Millicent Lakeside Caravan Park
Millicent Lakeside Caravan park entrance

Millicent Lakeside Caravan Park

Our review of the Millicent Lakeside Caravan Park is a positive one. A nice picturesque park with lovely green grass, and level sites. If you are after somewhere to stay that is quite and centrally located to a number of attractions then this place should be on your list. There a cockateels there that do make a bit of noise at night but soon quieten down..

  • Website: Millicent Lakeside Caravan Park
  • Fee Category: Paid
  • Booking: Bookings needed
  • Dog Friendly: Yes
  • Amenities: Yes
  • Pool: Swimming Lake next door
  • Telstra: Good
  • Starlink: May have problems with trees
Millicent Lakeside Caravan Park campground
Millicent Lakeside Caravan Park campground

Our Opinion

We stayed here for 3 weeks over the Christmas and New Year break. We loved it. It was a reasonably quite place, at a reasonable price. Not the newest place we have been to in our travels, but still, it was kept clean and felt safe.

The weather was a bit of a shock, since we are Queenslanders. Having to use the heater a few times in the evening was a shock. I can now understand why everyone heads south in summer. The weather was up and down, we did not get much rain, but the temperature ranged from 18 to 33 degrees, the average would have been 23. Overnight temps got down to as low as 13.

One of the best features of this caravan park is the Millicent Swimming Lake which is next door. This is a council run Lake, so all of Millicent have access to this lake. It is free and plenty big enough for everyone going to a max depth of 1.8M and safe for anyone. There is a pontoon you can jump off. We certainly used it on those occasional hot days that came along during our stay. It is NOT DOG FRIENDLY, there are NO DOGS signs everywhere around the lake.

Attractions

There is quite a few things to do around the Limestone coast, with Millicent being at the southern end. If you like spending time along the coast, or exploring inland towns then there is a few things to do around here. Below is a list of what we got up to –

  • Mt Gambier, about 30 min away, A few things to look at around here, some things though are not dog friendly, Centenary Tower, Blue Lake, The cave Garden, Umpherston Sinkhole 🐶
  • Kilsby Sinkhole 💰💰 this is where you can snorkel and drive as it also has some caves.
  • Little Blue Lake, just outside Mt Gambier, you can swim here 🐶
  • The Barn, a high end restaurant, excellent meal 💰💰
  • Mt Burr, about 10 min away, a walking trail (dog friendly 🐶) and also at the local store – American Burgers yum yum.
  • Conunda National Park, sand 4wd, go to information centre for maps.
  • Tantanoola Caves, worth a look 💰
  • Piccaninnie Ponds Conservation Park, worth a look, you can snorkel here, or you could, it was closed when we went,
  • Mt Schank Volcano, a good hike up and around the perimeter
  • Naracoorte, which has an excellent museum, 30 -40 min away 🐶 💰
  • Penola, which is about 30 -40 min away, historic village here. 🐶
  • Beachport, Southend, Port MacDonnell, all coastal towns to have a look at. 🐶

There are wine trails, and more, this is just a sample of what is available. To see more have a look at our Facebook page at around the date January 2025.

Kennels

There are few things on that list which are not dog friendly. We left Shadow at the Weedon Springs Boarding Kennel and Cattery (Glencoe, SA), about half way between Millicent and Mt Gamier. They were excellent and are on Facebook.

Vincent

Vincent is a almost grey nomad who started travelling full time with his wife Catherine. As an ex-mechanic he has a good grounding in mechanical/electrical workings, being able to fix most things he puts his mind to.

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