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Date of Stay: December 2014 Rating: 3
This is a large park owned by the Wyong Shire Council and operated under the Family Parks banner, situated on the southern shores of Lake Munmorah. Tourist sites are mixed up with permanent holiday vans. There appeared to be a few permanent residents also. On making my booking reservation I had requested site 374, based on my perusal of the map as it was close to one of the amenities blocks and garbage collection points. The site turned out however to have no shade at all except in the late afternoon. Consequently I requested a move to site 339 directly opposite, which was agreed to, and that site was perfect for my needs. The park was very quiet, even though it was the week before Christmas. From 14 to 19 December the tariff was $33 per night but cranked up to $54 for 19 to 21 December, which I thought was a bit steep for one person for a night. The disabled persons amenities room was adjacent to my site, and was in generally good condition. No toilet brush was provided which was a negative, and although there was a soap dispenser it was empty. For some reason hand held showers are often provided in disabled bathrooms, and these are a nuisance generally as they are set too low and in any event you need all hands free. This is the case at this park. Three washing machines were provided in the particular amenities block I was adjacent to and a wash cost $3. The water tap at the site leaked when it was turned on and really needed replacement - again I strike this a bit in caravan parks and it is annoying because it is wasteful. I would stay at the park again, but not in their peak period as the tariff is excessive.
Date of Stay: November 2014 Rating: 2.5
This park is in the Dural area of northern Sydney, which was once a quiet semi rural area but that is so no longer. It is affiliated to the Top Tourist group. There are a relatively large number of permanent sites, with a few tourist sites scattered around, most of which are fairly small. I was initially allocated en suite site 12, located in a small cluster of 4 such sites. I found the site was impossible to access, except by driving over adjoining site 11, which I could not do as it was fully occupied and the tenants were not present. The site was really only suitable for a small motor home and even then, it would have to be parked on the slab provided as there was no level ground adjacent to it. I requested relocation to a better site and was offered en suite site 84 instead, where the ground adjacent to the slab was level. The site was only just large enough for my 6.4 metre motor home, and appeared to me to be the only en suite site in the park that would be suitable for a caravan. The adjoining site, no 85 was so small only a small vehicle would fit onto it, certainly not a caravan. The water taps were located in sumps below ground level and that made it a bit tricky for me to connect to the water. The tariff was $35 for the night, which was okay having regard to the particular site, but I would not have been happy to pay that for the original site that I was allocated. That said, the staff were helpful and did accommodate my request to be given a different site to the one I was originally allocated. The en suite unit was well designed and clean. The park was not suitable for mobility impaired persons and I will not stay there again. My advice to anyone thinking of going there would be to avoid the ensuite sites unless you can get site 84. The ordinary powered sites on the whole are reasonable, being generally level albeit rather small for the most part. I selected this venue in the first place as I had business to do in Mt Kuring-gai and this park was closest to that location. I had hoped that I would be able to get to Mt Kuring-gai relatively quickly but peak hour traffic is extremely heavy and so it took the better part of an hour to go the few kilometres involved in the journey. The park could do with some redesign and terracing to make the sites more accessible, but my guess is that is unlikely to happen any time soon.
Date of Stay: November 2014 Rating: 3
This park consists mainly of cabins but does have a few tourist sites, all of which are ensuite. It is a quiet park and the sites are generally all shaded. Some of the slabs are a little the worse for wear now, but the en suite units remain in good condition and are kept very clean. The roads throughout the park are either sealed or layered with river gravel. The tariff is now $33 per night, and represents good value for money. The park is suitable as an overnight stay or for a couple of days.
Date of Stay: November 2014 Rating: 2
This is a small council operated park very close to the town centre of Molong. Although it is adjacent to the Main West railway and the Mitchell Highway, noise was not an issue. The park is on level ground and some sites are shaded. The amenities were of adequate size for the number of sites available. As the caretaker was not in attendance until early evening, I was not able to obtain a key to the amenities for several hours after I arrived. A fellow traveller kindly opened the facility for me in the meantime. Payment is by cash. The tariff for one night was $20.50 - I received a fifty cent discount as I did not have any coins available. The park is good for an overnight stay, and possibly for a few days. Dogs are permitted.
