Tag: Caravan Park

April 9, 2025

Lake King Waterfront Park

We arrived after 3 days on the road from Mildura. The drop in temperature was a bit of a shock to the system as well as the rain we had avoided for awhile. Setting up in the rain is never fun. The park itself was a pleasant surprise, well run with near new amenities and excellent grassed sites. We where happy to be here. Fires are allowed provided they are off the ground so took advantage and had a couple. Always nice to be sitting around a fire.

We came to this stop from our previous 2 night stay at Smoko campground.

Website: Lake King Waterfront Holiday Park
Fee Category: Paid
Booking: Yes
Dog Friendly: Yes
Amenities: Yes
Dump point: Yes
Pool: Yes
Fire pits: Yes
Telstra: Good
Starlink: No problems

Lake King Waterfront Caravan Park campground

GPS Warning

Google, in it’s infinite wisdom, directed us under a bridge, which has 3.2 Metres clarence. We got through, so now we know our caravan is not 3.2 M high, and yes there was a sign which we missed, easy to do when trying to figure out which turn to make in a strange town. It’s a shame we can’t put our vehicle dimensions in so Google maps can take this into account.

If there is any doubt, just go straight ahead, Google will find another way on the other side of town.

Our Experience

An excellent park, we were just back from the lake but that didn’t stop us from getting good views.

There are some great walking tracks leading from the park. People are allowed to walk around the lake, so houses had to have space for this. It was easy to walk Shadow on the walking tracks. Some going through a forest type area taking you to a road that travels down and round the lake. Plenty to see along the way included rabbits.

We took the ferry across to Raymond Island which is a short drive down the road. You can take your car across for a fee however as a foot passenger you can go for free. We found this to be one of the better nature reserves we have been on and dog friendly too. Shadow had a ball. You can also do the Koala trail. We saw so many and one was on the ground, which climbed the tree and started eating – even though there was a small crowd, he didn’t seem to be bothered by us. Lucky Shadow was far enough away and didn’t see a thing.

Grateful to be able to work on the road and stop at places like this. It was very well maintained and a few permanent caravans on site however no one lives in them full time, like holiday homes.

A view of the jetty's in Eagle Point Bay — A view of the jetty’s in Eagle Point Bay

Koala on Raymond Island — A view of the jetty’s in Eagle Point Bay

Weather averages

Check the table below to have a look at when is the best time to go for you. For us soft Queenslanders, that would be summer. We stayed here in March, I don’t think we would stay any later in the year.

Weather Averages – Bairnsdale

Month	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
Temp Max C	24.6	24.7	23.1	20.3	17.0	14.3	13.8	15.3	17.4	19.6	21.7	23.4
Temp Min C	12.3	12.7	11.2	8.5	6.0	4.2	3.4	4.1	5.9	7.7	9.4	11.2
Rain Avg (mm)	60.2	50.2	67.0	50.2	54.4	58.4	50.2	48.9	56.8	70.2	64.4	67.7

April 2, 2025

Echuca Rotary Park – Donation Camp
This is a good donation camp site to stop at for a few days. You do have to be self contained, but with enough supplies you could stay here for a week. The place felt safe, with some other campers being there for a few days.
Website: Rotary Park

Fee Category: Donation

Booking: No

Dog Friendly: Yes

Amenities: No

Dump point: Yes

Pool: No

Fire pits: Yes

Telstra: Good

Starlink: May have problems with trees
Old Farm machinery within Campgroung
Our Opinion

This campsite is big, so no need to worry about not being able to find a place to stay. The first part is a gravel type of park and if you want to stay under the trees and closer to the river then keep driving to the left and the track will tack you down to the second section of the campsite. That’s where we stayed. It was hot so we were happy to be shaded by the trees

Enter the park off Rose St, Campaspe Esp, Google sent us to the entrance off Northern Hwy, which we could not find.

If you have the right setup, you could stay here for a few days, especially since there is a dump point on site, which is usually the first problem when camping off grid, the toilet cassette gets full. There is potable water however we didn’t need it and unsure where the tap is located.

The river was not flowing very fast when we where there in March. The caretaker did say the water is from farmland and should be ok to swim in and but up to you. There are fish in the river so I suppose it can’t be that bad.

The have a mini train track at the bottom section with a railway station. This is open the 1st Sun each month from March to December and they ask you not to camp within a certain distance of the tracks. Shame it wasn’t going when we were there. Will have to time it better on our next visit.

You need to register and pay. This is self service. A little tool box on the wall containing pens to complete the form and pop it into a zip lock type bag and shove in the slot.

There was a row of old farm machinery at the top by the grave/dirt track and various other parts around the place. Very relaxing and felt safe and will be back to this awesome donation camp.

We stayed down by the river and would feel safe leaving the caravan there to go exploring. Since we were only doing an over night stop we didn’t disconnect and take a look around town. Save that for next time.

Campsite view of the Murray River

Old Farm machinery next to drveway

Echuca Rotary Park grounds

Echuca Rotary Park campground signs
January 27, 2025

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
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.

Millicent Swimming Lake , a council run facility

Millicent Swimming Lake , a council run facility

Millicent Swimming Lake information sign

Millicent Lakeside Caravan Park campground

Millicent Lakeside Caravan Park campground

Millicent Lakeside Caravan Park campground un-powered sites

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.
November 20, 2024

Kirra Beach Tourist Park – Gold Coast
Website: Kirra Beach Tourist Park

Fee Catagory: Paid

Booking by phone/website

Dog Friendly: Yes

Amenities: Yes

Pool: Yes
Kirra Beach Tourist Park
Our Opinion

If you want/need a dog friendly park in this area of the Gold Coast, your options are limited, fortunately this park is an excellent place to stay. It is well laid out and run, and in a great location. Excellent clean facilities, which were cleaned daily.

Only a 5 minutes walk to Kirra beach, which has Cafes, Gym, tourist shops. The site size/cost is average for this type of location, with all of the sites we saw being reasonably level.

Being at the southern end of the Gold Coast means you are in the quieter area, with most activities being a 30 minutes drive north. Going south into NSW 45 Minutes drive to Byron Bay. Tambourine Mountain is another location worth checking out. Also the famous Surfers Paradise.

Only thing to be aware of is the close proximity to the airport, with planes starting to take off at 6AM and going through the day until about 10PM. Didn’t bother us, others may be more sensitive to the noise.

There are plenty of trees in the park, so depending on what site you get, solar may not work very well.

We were here for 2 weeks during November, we would stay again and also not hesitate to recommend this park to anyone else. The big trees give plenty of shelter from the wind, as we found out as a few storms came through in the evening. Also the trees provide plenty of shade.

Images from the Park and beach