Eden Gateway Holiday Park
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- Dogs
- Welcome
- Size cap
- No cap
- Where
- Eden, NSW
- Policy checked
- 2026-11-08
What visitors mention
Pet policy
Pet friendly at all times except the Christmas holiday period (Christmas Day plus the next 10 days). Pets on leash, cleaning up required, pets not allowed in accommodation or facilities except guide dogs. A small number of pet friendly cabins (Eden Monaro Villas only) must be booked in advance at 25 dollars per stay; pets never allowed in other cabins, 100 dollar cleaning fee for breaches.
Eden Gateway Holiday Park runs along the Princes Highway at the Eden end of the Sapphire Coast, and it leans into the bush setting rather than fighting it. Kangaroos graze the grounds at dawn, bellbirds carry the sound, and a jumping pillow keeps the kids busy alongside cabins and sites. It is the sort of park families base themselves in for a week of beaches and national park drives. Eden is the last sizeable town before the Victorian border on the coastal side, so the park also catches the long haul travellers who split the Sydney to Melbourne run into coastal stages.
Dogs at Eden Gateway Holiday Park
Per the park's published terms, pets are welcome at all times except the Christmas holiday period, which runs from Christmas Day plus the next ten days. On the grounds, pets stay on leash and are cleaned up after, and they are not allowed inside the accommodation or facilities, with guide dogs the exception.
The pet friendly cabin option is narrow but real: the Eden Monaro Villas take pets by advance booking at $25 per stay, and pets are never allowed in any other cabin. Breaches carry a $100 cleaning fee, so it pays to book the right cabin the first time.
Guest reports single out the reception team as genuinely welcoming to travelling dogs, and the pool, amenities and playground areas stay pet free. The regulars' move is to ask for a site on the outer edge rather than dead centre, which makes the early dog walk quieter and the pack up simpler.
The vibe
A genuine bush park with wildlife wandering through rather than a manicured seaside resort. Sites sit spaced under trees, the morning kangaroos are a genuine drawcard for kids, and the highway position means town and the boat ramp are minutes away without the traffic being on top of you.
Guests single out the clean cabins and the size of the sites, which matters when you are setting up for several nights rather than a single overnighter. For off lead time, locals head down to Aslings Beach early before the wind picks up, with the Lake Curalo boardwalk as the on lead fallback.
The coast either side of Eden delivers the walking options, and a run up the highway puts Tathra Beach Off-Leash Area within reach for an off leash morning session.
The wider set of dog friendly stays for NSW is on the state directory page.
Policy verified 8 November 2026 Always confirm with the venue before you travel.
