Pet friendly holiday parks in Australia
Pets are more than just hounds and felines - they’re part of the family. That means when we go on holidays, they love to come and join in the fun, too (and so they should!).
BRUCEY THE PUG
Brucey the Pug. Pic: Shannon Doherty.
To celebrate our love affair with our pet pals at G’DAY Magazine, we held a little pet competition around the country. Contestants were asked to share their favourite pet photo and memory with us. We’re excited to introduce you to our winner - Brucey the pug. Owner Shannon Doherty reckons this four-legged water baby loves a beach adventure just as much as anyone with two. “Brucey learnt how to swim down along the Yorke Peninsula and now the beach is his favourite place. He loves it whenever we go away by the coastline. He’s the first in the water!”
WHERE ELSE CAN YOU BRING YOUR FURRY FRIEND?
Here are 10 pet friendly parks to visit on your next holiday.
Discovery Parks - Maidens Inn Moama, NSW
“We get a lot of tourists who choose to stay with us because we’re dog friendly, and all of our park annuals have pets. Around 90% of our sites that allow dogs have them when people stay with us, so it’s obviously really important to them.”
Darryn Jones, manager
Discovery Parks - Airlie Beach, QLD
“These days most pets are the families fur child, and any holiday would not be the same without the kids! We even allow pets in our cabins to keep the family together.”
Bianca Paradies, assistant manager
Discovery Parks - Hadspen, TAS
“Pets definitely create more interactions between travellers visiting our park. We’re looking at updating our cabins in the next year or so with fenced areas specifically for pets.”
Dimity Davey, assistant manager
Discovery Parks - Port Hedland, WA
“It’s very special for travellers who are able to bring their pets to our park because for a lot of people they’re their main travel companions.”
Clair Rossouw, manager
“We’re all pet lovers here. The park has a cat called Ivy. She just rocked up one day and took a liking to the staff. We’re also starting a pooch pack which will have information about dog friendly areas, cafés and wineries in the town and surrounding region.”
Lonny Peel, marketing
