Stawell Grampians Gate C&V Park

Stawell Grampians Gate C&V Park sits on Burgh Street at the eastern approach to the Grampians, a caravan and camping park that serves travellers pointing at the ranges and workers on longer stays around Stawell. Sites and accommodation are set out for a mix of rigs and budgets, and the park keeps its own dog arrangements formal enough that travelling with a dog is part of the plan rather than an afterthought.

Dogs at the park

Per the park's own dog page, dog friendly accommodation is available provided your dog is friendly. Cats are not allowed, and restricted breeds or dogs displaying aggressive behaviour are not permitted on the property.

The house rules are the practical kind: dogs are supervised, kept on a lead outside your setup, cleaned up after and never left unattended. What sets this park apart is the gear it supplies free of charge: kennels, water bowls and portable dog fencing, plus a dog wash on site for the drive home.

For travellers mixing driving days with walking days in the ranges, that kit earns its keep.

The park runs across 40 acres of bushland with a lake and Pleasant Creek through it, and the site geography matters with a dog: the level island sites sit surrounded by the water features, and the swans that live on the lake mean a bird-chasing dog stays firmly on lead down there. Stawell itself is a compact town with the usual services, and the Grampians sit close enough that the park works as a proper base rather than an overnight stop, though the Western Highway traffic stays audible from the front of the grounds.

The Victoria stays guide lists other regional options, and if your route bends north east, Benalla Tourist Park is a similar country caravan park with its own dog friendly setup.