Discovery Holiday Parks
Lake Tinaroo, Atherton Tablelands, QLD

Overview

Pet-friendly Discovery Holiday Parks – Lake Tinaroo (formerly Lake Tinaroo Holiday Park) on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland is the ideal holiday destination for the whole family.  Located midway between Port Douglas and Innisfail and just an hour and a half from Cairns, this park is a short drive from all the conveniences of nearby Atherton. 

Set against the stunning backdrop of the Tinaroo Range, Lake Tinaroo is famous for large Barramundi and Red Claw crayfish, while its sheltered bays offer excellent swimming and skiing conditions.  Atherton’s Chinatown features a wide selection of attractions including the Award-winning Hou Wang Temple and the Atherton Birds of Prey Show, plus a wide range of cafes and coffee shops to while away the hours.  For nature lovers and hikers, the region features numerous national parks including nearby Danbulla, Dinden and the stunning Crater Lake National Parks.

Discovery Holiday Parks – Lake Tinaroo offers a wide choice of accommodation including dog-friendly Economy Cabins with sleeping for 6. Our range of cabins extends to our Poolside Cabins and Superior Cabins which provide self-contained accommodation for 6, through to our Deluxe Waterfront Villas providing luxury family accommodation.  All provide parking for a motor vehicle and boat, feature covered decks with patio chairs and come complete with colour TV, fridge/freezer, crockery, kitchen utensils, cutlery and cookware.

Set deep within the quiet park, our many camp and caravan sites feature individual access to water and power, with the new amenities block near the Granite Springs Lagoons close by.

Accommodation

• Cabins/Villas
• Powered/ Unpowered Caravan Sites/Ensuite Sites
• Camping sites

Features & Facilities

• BBQ’s
• Boat Hire
• Camp Kitchen
• Hire Equipment
• Jumping Pillow
• Kiosk
• Swimming pool

Local Attractions

• Atherton Birds of Prey
• Hou Wang Chinese Temple
• Danbulla National Park
• Dinden National Park
• Crater Lakes National Park

Accommodation

Floorplan

Park Map

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Deluxe Waterfront Villa (sleeps 5)

Lake Tinaroo's new Luxury Villas and Luxury Waterfront Villas provide an extra level of quality accommodation to the park. After all, not everyone wants to rough it.

• Sleeps up to 5 people
• Airconditioned
• Self-contained (kitchen, microwave & bathroom)
• Master bedroom with queen size bed and private TV
• 51cm TV in lounge & DVD player (DVD hire available)
• All linen, crockery & cutlery provided
• Parking space for motor vehicle and boat
• Covered front deck with patio chairs

Contact the park for more information about the rates for this type of accomodation.

Rates are for 2 people.

Extra Adult/Child: $14 (Peak)
Extra Adult/Child: $13 (Off Peak)

Bookings: 50% deposit will be required with bookings. Extra charges may apply for more than 1 car and 1 boat per site. Please note, If your booking is for accommodation for one night only, a $15 surcharge applies.

Rates apply from: 1 April 2008 - 31 March 2009

Peak season: school holidays (except caravan and camping sites) and long weekends including Barra Bash Weekend.

Floorplan

Park Map

Photos

Superior Villa (sleeps 6)

Lake Tinaroo's Superior Villas provide an extra level of quality accommodation to the park. After all, not everyone wants to rough it.

• Sleeps up to 6 people
• Airconditioned
• Self-contained (kitchen, microwave & bathroom)
• Master bedroom with queen size bed and private TV
• Second Bedroom with 2 sets of Double Bunks
• 51cm TV in lounge & DVD player (DVD hire available)
• All linen, crockery & cutlery provided
• Parking space for motor vehicle and boat
• Covered front deck with patio chairs

Contact the park for more information about the rates for this type of accomodation.

Rates are for 2 people.

Extra Adult/Child: $14 (Peak)
Extra Adult/Child: $13 (Off Peak)

Bookings: 50% deposit will be required with bookings. Extra charges may apply for more than 1 car and 1 boat per site. Please note, If your booking is for accommodation for one night only, a $15 surcharge applies.

