Clayton Bay Riverside Holiday Park

Clayton Bay Riverside Holiday Park sits right on the Lake Alexandrina shoreline in Clayton Bay, with grassed sites, a camp kitchen and a fire pit facing the water. It is a genuinely dog-friendly park, taking dogs on camping and caravan sites and in designated pet-friendly cabins, which makes it a solid base for a few days on the water with a dog in tow.

Dogs at the Clayton Bay Riverside Holiday Park

Dogs are welcome on powered and unpowered sites year-round, and in a set of designated pet-friendly cabins. A maximum of two dogs applies per site or cabin, and pets are not permitted in certain units, specifically the Boatman's Cabin and Cargo Villa, so check the cabin list before you book. Declare your pet when booking and confirm the pet fee, since the nightly rate is set by the park rather than published.

Inside the park, dogs stay on a lead and supervised at all times, and they cannot be left alone on site. Owners wear the cost of any damage, and serious breaches of the pet rules can mean cleaning fees or being asked to leave. The foreshore path outside the gate gives an easy on-leash walk along the water's edge.

Max: confirm the pet fee and which specific cabins take dogs before you book, since only some are pet-friendly and the site does not list a fixed rate.

The vibe

A relaxed lakeside park where kayaking, sunsets over the water and the fire pit do the heavy lifting. Amenities are clean and the sites are grassed, and it suits owners after room to walk and paddle rather than a tight caravan layout.

Getting there and parking

Clayton Bay is on the southern shore of Lake Alexandrina, about 20 minutes drive from Strathalbyn and roughly an hour from Adelaide. Parking is at your site, as you would expect in a holiday park.

Make a day of it

Walk to The Local Clayton Bay on Island View Drive, a lakeside cafe and general store with outdoor seating where dogs can join you. Langhorne Creek's cellar doors, including Lake Breeze Wines, are a short drive for an afternoon tasting run.

More options are on the South Australia dog-friendly stays guide and the Clayton Bay destination page.