Burnie Ocean View Motel and Caravan Park

Burnie Ocean View Motel and Caravan Park sits at 253 Bass Highway, directly across from the beach about two and a half kilometres from central Burnie. It is a combined older-style motel and caravan park, and the dog setup is clear: pets are welcome on the caravan and camping sites by prior arrangement, but not inside the motel rooms or cabins.

Dogs at Burnie Ocean View

Book your pet-friendly site ahead rather than arriving unannounced, and confirm a suitable site is allocated when you ring. Dogs stay outside only on the sites, on a lead and under control around the park. No dog amenities are supplied, so pack water bowls, food and waste bags. The pet-friendly sites are at the rear of the property, away from the Bass Highway traffic, which helps with noise.

The park

The combined property keeps its facilities shared between motel guests and campers: a heated indoor pool, BBQ grills, a camp kitchen, a laundromat and hot showers. Powered and unpowered sites are priced from roughly the mid twenties a night depending on guest numbers, which makes this one of the more affordable Bass Highway stops. Powered and unpowered caravan and camping sites suit vans and tents, with free on-site parking including caravan space.

The penguins across the road

The beach opposite is one of the reasons travellers pick this park. Little penguins come ashore there in the evenings, so a dusk walk can double as a wildlife watch. The coastal pathway runs along the water for longer leashed stretches, and the beach itself is a short crossing from your site.

Close by with the dogs

Somerset Dog Beach is a few minutes east for an off-lead run, and Penguin Dog Park is south along the coast. For coffee in town, Fleur by Forbidden Sweets is a local pick.

More options across the state are on the TAS dog-friendly stays list, with local notes in the Burnie destination guide.