2399 Dam Road, Benzonia, MI 49616
About Us
Book your cabin or motel room online. RV and tent sites, please call to reserve.
The hidden gem in Benzie County.
Best on the Betsie!
**We are pleased to announce that we are open year round! You are now able to book your northern Michigan trip with us during all four seasons. Whether its salmon or steelhead fishing, enjoying your favorite winter activities (snowmobiling, skiing, snowshoeing, etc.), or exploring all of the wonderful things that Northwest Michigan has to offer in our relaxing and quiet setting, we are now available to accommodate your stay!
We have five two bedroom cabins at the Homestead Dam on the Betsie River in Benzonia, consisting of three small cabins, one medium cabin and one large cabins and two motel rooms
RV sites and tent sites available - call for availability and prices.
We take pride in being a family oriented resort. We would love to have you come stay with us. We also welcome family reunions, various types of retreats, or any large groups such as girl or boy scout troops, family reunions, or any reason to stay with us!
Due to Covid-19 We are only taking online reservations for our cabins and motel rooms. You will be required to be prepaid prior to your cabin/motel room reservation prior to your arrival. We are also doing extra cleaning between our guests with hospital quality cleaning products. Any questions or concerns please feel free to contact us at (231)882-9950.
The state of Michigan law is NO SMOKING inside hotel rooms, motel rooms and resort cabins, and is strictly enforced on resort private property. All of our units are smoke free. If you smoke INSIDE any of our units, you will be charged a $350 cleaning fee.
Amenities
Our cabin kitchens are equipped with full size refrigerator, microwave, 12 cup coffee pot, dishes, pots and pans and dining table with 4 chairs. Picnic table and grill are also available.
Small cabins have all of the above with a cooktop available.
Medium and Large Cabins have all of the above with a full size stove and oven.
Our Motel Rooms have full size refrigerator, microwave, 12 cup coffee pot, and dining table with 4 chairs.
Our sleeping arrangements for the cabins are:
Motel Rooms- 1 Full size, 1 Twin; sleeps 1-3. Salmon Season 2 guests only.
Small Cabins- sleep 1-4 people 1 Full size bed, 1 twin bed, 1 Twin pull out couch. Salmon Season 3 guests only.
Medium Cabin -Sleeps 1-6 people, 1 Queen size bed, 2 twin beds, 1 Full pull out couch. Salmon Season 4 guys only.
Large Cabin- Sleeps 1-7 people, 1 Queen size bed, 3 twin beds, 1 Full pull out couch. Salmon Season 5 guests per cabin only.
32" Flat TV with Basic Direct TV
Community Fire Pit
Kids playground
Horseshoe Pit
Fishing close by
Canoes and Kayaks available upon requests
2 miles from grocery stores, McDonalds, Banks, Backcast and various other stores.
10 minutes from Lake Michigan and Crystal Lake.
15 minutes to Crystal Mountain
30 minutes to Traverse City
Guidelines
Cabins and motel rooms you book online through our new online reservation program. Just press Book Now button and go on from there. This allows us to be more versatile and better customer service. You can also call (231) 882-9950 or email us at www.rustic-resort@att.net with any questions or concerns.
Our cabins and motel rooms are daily rates. Our RV and tent sites daily and weekly rates. We do require 2 nights on the weekends. Holidays a minimum of 3 nights. Salmon season require 3 night stay
**** Please be prepared to bring your own toilet paper and paper towels. Due to Covid-19 shortages we only able to supply 1 roll toilet paper and 1 roll of paper towels during your stay to assure everyone has them. ****
*** Salmon Season ( August 21-October 10) Bring your own bedding and towels.***
We do require reservation is paid in full prior to arrival. Deposits are non refundable.
We do have 5 RV sites with full hook up and 5 primitive tent sites available. We rent daily and weekly . Call (231)882-9950 to reserve your RV site or tent site today!
Check in is at 4pm.
Check out is at 11 am
In order for the Resort to prepare for the next check-in, we ask that you kindly check out at the time given (11:00am).
Violation of the request will result in a charge of $50 an hour.
If you check-out and still want to fish, please park your vehicle at the DNR parking lot across the street.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Since our parking is limited we ask two vehicles to per cabin. If more than that please check with Jack where you can park. Also if you like to fish after check out please move your car to the DNR site across the street to allow incoming guests to utilize their parking space. Thank you for your cooperation on this for it will help us out a lot.
All visitors must register at the office. Thank you.
***We do reserve the right to refuse anyone service. Prices are subject to change without notice. ***