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This is our second visit to the park. I would highly recommend it. Well managed and maintained park. Very friendly staff, staff offered tourist advice, van parking assistance provided by staff, staff helped us at the site, staff explained park layout and facilities. Price was as expected, very good value for money ($38 2A 2C, powered, shoulder season). Amenity number was adequate to cope with the number of people, are close to all sites, were clean, condition is very good, water pressure is good, there was adequate hot water, separate bathroom, soap provided, dry change area, paper towels/dryer provided, exhaust fans/good ventilation, disabled facilities. Adequate number of tourist sites, mostly level sites, good night lighting, average sized sites, concrete annex slabs to most sites, shade to most sites, adequate taps close by, adequate sullage close by Good laundry, good rec room, late checkout allowed (up to noon), good camp kitchen, kiosk, disabled facilities, car wash, dump point, secure entry, van parking. Peaceful, open & roomy park, plenty of shade, family/friendly atmosphere, a few permanents. Clean UC electric bbq (free), congenial bbq area atmosphere, bbq area lighting, seating provided at bbq. Good playground in good condition. Clean heated pool is shaded, kid-safe pool area, tables and chairs provided, toddlers catered for. Suitable for a week or more, suitable for families, well maintained park, park is considered kid-safe.
Likes: Staff are more than helpful, park cleanliness is of the highest standard. Has a spa (small charge). Internet cafe with an ATM. Has a restaurant and a small shop with basic supplies. The gardens are very well kept. Great swimming pool with slide - kids can swim all day.
Parking: Check in lane adjacent to the office, has boom gates.
Added Touches: Playground for toddlers. Has a jumping pillow (free), mini golf (small charge), tennis court (small charge), mini carts (deposit and charge), games room and the park has a children's activity co-ordinator (mostly free activities) for 4-12 yrs. Discount theme park tickets can be purchased at the office. Boat ramp to river.
Local Information: Large shopping complex within walking distance. A 15 minute drive to the major theme parks. 15/20 minute drive to Surfers Paradise. An assortment of fast food outlets close by. Easy access to quiet beaches. Bus stop right outside the park.
Date 05/2009. Park Rating 5:
Report submitted by Steve, Pippa and Kids.

Average staff friendliness, staff explained park layout and facilities. Price was as expected, good value for money ($160.00 2A per week powered). Amenity number was adequate to cope with the number of people, are close to only some sites, were clean, condition is very good, water pressure is good, there was adequate hot water, dry change area, paper towels/dryer provided, disabled facilities. Adequate number of tourist sites, mostly level sites, good night lighting, large sites, concrete annex slabs, adequate taps close by, adequate sullage close by. Good laundry, no rec room, good camp kitchen, kiosk, secure entry. Quiet, open & roomy park, plenty of shade, family/friendly atmosphere. No pets allowed. Clean UC electric bbq, bbq area lighting, seating provided at bbq. No playground, no pool. Suitable for month or longer.
Likes: beach & shops within walking distance, brand new amenities block
Dislikes: dump point inaccessible for holding tanks
Local Information: close to restaurants & beautiful surfing & swimming beach , national park walk next door
Roads: good
Date 12/2006. Park Rating 4:
Report submitted by milkman.

Friendly staff. Price was as expected, good value for money ($28.00 2A per night powered). Amenity number was adequate to cope with the number of people, are close to most sites, were clean, condition is very good. Adequate number of tourist sites, mostly level sites, good night lighting, average sized sites. Good laundry. Noisy, open & roomy park, plenty of shade, family/friendly atmosphere. Suitable for a week or more, well maintained park.
Likes: Extensive area for walking the dogs.
Dislikes: As this park is on the service road of the Gold Coast Highway, the traffic noise is constant and, while it didn't worry us to any extent, we can see that it would have an effect on those sites nearest the road.
Date 06/2008. Park Rating 4:
Report submitted by Kayjay, Pakenham.