Date of Stay: October 2014 Rating: 2
I thought this was an excellent little park, and at $15 per night for a solo traveller, why wouldn't I? The sites are all large and spaced well apart. All the powered sites have slabs in reasonable order. Water, power and sullage are close to all the sites. The amenities block is centrally located and well designed, with shower and toilet cubicles that you don't have to struggle to get into. The amenities are old, but clean and tidy. Some sites are shaded, but others are not, but if you choose right you can utilise the shade your van provides effectively. It is true that a railway runs along the rear perimeter of the park, but in other than harvest season, there are probably no more than 4 trains per week. There were none when I stayed. The Golden Highway runs along the front perimeter but there is little traffic after dark. The owner calls to collect fees between 5 and 6pm each evening. Cleaners call in during the day. The park is on the northern side of the Golden Highway at the western end of the village. It is a short walk to the town centre. For those like me who do little other than enjoy the ambience of a place and read books etc, this park is suitable for a prolonged stay. I will definitely go back when passing this way.
Date of Stay: October 2014 Rating: 1
This park is located in the north Dubbo industrial area in a precinct predominantly occupied by motor vehicle dealers and show rooms, smash repairers and the like. I decided to stay there because I was having my motor home serviced at a vehicle service centre more or less next door, and so it was a convenient venue. The park is located on hill down to the Talbragar river flood plain and consists of two distinct areas, that containing cabins and permanent caravan sites on the eastern upper side and a tourist section consisting of back in and drive through sites on the lower flat area on the floodplain. There are two amenities blocks, one located in the cabin area comprising the laundry, disabled amenities and male and female facilities and another located on the northern side of the tourist section. I asked for the key to the disabled facility but I couldn't use it as it was up a relatively steep hill or otherwise accessible only by a stairway. Why they even bothered to have it escaped me as no mobility impaired person could use it. Nevertheless, the amenity block in the tourist area although a bit dated was clean and relatively easily useable. The receptionist was a surly frosty woman who I probably annoyed by interrupting her midday soap drama on television when I arrived around 1.30pm to check in. My allocated site was about 50 metres from the tourist amenities, which was rather inconvenient. I thought about asking for a change, but I couldn't be bothered having regard to the unhelpful approach of the receptionist. I paid for three nights but decided to leave after two nights as I had enough time after my car servicing to move on elsewhere. I can understand why other reviewers have been positive about this park, but it is not for me, nor I think for solo mobility impaired travellers and I will not stay there again, even though it is convenient to the servicing business, which I do intend to utilise in the future. The tariff was $32 per night for one adult on a powered site but I paid $28.80 after the Top Tourist discount.
Date of Stay: September 2014 Rating: 4
This is a new caravan park that opened in 2013. It comprises a rows of cabins around the perimeter, with the caravan sites in the middle, around a large amenities block. The amenities are top class, with top quality hand basins, mirrors and electronic soap dispensers. The toilet cubicles are well designed and spacious, as are the shower cubicles. There is a large ensuite type room for mobility impaired persons. Every site has a concrete slab with a gravel pad on which to park the caravan or motor home. The grounds are green and well maintained, but there are very few shade trees. This will change in time as the newly planted trees mature. The laundry is of high quality with new front loading washing machines, although they are expensive at $5 per wash. There is a very well equipped camp kitchen. There is a dining room on site, where you can have breakfast and an evening meal, although I did not partake of it. The tariff was $35 per night, for one adult. There was one tap per site, and a power connection and television aerial point at the rear of each site. Wireless internet access is provided - you ask at reception for the password. You can use your own wifi - Telstra reception was weak with only 1 bar. It would seem that the facility was established primarily to cater for contractors working at the Chinchilla gas fields and power generation stations. The park is suitable for mobility impaired persons.
