Ocean Grove Holiday Park

Ocean Grove Holiday Park is a family-focused park on the Bellarine Peninsula with cabins, villas and sites, well regarded for spotlessly clean accommodation and helpful hosts. Dogs are allowed to stay overnight, but only in a limited number of designated pet-friendly cabins, villas and sites, so the booking detail matters more here than usual.

Dogs at the Ocean Grove Holiday Park

Pet-friendly options are limited, so you must specifically book one of the designated pet-friendly cabins, villas or powered sites rather than assuming any room takes dogs. A pet fee applies and prior approval is required, and fees are not itemised online, so the park quotes and clears pet arrangements directly.

No size limit is publicly stated, so contact the park before booking to confirm a particular cabin or site suits your dog. Phone ahead, name your dog, ask which pet-friendly options are available for your dates, and get the fee and rules in writing at the time of booking.

The vibe

This is a larger holiday park geared at families, with extras like a jumping pillow, games room, tennis and table tennis. That makes it a good fit if you want activities on site as well as a dog-friendly base, and less of a fit if you want quiet.

Getting there

The park sits in Ocean Grove at the mouth of the Barwon River, about a 25 minute drive from Geelong via the Bellarine Peninsula. It is an easy base for the town's beaches, the river mouth walks and the coastal path toward Barwon Heads, all reachable without a long drive.

While you're out there

The town's dog beach is a short trip from the park, listed as Dog's beach public toilet, and the Ocean Grove to Barwon Heads coastal walk covers a proper on-lead leg stretch. If the park is booked out, Paws by the Sea and Swan Bay Holiday Park are nearby alternatives.

More options are on the Victoria pet friendly stays guide and the Ocean Grove destination page.