Coconut Glen

Coconut Glen is a budget caravan and camping park on Ingham Road at Bohle, about fifteen minutes north of the Townsville CBD, and a straightforward overnight or long-stay base if you are travelling North Queensland with a dog. Well-behaved pets are welcomed at any time on the sites, which is the main reason travellers with dogs keep it on their route.

Dogs at Coconut Glen

Well-behaved dogs are welcome on the powered and unpowered caravan and camping sites. The pet welcome does not extend to indoor cabin accommodation, so this is a park for van, tent and motorhome travellers rather than anyone wanting a dog in a cabin. Dogs are expected to stay leashed and under control around the grounds. No pet fee is published, so confirm the details for your dates when you book by phone or through the park's website.

Max: settle the pet arrangement at booking, not at the gate. Sites take dogs, cabins generally do not, and a two-minute call avoids a wasted detour off the Bruce Highway.

The vibe

This is a working traveller's park, not a destination resort: large, level sites laid out along wide internal roads that make reversing a van or a big rig genuinely easy, a camp kitchen, BBQ areas, a swimming pool with sun lounges, and amenity blocks that guests repeatedly describe as clean. Reviews flag the welcoming management and the affordability, and the park takes both short-term stopovers and longer stays, which suits grey nomads and working travellers wintering in the north.

Getting there and parking

The park fronts Ingham Road at Bohle, close to the Bruce Highway turn-off, so arrivals towing or driving late are simple. A fuel station and newsagent sit next door for supplies, and drive-through access suits larger combinations. The Strand and the Townsville CBD are about fifteen minutes south, and the beaches at Pallarenda a little beyond.

Close by with the dogs

For a proper off-leash run between drives, the Townsville Main Dog Park at Aitkenvale is the city's dedicated fenced dog space, a short drive south of the park. If you would rather walk the dog along the water, the cafes lining Townsville City and The Strand put you on the foreshore paths early in the morning before the heat sets in.

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