NRMA Bathurst Panorama Holiday Park

NRMA Bathurst Panorama Holiday Park sits at the Kelso end of Bathurst, a few minutes from the Mount Panorama circuit, and it takes dogs on selected sites and in designated pet friendly cabins. If a Bathurst trip works better with a camp kitchen and a jumping pillow than a motel corridor, this is the setup that delivers it.

Dogs at the NRMA Bathurst Panorama Holiday Park

Dogs are welcome on grassy unpowered sites, slab powered sites, ensuite sites and a run of pet friendly cabins, but you book a pet approved option in advance rather than turning up and hoping. Cabin stays carry a pet fee of about $10 per pet per night, and management approves each dog before you book, with limits on size and number. Confirm the current fee and any breed conditions when you reserve, because both can change.

Once you are checked in, the rules are standard holiday park practice: leads on at all times around the park, no dogs in reception, the camp kitchen, BBQ areas, the pool or the playground, no unattended dogs at your site or cabin, and pet bedding stays out of the communal laundry. Register your dog at check-in and keep the paperwork handy.

Max: Kangaroos graze around the park edges at dusk, so keep the lead short near sundown and don't let your dog fixate on them.

The vibe

This is a family park rather than a quiet adults retreat. There is a pool, a games room, mini golf, BBQ areas and a jumping pillow, set on a semi rural block in the foothills with room between sites. Caravanners and motorhome travellers get concrete slabs and ensuite sites, cabin guests get a proper base for a weekender. It suits a dog trip where you want space to settle in rather than a one-night pit stop.

Getting there and parking

The park sits on the Kelso side of Bathurst on the main approach in from Sydney and Lithgow, so you arrive without crossing town. Parking is at your site or cabin door, which makes unloading crates and gear simple. Mount Panorama is about ten minutes away and central Bathurst is similar.

While you're out there

Bathurst has solid off-leash space for morning runs, including the Kefford Street off-leash dog park on the town side. For coffee, the Wally Wombat Cafe in Kelso is closer than driving into the CBD. If you would rather a boutique base, Rest at BoxGrove is a different style of dog friendly stay a short drive off. Browse more dog friendly stays across NSW or see what else is on in Kelso.