Date of Stay: September 2014 Rating: 3
The park is in a quiet location. The amenities block contains en suite style facilities consisting of wash basin, shower and toilet and a suitable sized bench on which to sit. Next to the concrete slabs are gravel beds on which the caravan or motor home can be parked. This was handy when I was there as there was heavy rainfall in the area and the gravel helped to minimise mud getting into the van.
Friendly staff, no complaints, staff explained park layout and facilities. Reasonable value for money $32 for 1A PN, powered, off-peak season. Amenities are close to most sites, were clean, condition is reasonable, water pressure is good, there was adequate hot water, dry change area. Adequate number of tourist sites, mostly level sites, good night lighting, sites will accommodate medium to large vans, annex slabs to most sites, shade to some sites, adequate taps close by, adequate sullage close by. Good laundry, good rec room, good camp kitchen, wireless internet is available, you can use your mobile wireless carrier used was Telstra, reception quality was 3. Quiet, adequate shade. Suitable for few days, well maintained park.
Parking:- park adjacent to the office. The area would only accommodate one van at a time.
Road Conditions:- The Capricorn Highway is in fairly good condition by comparison with other trunk roads in Queensland.
Date of Stay: September 2014 Rating: 3
This is a quiet, open caravan park a few blocks away from the Gore Highway which passes through Millmerran. There is an artificial lake in the park which their cabins front onto. A number of new cabins have recently been constructed. The park is terraced to keep the sites reasonably level so there are two distinct areas, one that is close to the lake and the other on higher ground. The demountable amenities are located between the two areas. The amenities although clean and tidy are not well designed and you struggle to get the doors to the toilet and shower cubicles closed. As is often the case, I had to stand hard up against the toilet cubicle wall to close the door, and had to stand in the shower recess to close the shower cubicle door. There were no facilities for mobility impaired persons and the amenities, being elevated had a fairly sizeable entry step. These features notwithstanding, I would stay at this park again. The tariff was $29 per night for one adult on a powered site. There were adequate taps and power points close to all sites. Some sites had slabs and others were grass. The sites in the lower area were reasonably well shaded, but the sites in the upper area had very little shade, apart from early morning and late afternoon. You could use your own internet wifi - I use Telstra and reception strength was 4 bars. The owners were friendly and helpful. There is a boom gate controlling access to the park. There is plenty of parking adjacent to the office when you check in.
Date of Stay: September 2014 Rating: 3
This park is managed by Southern Cross Parks and is a member of the Family Parks group. It is close to the town centre, but in a relatively quiet location overlooking Narrabri Creek, and not on the Newell Highway. Notwithstanding that the park slopes downhill from its street frontage to the creek at the rear, the sites are terraced and reasonably level. Some sites have slabs, others have gravel or a grassed. There are a few good shade trees in the park, but not all sites are shaded. The amenities block is old, but is clean and tidy. Access to both toilet and shower cubicles was relatively easy, although they are not exactly spacious. Soap dispensers and paper towels were provided near each wash basin. Each shower recess had a bench you could in fact sit on, and the change area remained dry even though there were no shower curtains. There were several large washers and dryers in the laundry, with drying lines just outside. There were adequate taps close to each site, and sullage drains also. It appeared as if the power points had recently been renewed with metal blocks incorporating plumbing for taps, but the water part was not in use. I asked for a site that was close to the amenities, but was allocated one about 50 metres distant. I asked if I could changes sites for my second night, and my request was granted, so I moved to a site about 15 metres from the amenities. The tariff was $30 per night for one adult on a powered site. I paid $27 on account of the Family Parks discount. I consider the park suitable for a couple of nights, and it is marginally suitable for mobility impaired persons, provided you have a site reasonably close to the amenities block. There were a few long terms residents. The number of sites was adequate. There is parking outside the office when you check in and 2 or 3 vans could line up without spilling out onto the street. I used Telstra internet wifi and reception was 5 bars. Nomadnet is available on payment of the applicable fee.
