Greenacres Motel Van Park

Greenacres Motel Van Park is a family-run highway stopover on the Bruce Highway at Benaraby, about 20 minutes south of Gladstone. It is a practical, no-fuss park rather than a resort, and for road-trippers with a dog the draw is specific: fenced sites set aside for pets, so you can unhitch and relax without a lead clipped on for the whole overnight stop.

Dogs at the Greenacres

Dogs are permitted in the caravan park area, including specifically fenced sites suited to pets, but they are generally not allowed inside the motel rooms. Approval is by request, so mention your dog when you book and confirm whether a pet fee applies. Once on site the rules are the standard ones: dogs stay on a lead and under control, and waste gets picked up immediately. Bring your own bowls, bedding and mats, because the park does not supply them.

The park itself has a camp kitchen, a covered pool and tidy rooms, and reviews regularly point to the welcoming owners as the reason people stop here twice. One reviewer noted the road noise from the highway, so light sleepers should pack accordingly.

Pepsi: Ask for one of the fenced sites, it means you can relax with a water bowl out front instead of keeping a lead on the whole stop.

The vibe

This is a rustic, quiet park with an open, country feel, better suited to a practical overnight stop between Rockhampton and Gladstone than a week-long base. If you want a proper fenced yard for the dog and an easy on-off from the Bruce Highway, it does that job well.

Getting there and parking

The park sits directly on the Bruce Highway at Benaraby, south of Gladstone, so access is straightforward for any rig. Powered and unpowered sites are the usual booking for travellers with dogs. Call ahead to confirm a pet-approved fenced site before you arrive, since approval is by request rather than automatic.

Close by with the dogs

Lake Awoonga is a short drive away for on-lead walks with good water scenery, and Gladstone's off-leash pet park is about 20 minutes north if you want to give the dog a proper run. For another dog-friendly base in the same suburb, Boyne River Tourist Park sits riverside on the same highway stretch, and Calliope Caravan Park is an alternative stop further south. If you are pushing on to the coast, Tannum Sands Dog Beach makes a good leg-stretch stop before Gladstone.

More options are on the Queensland dog-friendly stays guide and the Benaraby destination page.