one of their RVs instead of bringing our own. Very pleasantly surprised at how nice and spacious it was. Had no issue sleep our four large adults but could have slept more if needed. Really a nice find if you are looking for a campground.

This campground was one of the quietest places I have ever stayed, complete with sunset views over Bass Lake. Many seasonal campers occupy about half of the sites, but they are well-kept and tidy, with nice decks, landscaping, and flowers. Campers sit quietly around their fires or around their picnic tables, and the kids really enjoy the playground, plus I was happy to see campers respecting leash laws for dogs of all sizes. The sites are level and the hook ups are well maintained. The bathrooms and showers were very clean as well. Very peaceful campground, I would stay again.