Moe Gardens Caravan Park

Moe Gardens Caravan Park is an old-style, family-run park at 1 Mitchells Road in Moe, in Gippsland's Latrobe Valley. Dogs are welcome on the grassy powered and unpowered sites, which makes it a straightforward overnight stop for travellers passing through Gippsland with a dog in the car or caravan.

Dogs at the Moe Gardens Caravan Park

The park is explicitly pet friendly, and the rules are clear: a $25 pet charge applies, refunded on departure provided you've picked up every scrap of waste, and dogs must be on a lead at all times in the park. That leash rule isn't a soft suggestion, so have the lead on before the dog is out of the car and keep bags handy for the whole stay. Cabins are a different story; dogs there are handled case by case, so call the park on (03) 5127 3072 before booking if you need indoor accommodation rather than a site.

Worth knowing

Reviewers regularly mention the large grassy and shaded sites, including drive-through powered spots, plus clean amenities, hot showers and a camp kitchen. The park sits next to the local race track with shops including Aldi within easy reach, and the train station is close if you're travelling without a car. It reads as a working travellers' and stopover park rather than a resort, which is exactly what most dog owners passing through need.

Getting there and parking

The park is on the edge of Moe, just off the Princes Highway corridor between Melbourne and the Latrobe Valley townships. Drive-through sites suit big rigs, and the large sites leave room to set up awnings and dog runs without crowding neighbours.

Close by with the dogs

The The Moe-Yallourn Rail Trail starts near the Moe Botanic Gardens, a flat 14.5km shared path along a former coal rail line towards Lake Narracan, dogs on lead. Apex Park on Waterloo Road is where locals exercise dogs off-lead, and the Edward Hunter Heritage Bush Reserve on Coalville Road offers lakeside bushland tracks where leash rules vary by gate, so read the signage. A few minutes up the highway, the fenced Toners Lane Dog Park at Morwell gives a proper off-lead run, and our Victorian pet friendly stays guide covers other Gippsland options.