Coonawarra Bush Holiday Park

Coonawarra Bush Holiday Park sits on 200 acres of bushland in Comaum, in the heart of the Coonawarra wine region on South Australia's Limestone Coast. It is a proper bush camping and glamping setup where dogs are genuinely welcome on the camping sites, and the space to walk them is the whole point: bush trails, a lake and room to sniff that you do not get in a town caravan park.

Dogs at the park

Dogs stay on powered and unpowered camping sites, generally free of charge, though confirm at booking. They are not permitted in cabins, bell tents or the bubble tents, and are banned from communal amenities including showers, toilets and the laundry. Keep dogs on leash and under control around the common areas, clean up and use the designated bins, and do not leave a dog unattended unless you have arranged it with management first. The park has resident animals on site, so your dog needs to cope with that. Persistent noise or destructive behaviour can see you asked to leave without a refund, which is fair enough for everyone else's sleep.

Max: two hundred acres of bush to sniff and a lake to splash in. Keep me on the leash near the resident animals and we will get along fine.

The place

Accommodation runs from unpowered and powered sites through glamping bell tents, transparent bubble tents and en-suite cabins. The camp kitchen is properly equipped with fridges and BBQs, bathrooms and laundry are clean by all accounts, and each site gets its own private fire drum, the drawcard in the cooler months. On the property there are bushwalks through the 200 acres, a lake, yabby fishing, canoes, archery, darts and e-bikes, plus on-site wine tours that lean on the Coonawarra address. Dogs join the bushwalks and the camping areas easily.

Getting there and booking

The park is on Comaum School Road at Comaum, a short drive from the Coonawarra strip and about ten minutes from Penola. Book directly through the park's website and confirm the current pet policy and any site fees when you reserve, since site types differ on what is allowed. The cooler months suit this part of the Limestone Coast for camping, fire drums lit and coats on.

Close by with the dogs

For cellar days, DiGiorgio Family Wines welcomes dogs on its lawns and Bellwether Wines is another of the region's dog-tolerant cellar doors, so the wine touring can stay dog-friendly around a camping base. The Comaum destination page collects the local options.

Confirm your site type allows dogs before you book, since the cabin and glamping restrictions are firm. For campers with a dog, this is the most straightforward base in the Coonawarra region.