Tasman Holiday Parks - Kioloa Beach

Tasman Holiday Parks Kioloa Beach sits on Murramarang Road at Kioloa, a small south coast village between Bawley Point and the spotted gum country where the forest runs down to the sand. The park is a proper bush-and-beach operation: kangaroos graze the grounds at dawn and dusk, unpowered sites sit under the trees, and the beach is a short walk from your site. It suits families who want the south coast without Batemans Bay's traffic, and dog owners who want a park where the dog is part of the plan.

Dogs at Kioloa Beach

Per the park's own pet page, pets are welcome on all camping sites and in all cabins, with fenced cabin options and a dogwash station on site, which is close to full scope and rare at this end of the coast. The conditions are real but standard: dogs on leash, size and number restrictions apply, and guests agree to the park pet policy at booking. The fenced cabins solve the unattended-dog problem for day trips, and the dogwash earns its keep after the beach.

The kangaroos are the thing to manage: they come through at dawn and dusk, and a dog with prey drive needs a short lead at those hours rather than a loose assumption. Guests also flag that leash compliance varies across a relaxed park full of long-stay rigs. Small dogs and peak-period cabin stays carry tighter restrictions, and the office on 02 4457 1072 is the place to confirm them before school-holiday plans.

One boundary matters more here than most parks: Murramarang National Park starts at the edge of the village and is closed to pets entirely, beaches and tracks included. Locals walk the northern end of Kioloa Beach toward Pretty Beach instead, where the sand firms up and the crowd thins.

The vibe

Guests keep naming the same things: the kangaroos that graze through the park like they pay site fees, the direct beach access, the clean cabins and the BBQ areas that anchor the evenings. It is family friendly without being a resort-park, and the unpowered sites give the bush-camping crowd a legitimate option inside a managed park.

While you're out there

Bawley Point is the nearest village and the Murramarang National Park walk out that way is the coastal leg-stretcher through the spotted gums. If the trip extends north, the Good Life Beach Home at Bawley Point is the pet-friendly house option for bigger groups, and Collers Beach at Mollymook covers the off-leash beach run on the drive home. The Bawley Point destination page pulls the village options together.

More options across the state are in the NSW stays guide.