Rates apply from: 1 April 2008 - 31 March 2009

Peak season: school holidays (except caravan and camping sites) and long weekends including Barra Bash Weekend.

Floorplan

Park Map

Photos

Standard - Family Unit Poolside (sleeps 6)

Our Poolside Family Units are simply a great way for a budget family holiday. You still get a very comfortable, spotlessly clean cabin which overlooks the swimming pool and jumping pillow.

• One bedroom
• Sleeps up to 6
• Self-contained (kitchen & bathroom)
• TV in lounge & DVD player (DVD's hire available)
• All linen, crockery & cutlery provided
• Parking space for motor vehicle and boat
• Covered front deck with patio chairs

Contact the park for more information about the rates for this type of accomodation.

Rates are for 2 people.

Extra Adult/Child: $14 (Peak)
Extra Adult/Child: $13 (Off Peak)

Bookings: 50% deposit will be required with bookings. Extra charges may apply for more than 1 car and 1 boat per site. Please note, If your booking is for accommodation for one night only, a $15 surcharge applies.

Rates apply from: 1 April 2008 - 31 March 2009

Peak season: school holidays (except caravan and camping sites) and long weekends including Barra Bash Weekend.

Floorplan

Park Map

Photos

Standard - Family Units (sleeps 6)

Our Family Units are another way for a budget family holiday. You still get a very comfortable, spotlessly clean unit close to the General Store.

• One bedroom
• Sleeps up to 6
• Self-contained (kitchen & bathroom)
• TV in lounge & DVD player (DVD's hire available)
• All linen, crockery & cutlery provided
• Parking space for motor vehicle and boat
• Covered front deck with patio chairs

Contact the park for more information about the rates for this type of accomodation.

Rates are for 2 people.

Extra Adult/Child: $14 (Peak)
Extra Adult/Child: $13 (Off Peak)

Bookings: 50% deposit will be required with bookings. Extra charges may apply for more than 1 car and 1 boat per site. Please note, If your booking is for accommodation for one night only, a $15 surcharge applies.

Rates apply from: 1 April 2008 - 31 March 2009

Peak season: school holidays (except caravan and camping sites) and long weekends including Barra Bash Weekend.

Floorplan

Park Map

Photos

Economy - Studio Units (sleeps 3)

Lake Tinaroo's Studio Units are smaller, more intimate, cute, cosy and comfortable.

• TV & DVD player (DVD hire available)
• All linen, crockery & cutlery provided
• Parking space for motor vehicle and boat
• Front patio with chairs

Contact the park for more information about the rates for this type of accomodation.

Rates are for 2 people.

Extra Adult/Child: $14 (Peak)
Extra Adult/Child: $13 (Off Peak)

Bookings: 50% deposit will be required with bookings. Extra charges may apply for more than 1 car and 1 boat per site. Please note, If your booking is for accommodation for one night only, a $15 surcharge applies.

Rates apply from: 1 April 2008 - 31 March 2009

Peak season: school holidays (except caravan and camping sites) and long weekends including Barra Bash Weekend.

Floorplan

Park Map

Photos

Economy - Pet Friendly Family Cabins (sleeps 6)

All Cabins feature a wide covered deck.

• One Bedroom with a Double Bed
• Triple Bunk Bed and single Divan in living area
• Kitchenette incl fridge,grill & cooktop plus all crockery & cutlery
• TV & DVD player (DVD hire available)
• Bathroom
• Air conditioning
• No linen supplied
• Parking space for motor vehicle and boat
• Front deck with patio chairs

Contact the park for more information about the rates for this type of accomodation.

Rates are for 2 people. Linen is not included but may be hired for $10 per bed.

