Lunar Cabins

Lunar Cabins is a cabin park on Bushman Street in Parkes, running everything from compact two bedroom cabins through to family layouts with bunk beds for the kids. It sits on the same street as Hotel Gracelands a few doors down, close to the CBD without the highway noise, and it appeals to a different crowd: families and travelling couples who want a real bed, a camp kitchen and a pool without towing a van. Parkes itself makes a solid central west base, with the famous radio telescope just out of town.

Dogs at Lunar Cabins

Per the park's own pet policy, house-trained pets are welcome and can stay in the cabins at a rate of 10 dollars per pet per night. That in-cabin permission is the standout detail: many parks allow dogs on sites only, so being able to keep your dog inside with you makes cold or wet nights in the central west a lot simpler. Standard caravan park courtesy still applies, with pets kept on leash around the grounds and cleaned up after.

The cabins run compact, so travelling with a large dog or a crate means floor space gets tight quickly; guests travelling with pets tend to book direct and confirm the pet details by phone. If your dog reacts to passing traffic, ask for a cabin tucked away from the main driveways.

The grounds open onto shared park space rather than private fenced yards, so late-night toilet breaks are leash walks.

The communal outdoor kitchen, BBQs and covered seating are the evening fallback when the cabin feels small, and guests describe the park as genuinely quiet at night despite the central position. If your dog is noise-sensitive, note the Elvis Festival week fills the town and lifts the noise levels; a shoulder-season weekend suits reactive dogs better.

Worth knowing

Guests regularly call out the camp kitchen, the pool and the clean, modern cabin fit-outs, with the two bedroom cabin a popular pick for small families. The park's position on Bushman Street puts the CBD's cafes and pubs within an easy walk, and the location stays quiet at night despite being so central.

Close by with the dogs

In the morning, Walter Cafe and Curio Press Espresso Bar are both short walks into town. For dinner, Rosa's is a local favourite, or the The Jetty pours a solid pub session. The Bridge to Bridge Loop is the standard dog walk in town if you want a proper circuit before driving on.