Jubilee Lake Holiday Park & Cafe

Jubilee Lake Holiday Park wraps around its namesake lake just south of Daylesford's town centre, with an on-site cafe, paddle boats, peacocks and a gravel path that laps the whole shoreline. Dogs are welcome to stay overnight in selected cabins and on powered and unpowered sites, which makes it one of the few places in this part of Victoria where you can wake up lakeside with the dog beside you.

Dogs at the Jubilee Lake Holiday Park

Pets are permitted in select cabins and on both powered and unpowered sites. The park does not publish a weight or size limit, so check that your dog suits the cabin you book, and there are no published pet fees either. The one firm rule: dogs must be on a lead at all times while outside, and that matches the wider rule for the reserve, where the whole lake area is on-leash-only to protect the waterbirds and local wildlife. Call (03) 5348 2186 before booking to confirm which cabins and sites currently take dogs.

The setting

The lake loop is the daily walk: wide gravel paths, picnic tables and BBQs, ducks and the resident peacocks to negotiate. Reviewers rate the wildlife, the paddle boats and the easy walk around the water as the park's signature. It suits well-settled dogs that will ignore birds and walk politely on lead, and owners who want everything on the doorstep rather than a drive away.

Close by with the dogs

The Three Lost Children Walk connects into the Hepburn Regional Park along Sailors Creek; keep your dog on lead and stay on the designated path there, as historic gold-mining shafts dot the area. The longer Tipperary Spring circuit via the Blowhole is an option for fit dogs and owners. In town, Muffins and More is a pet-friendly cafe stop, and The Farmers Arms pours on the main street. Across Hepburn Shire, dogs must be leashed in public spaces unless a park is signed off-leash.

Before you book, confirm the pet terms in writing: which cabin or site type, any fee, and the lead rule. Then pack a long line for the lake loop and enjoy one of the more characterful dog-friendly bases in the spa country.