Extra Adult/Child: $14 (Peak)
Extra Adult/Child: $13 (Off Peak)
Pets: $15 per night, payable upon arrival

Bookings: 50% deposit will be required with bookings. Extra charges may apply for more than 1 car and 1 boat per site. Please note, If your booking is for accommodation for one night only, a $15 surcharge applies.

Rates apply from: 1 April 2008 - 31 March 2009

Peak season: school holidays (except caravan and camping sites) and long weekends including Barra Bash Weekend.

Floorplan

Park Map

Photos

Economy - Pet Friendly Budget Cabin (sleeps 6)

All Cabins feature a wide covered deck.

• One Bedroom with a Double Bed
• Triple Bunk Bed and single Divan in living area
• Kitchenette incl fridge,grill & cooktop plus all crockery & cutlery
• TV & DVD player (DVD hire available)
• Bathroom
• Air conditioning
• No linen supplied
• Parking space for motor vehicle and boat
• Front deck with patio chairs

Contact the park for more information about the rates for this type of accomodation.

Rates are for 2 people. Linen is not included but may be hired for $10 per bed.

Extra Adult/Child: $14 (Peak)
Extra Adult/Child: $13 (Off Peak)
Pets: $15 per night, payable upon arrival

Bookings: 50% deposit will be required with bookings. Extra charges may apply for more than 1 car and 1 boat per site. Please note, If your booking is for accommodation for one night only, a $15 surcharge applies.

Rates apply from: 1 April 2008 - 31 March 2009

Peak season: school holidays (except caravan and camping sites) and long weekends including Barra Bash Weekend.

Park Map

Photos

Caravan & Camping Sites

Lake Tinaroo's many caravan sites are deep within the quiet park with individual access to water and power. There is a new amenities block near the Granite Springs lagoons.

The Lagoon sites feature our newest addition - encouraging the natural spring-fed stream, Granite Springs, into a series of lagoons, bringing more wildlife and birds.

Contact the park for more information about the rates for this type of accomodation.

Rates are for 2 people. Linen is not included but may be hired for $10 per bed.

Extra Adult/Child: $12/$6 (Peak)
Extra Adult/Child: $11/$7 (Off Peak)

Bookings: 50% deposit will be required with bookings. Extra charges may apply for more than 1 car and 1 boat per site. Please note, If your booking is for accommodation for one night only, a $15 surcharge applies.

Rates apply from: 1 April 2008 - 31 March 2009

Peak season: school holidays (except caravan and camping sites) and long weekends including Barra Bash Weekend.

Activities & Attractions

Recommended Length of Stay: 5 Days

Must Do's:

• Yungaburra
• Curtain Fig Tree
• Milla Milla Falls

Mix & Match:

½ Day - Boating activities

Enjoy lunch on the verandah of the Lake Tinaroo Café before preparing the potatoes for your red claw traps (it's their favourite food at Lake Tinaroo), fuelling up the boat and heading for the boat ramp for an afternoon's water based fun, fishing and/or skiing. Hire boats are available at the Park if you don't have one of your own.

You can also hire canoes and do your own eco tour on the lake front opposite the Park. Look out for some amazing birdlife as well as the many wallaby's grazing on the banks in the late afternoon. Lake Tinaroo is a freshwater dam with no stingers so it's very safe for swimming in the Tropics.

½ Day - Scenic drive with walking trails

Start your day off with the scenic drive around the lake stopping at the dam wall for the taking of some great photo's, before continuing on through spectacular rainforest. En-route there is many delightful spots to stop at and enjoy a picnic or you can take the walking trails to Lake Euramo (a crater lake) and the Cathedral Fig Tree. Watch for tree kangaroos and brush turkeys on the way.

The scenic drive road will finally bring you out onto the Gillies Highway close to Lake Barrine.

The Lake Barrine Tea house is an excellent choice for lunch which can be enjoyed on the verandah overlooking the lake before taking a short but informative cruise around its perimeter.

