Tamworth Holiday Park

Tamworth Holiday Park, formerly City Lights Holiday Park, is a caravan park with newer cabins on Goonoo Goonoo Road in Tamworth, and it takes dogs overnight once the park manager has given the go-ahead. The approval step happens before you book, so a dog-friendly stay here starts with a phone call rather than an online click.

Dogs at the park

Dogs are allowed only in pre-designated pet-friendly cabins, such as the standard one-bedroom cabins, and on the caravan and camping sites. Non-pet-friendly cabins are off limits entirely, and there is no published weight limit, but every booking needs explicit management sign-off. Aggressive or persistently barking dogs are not accepted, and an unapproved pet or evidence of a dog inside a non-pet cabin can attract a $200 cleaning fee. When you ring for pre-approval, name your dog and confirm exactly which cabin or site is being held for you.

Max: the pre-approval call is the whole game here. Ask which specific cabin allows dogs before you pay, because turning up with a dog and no sign-off is how the $200 fee finds you.

The vibe

Guests point to the newer cabins, clean amenities and hot showers, plus a camp kitchen and a fire pit for the evenings. Sites are grassed, so van and tent travellers get a proper patch of lawn rather than a gravel pad. It suits road-trippers running the New England Highway who want a low-fuss overnight base, and it works best for settled dogs that are comfortable around shared park space.

Out with the dog

For an off-lead run, West Tamworth George Street Dog Park is a short drive from the park. If you are heading into town, The Pig and Tinder Box keeps a dog-friendly outdoor area, and Oliver Brown is an easy coffee stop with the dog on lead.

More options are on the New South Wales pet friendly stays guide and the Tamworth destination page.