Kin Kora Village Caravan & Residential Park

Kin Kora Village Caravan & Residential Park is a 12-acre caravan and residential park at 3 Olsen Ave, right in central Gladstone. For dog owners the headline is simple: dogs are permitted on caravan and camping sites, with a grassed exercise area among the gum trees near the creek for morning and evening runs. The park backs onto the golf course and sits close to shops, so day-to-day errands do not require a drive.

Dogs at the park

Caravan and camping sites are the reliable pet option, and the park keeps a grassed area with tall gums for exercising dogs. Keep your dog on a leash when walking around the grounds. Some cabins may be designated pet-friendly, but that is not guaranteed across the range, and pet fees for cabin stays are not published. Call ahead to confirm whether your cabin style takes dogs, whether charges apply, and any breed or size limits before you book.

Max: book a site, not a cabin, if the dog is coming. Sites are the policy you can rely on here; cabins need a phone call first.

The park itself

It is a spacious, quiet park with large grassy drive-through powered sites that take big rigs and fifth wheelers, and shaded sites under established trees. Guests rate the clean amenities and comfortable beds in the cabins, and the walk to the neighbouring golf course adds a bit of green to the circuit. Its central Kin Kora position means shops and the golf club are minutes away, which suits travellers using Gladstone as a work or transit base.

One thing to expect rather than discover: the park sits under the flight path, so plane noise is part of the deal, and reviewers mention it often. Light sleepers should pack accordingly.

Close by with the dogs

For a coastal leg of the trip, Discovery Parks - Tannum Sands is about twenty minutes south with beach access, and Tannum Sands Dog Beach gives your dog a proper off-leash run. Boyne Island Caravan Park is another pet-friendly park on the river to the south if you are working down the coast.

More options are on the Queensland pet friendly stays guide and the Kin Kora destination page.