I drove through several entrances of the national park to kind of gauge traffic. 

I am looking to house hack in the home I currently reside, I have a partially finished basement that I am looking to renovate into a 2/1, washer/dryer, kitchen with own entrance and parking would be in the driveway.

So we bought a house with a fully finished basement, it's a 2 bed, 1 bath with a full kitchen (fridge, sink, stove) and washer/dryer hook ups with it's own separate entrance and paved parking pad.

We remodeled the basement from only a 1-non-legal bedroom to a full 2-bedroom granny suite with laundry and a separate entrance.

I bought a single family home that has a terrace apartment with access either through the main house or a separate porticoed entrance at one side of the house. 

So much so that there is a new glamping site being built near the JT park entrance. 

The upper unit has a private entrance and is a small 1 bdrm 1 bth, that could be rented out yearly ($1800-$2000 per month) Where the larger main unit 2 bd 1 bath, could be a winter rental ($2500 per month) , then a weekly summer rental that comes furnished (possibly $2500 per week) .

I think you'd see the best ROI if you converted it into a STR but that does require some energy on your part with furnishing it, getting professional photos done and finding a reliable cleaning crew.I bought a SFH in Arvada at the end of '22 and airbnb my basement which is a separate entrance and it's done much better than I expected.

I get quite a few hits for traveling nurses looking for private entrance as one of their requirements.

This makes me wonder why so many short term rentals have recently left.I have a 2 bd/1 ba property on 2 acres of land in Yucca Valley that is 7 minutes to the park entrance.