Barwon Heads Caravan Park

Barwon Heads Caravan Park occupies a prime pocket at 1 Ewing Blyth Drive, close to the river mouth and the surf beaches that put this town on the map. Dogs can join you here, but the arrangements are seasonal and site specific, so it pays to understand the rules before you book rather than after.

Booking a dog friendly site

Dogs are allowed on a limited number of selected dog friendly camping sites, not across the whole park, and the season runs from 1 May through to the last day of the Victorian school term 3. Availability decides a lot, so notify the park before you book. Your dog needs to be registered and vaccinated, including the C3 vaccination, and there are a few conduct rules the park takes seriously: an effective lead of no more than three metres, no time left unattended, and no dogs in the common areas.

Those conditions are the trade for a beachside base, and honestly they suit well travelled camping dogs. The park's website lists cabins, a camp kitchen and ocean side accommodation alongside the sites, and the topics guests keep mentioning are proximity to the beach and the easy walks along the water. Keep your dog on lead around the park grounds, then save the off lead fun for the beach.

While you're out there

The town is walkable with a dog on lead, starting with breakfast at Bowlz Barwon Heads. Dinner options stack up too, from Tommy Gunns Barwon Heads to the Beach House Barwon Heads. For a proper run, the Ocean Grove to Barwon Heads trail links the two towns along the coast, and the Thirteenth Beach off leash zone gives dogs a legal stretch of sand between the markers.

If the park is booked out, compare other options in the Barwon Heads dog friendly guide, including Seahaven Village and Lill-Brey on Barwon, or browse pet friendly stays across Victoria.