Boonah Showgrounds Caravan Park

The Boonah Showgrounds Caravan Park is exactly what the name promises: powered and unpowered camping on the showgrounds at the edge of Boonah, the little Scenic Rim town that serves as the gateway to the Fassifern Valley and the heights of the Great Dividing Range. It is reported by campers as a pet friendly stop, and the showgrounds setting gives dogs more space to stretch than most town caravan parks manage.

Dogs at the park

Pets are reported as welcome in the caravan park, with dogs kept on a hand controlled lead at all times while on the showgrounds. The one rule worth circling on the calendar: during the annual show and major event periods, dogs are not permitted on the grounds at all, so check dates before locking in a trip around show time. Outside those windows, the wide open grounds and quiet town edge make for easy mornings, and the caravan park layout gives travellers quick access to town shops and cafes on Melbourne Street.

Max: room for the dog to have a proper sniff around, and town was a two minute walk for coffee

Boonah makes a sensible base for the southern Scenic Rim. From camp it is an easy drive to the dam and forest country to the east and the National Parks country rising to the south, with the town itself providing the supermarkets, bakery stops and pub dinners that make a base work. Facilities are showgrounds standard rather than resort standard, so arrive expecting the practical kind of stay, not a resort.

Worth knowing

Widen the trip list with the QLD pet friendly stay guide, check open space options in the QLD dog park guide, and line up morning coffee through the QLD dog friendly cafe guide.