½ Day - Yungaburra, Curtain Fig Tree, Shaylee Strawberry Farm

The 'must visit' historic town of Yungaburra is the largest National Trust village in Queensland with 18 heritage listed buildings on show. Sample some of the local wines and ports at Wild Mountain Cellars which offers free tastings to guests from Discovery Holiday Parks - refer www.wildmountain.com.au

Just outside of Yungaburra is the turn off to the Curtain Fig Tree - not just another fig tree, but quite unique and one of the area's most popular tourist attractions.

Next stop along the road is the Shaylee Strawberry Farm where, in season, you can pick your own strawberries or try some of their fresh fruit gelato's.

1 Day - Millaa Milla / Paronella Park / Herberton

Explore a little further afield today, driving first to Malanda Falls where you can explore rainforest walking tracks and view the tree kangaroo display in the Malanda Visitor Centre.

Continue on to Millaa Millaa, centre of the famous Waterfall Circuit which among others, includes Mungalli Falls, Millaa Millaa Falls & Elliniaa Falls. Millaa Millaa is the aboriginal word for 'plenty water' and it's easy to see why - green grass, rainforest and tropical vegetation are everywhere. From Millaa Millaa two options are available to fill in the rest of the day:

1. Travel south for a further 45-60 minutes to the award winning Paronella Park. The Park's turret-topped balconies of the concrete castle, the Hydro Electric generating plant below the falls and heritage gardens are all the achievements of Jose Paronella as he fulfilled his dreams and you can stand in awe of these on one of the 45 minute 'The Dream Continues' Tours departing every 30 minutes from 9.30am-4.30pm - refer www.paronellapark.com.au
2. Return to the Park via the historic mining towns of Herberton and/or Irvinebank stopping off at the Gallo Dairyland Cheese & Chocolate Factory.

3 Hours - Hot Air Balloon flight

If the silence and romance of an early morning Hot Air Balloon flight across the Atherton Tablelands appeals, then your pre-dawn drive to Mareeba will be rewarded with the cheapest ride in the Southern Hemisphere. Floating from a wicker basket, Champagne Balloon Flights will skim you across treetops and fields below as if on a magic carpet - refer www.champagneballoons.com

4 Hours - Crystal Caves / Atherton

A visit to the Crystal Caves in Atherton is a fun and educational adventure for all ages from kids to grandparents as you put on your miner's hat and explore the cave with its collection of rare crystals and minerals that are usually hidden deep beneath the earth's surface.

Admire the 'Empress of Uruguay', the world's largest amethyst crystal plus over 600 other specimens on display – refer www.crystalcaves.com.au

Browse through the shops lining Atherton's main street before travelling on some 5 minutes towards Tolga for a stop at 'The Humpy' - you must also try the spiced warm peanuts which are 'The Humpy's' speciality.

2 Hours - Granite Gorge

Travel north to Granite Gorge where volcanic activity has forced up huge weird boulders, the sheer size of some being overwhelming and with many shaped into animals. Entry fee includes access to gorge walks with the main track suitable for all people with average fitness - refer www.granitegorge.com.au

On the drive back to the Park, stop off at Coffee Works in Mareeba to sample some of the region's best coffee beans - refer www.coffeeworks.com.au - and at the Mt Uncle Distillery (North Queensland's first distillery) for the tasting of real 100% spirits and liqueurs produced on site - refer www.mtuncle.com

2 Hours - Yungaburra Markets

If your visit so coincides, a range of markets are held every weekend in the region. Each market is different with a large variety of home grown produce, and locally made products such as clothing and arts and crafts. The most popular is the colourful Yungaburra markets, held on the fourth Saturday of every month.

Don't forget to leave enough spare time to enjoy a walk around the lake front that leads right up to the dam wall and when you get back , relax by the Park's beautiful resort style swimming pool with the jumping pillow situated right next door for the kids or just throw a line in. If you use the right lure, you just might get Rod to tell you one of his secret fishing spots!

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Wednesday Chit Chat Club

Enjoy a cuppa and cake and some good company, Wednesday mornings 10.30am on the verandah at the Park Cafe. Meet new people and catch up with all the local news.