Tasman Holiday Parks - Mount Beauty

Tasman Holiday Parks Mount Beauty sits on the Kiewa River at Tawonga South, on the highway that runs up the Kiewa Valley toward the Victorian Alps. It is a caravan and camping park first, with powered sites for touring rigs, campsites for tents and a mix of cabins and yurts for travellers who want a roof.

The riverfront setting is the draw: the water runs along the park's edge, and the high country around Mount Beauty fills the background. It suits families doing the alpine loop, fishers working the Kiewa and travellers staging for the snow country.

Sites come with fire pits, and the park's position makes it a practical base for Falls Creek day trips in winter and the valley's road cycling in summer. Tawonga South is a small service town, so most supplies come from Mount Beauty a few minutes up the road.

Dogs at Tasman Holiday Parks Mount Beauty

Per the park's own FAQ, pets are welcome on selected sites and in designated pet friendly accommodation, so the policy is partial rather than park wide. Park rules ask that dogs stay on a lead or contained and supervised, and that mess is picked up immediately. Restrictions on type, size, number and season vary by park, and guests are asked to confirm with the park before booking.

Assistance dogs are always welcome.

The lead rule is enforced closely around the grounds, and the chain's terms allow management to end a stay over unattended or barking dogs. There is no fenced off lead run inside the park, so a proper burnout means walking out of the gates.

Worth knowing

Because only some sites and cabins fall inside the pet friendly scope, say you are travelling with a dog when you book rather than assuming on arrival. A quick call settles which sites you can take and what the season allows.

The alpine setting has a catch for dog owners: the national park country beyond the valley floor is closed to dogs, so the big high country walks are human only. The dog friendly walking lives on the valley flats. The Mount Beauty Gorge Walk is the local quiet pick, and the Pondage Walk around the lake is best saved for dusk.

Max: the river runs along the edge of the park and I got my swim in before the kettle was on.

While you're out there

Point the car a few minutes up the valley to Ringer Reef Winery at Porepunkah for a cellar door stop, or head across to Discovery Parks Lake Hume at Ebden if you are continuing east toward the water. For a proper off lead run, Belvoir Park Dog Park in Wodonga is the closest fenced option.