RV Rental Near Hager Park in Hudsonville, MI

Every spring as soon as the Bass River Recreation Area trails dry out, I start getting calls from families asking the same thing: “Can you set up an RV at Hager Park so we can spend the day there?” Hager Park sits just west of Hudsonville off 28th Avenue, tucked along the Bass River, and it’s one of my favorite Ottawa County spots to send people — but I always have to give the same honest answer first. Hager Park is a day-use county park. There’s no overnight RV camping, no hookups, no place to legally park a rig and sleep. So the way a Hager Park RV rental actually works is this: I deliver and set up your RV at a nearby full-hookup campground, you base there, and you drive over to Hager Park for the day. Let me walk you through how I do it.

Why Hager Park Is a Day-Use Park, Not a Campground

Hager Park is run by Ottawa County Parks, and it’s built for daytime visits — wooded picnic areas, the historic log cabin and shelters, shaded trails along the Bass River, a playground, and disc golf. It’s a beautiful place to spend an afternoon, especially in late September and October when the hardwoods along the river turn. But it closes at dusk, and it has no campground loop. I mention this because more than once I’ve had folks book online somewhere thinking they could camp right in the park, and that’s just not how Hager Park works. What I do instead is treat it like a home base situation: your RV lives at a real campground twenty to forty minutes away, and Hager Park becomes your easy day trip. The drive from most of the campgrounds I use is short and flat — no white-knuckle towing involved.

Where I Set Up Your RV So You Can Visit Hager Park

Because Hager Park is right in the middle of Ottawa County, you’ve got good options in just about every direction. Here are the campgrounds I deliver to most often when folks want to spend time at Hager Park:

• Sandy Pines Camping Resort (Hopkins, south toward Wayland) — a big resort-style place with full hookups and a ton for kids to do. It’s about a half-hour from Hager Park, and it’s the spot I send families who want amenities back at camp.
• Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park in Holland — west on M-21 and down toward Holland, this one is a kid magnet with pools and activities. Easy run over to Hager Park, and you’re also close to Holland’s beaches and Tulip Time crowds in May.
• Hungry Horse Campground and Drew’s Country Camping — quieter, more laid-back options on the Allegan County side if you want fewer crowds and a calmer setup.
• Holland State Park or Grand Haven State Park — if you want the RV near Lake Michigan, I can set you up at one of these and you do Hager Park as a day trip on a cooler afternoon. Just book the state park sites early; they fill fast.
• Pigeon Creek Park — another nearby Ottawa County option for trail time, close enough to pair with a Hager Park day.

Tell me what matters most — pool and playground, quiet woods, or Lake Michigan sunsets — and I’ll point you to the right campground before you book a single thing.

How My Delivery and Setup Works

The whole point of renting from me is that you never touch a hitch or a leveling block. I tow the RV to your campsite, level it, hook up water and electric, run through everything with you, and leave it ready to live in. When you’re done, I come back and haul it away. You just show up with your clothes and your cooler. This matters a lot around here because most of these campgrounds have sites with their own quirks — a tight back-in at a few of the wooded Sandy Pines loops, soft ground after a West Michigan rain, low branches that catch a taller rig. After years of delivering across Ottawa, Kent, and Allegan counties, I know which sites take which size trailer, and I’ll match the rig to the spot so it actually fits. If you’re flying into Gerald R. Ford International (GRR), this is the easy button — rent a car, drive to a campground that’s already set up, and go enjoy Hager Park.

Best Time of Year to Visit Hager Park

West Michigan seasons swing hard, so timing matters. Late May through September is prime — warm, green, and the Bass River trails are dry. If you’re coming for the bigger draws nearby, May is Tulip Time in Holland (gorgeous, but book your campsite and your RV early because everything within twenty miles of Holland gets slammed). My personal favorite stretch is mid-September into early October: the bugs are gone, the campgrounds quiet down, and Hager Park’s hardwoods light up along the river. Just know that West Michigan can throw a cold, wet day at you any month of the year, so I send folks out with the heat working and remind them the lake-effect weather off Lake Michigan can flip an afternoon fast. Hager Park itself is free day-use, but the campground where your RV sits will have its own nightly rate, so plan for that separately.

When to Book Your Hager Park RV Rental

The honest answer: sooner than you think. Holiday weekends — Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Labor Day — and the entire Tulip Time window in May are the first things to sell out, both my rigs and the campsites at places like Holland State Park and Sandy Pines. If you have a specific weekend locked in, reach out a few months ahead. If you’re flexible, a weekday or a shoulder-season trip in September is wide open and honestly more relaxing. Either way, call or email me and I’ll check availability, line up the campground, and handle the logistics so all you do is enjoy the day at the park.

Ready to plan your trip to Hager Park? Reach me directly at 616-258-4998 or [email protected], browse the fleet to see what’s available across the West Michigan area, and check my guide to local campgrounds and RV parks to pick the perfect home base near Hager Park.