Batemans Bay Holiday Park

Batemans Bay Holiday Park is a family owned park on the Old Princes Highway at the edge of town, running three styles of stay under one gate: cabins, caravan and camping sites, and a hostel wing that keeps prices low for working travellers. That mix gives it a different texture from the resort parks on the waterfront, and it suits campers who want the Eurobodalla beaches without paying for a lagoon view.

Dogs at Batemans Bay Holiday Park

Per the park's own site, pets are only accepted in selected accommodation, and the booking advice is direct: check whether your chosen cabin is pet friendly before you commit, then confirm with the office on 02 4472 4972. That partial scope is common in South Coast parks, where pet friendly cabins are a subset of the stock rather than the whole park, and a five minute phone call beats a turnaway at the gate with a dog in the back.

Guests with dogs mention the welcome pouch of treats and waste bags on arrival, and just as quickly note what the park does not have: no dedicated off leash run inside the grounds, so dogs stay on lead between the site and the gate. Peak season books out the pet friendly stock months ahead, which is one more reason the office call comes first.

The vibe

This is a simple, family run park rather than a facility fest: the appeal is position and price, a short drive or pedal from Batemans Bay's beaches, the boat ramp and the fish and chip counters, with Clyde River oysters on the way through town. School holidays are busy like everywhere on the South Coast, so book ahead for January and Easter.

Close by with the dogs

Dog time is well covered nearby: Tomakin Beach runs a 24 hour dog off leash area a short drive south, the rare beach where the rule is as simple as it sounds, and Corrigans Beach Reserve at Batehaven carries a council all hours off leash zone of its own.

If the park is full, Rosedale Caravan Park in the Moruya direction is another published stay. Broader planning belongs in the NSW dog friendly stay guide.