We stayed in a powered ensuite site; ensuite was very clean. Very friendly staff, average staff response to complaints, staff offered tourist advice, staff explained park layout and facilities. Price was as expected, reasonable value for money ($59 A3 2C per night powered ensuite). Amenity number would not cope in peak times, are close to most sites, were dirty, condition is reasonable, water pressure is good, there was adequate hot water, soap provided, disabled facilities, some level sites, average sized sites, concrete annex slabs, drive-through sites, adequate taps close by, adequate sullage close by. Good laundry, basic rec room, good camp kitchen, kiosk, dump point, secure entry. Noisy, open & roomy park, not enough shade, family/friendly atmosphere. Clean UC electric bbq (20c), congenial bbq area atmosphere, bbq area lighting, seating provided at bbq. Basic playground in good condition. Clean pool is shaded, kid-safe pool area, tables and chairs provided, toddlers catered for. Suitable for few days.
Likes: Proximity to theme parks.
Dislikes: Road noise during the day a little quieter at night if staying in ensuite sites, other sites road noise may not be as bad. On the normal powered sites it looks like they have you packed in like sardines. I would only stay at this park again if I had to and then only at one of their ensuite sites.
Local Information: Close to all the theme parks most no more than 2-3 kms away. Sea World was approx a 15-minute drive.
Date 01/2008. Park Rating 3:
Report submitted by Binghi, Dean Park.

Average staff friendliness, average staff response to complaints. Price was as expected, reasonable value for money ($29 2A per night powered). Amenity number would not cope in peak times, are close to only some sites, cleanliness was average, condition is good, water pressure is good, there was adequate hot water, disabled facilities. Adequate number of tourist sites, mostly level sites, average sized sites, hard to negotiate into site, adequate taps close by, adequate sullage close by. Good laundry, basic rec room, good camp kitchen, dump point. Peaceful, open & roomy park, not enough shade, too many permanents. Dogs on leash. Clean free electric bbq, dismal but UC bbq area, bbq area lighting, seating provided at bbq. Playground in poor condition. Pool is open to sun, pool area not considered kid-safe.
Likes: Amenity Block new and clean.
Dislikes: the pool was unsafe with tiles around edge lose or missing, the toilets were cleaned at about 7.30am when people were getting up, most sites had concrete slabs but were badly broken.
Local Information: close to parks.
Date 01/2006. Park Rating 3: Suitable for few days.
Report submitted by P Duckworth, Vic.

Good value for money ($22 2A weekly rate). Average staff management. Large level sites with cement slabs, shady. Drive-through sites. Undercover BBQ areas, well lit at night. Kid-safe pool, partly shaded. Camp kitchen, separate camping area. Amenities were among the best we have encountered, excellent laundries and large drying areas, separate baby bath. Kiosk. No dump point. Shady, well maintained. Security code required for the boom gate. Plenty of parking at check-in. No pets. Bookings required over winter and school holidays. Suitable for a week or more. We would stay here again
Likes: Short walk to the beach. Park has a nice open feel.
Dislikes: No dump point which is surprising for a park this size. Some airport and traffic noise
Date 02/2007. Park Rating 4.5:
Report submitted by Higgi & Bomber.

Manager's name is Gold Coast City Council. Management were not too friendly but the staff were. The staff seemed to be some caravanners that were on a working holiday and whilst at this park were working here. I had no complaints to make while staying here. We were shown to our site and given excellent assistance in parking the van on the site by the staff - read caravanners. The prices were a little more than I thought, but taking its location into consideration I guess they were reasonable. We paid $26/ night and our 2.5 year old daughter was free for a powered site with an annexe slab. To say the amenity blocks were excellent would be an understatement. They were spotless and very modern with excellent water pressure and hot water. The showers had a dry change area and liquid soap was put out at the hand basins. They were accessible via a PIN code so the park never needed a key deposit. There was an invalid bathroom and a kiddies bathroom too. This park is only a tourist park albeit a small one, at a guess there are only about 48 sites total (all powered most with slabs) and 3 cabins. The park is literally a stones throw from Miami beach, which is patrolled too. There is an excellent laundry, but no rec room or swimming pool - I guess the close proximity of the beach negates the need for one. There is an internet kiosk in the laundry for $2 for 15 min. There is secure entry to the park via a PIN code on a boom gate and the office has a small kiosk - essentials only, there is an undercover camp kitchen with BBQ's and washing up area, and small seating availability. No dogs are allowed, there are a few Pine trees around some of them were dropping sap according to my neighbour but I was lucky enough not to be too near to any. I would have rated this park a 5 if it had a swimming pool and a kiddies playground, but apart from that it was pretty much faultless. We will be back.
Park Rating 4.5:
Report submitted by Bruce and Natalie Robertson, Sinnamon Park Qld.

This is a pleasant park, right on an estuary of the nearby beach. A number of sites are on the water (but beware, they cost more) that have lovely views. The park has a walking/jogging path which goes past it, and this can be used to access the beach and is a very pleasant walk. We found reception staff to be very friendly, and they gave us a courteous welcome. They also gave us the choice of several sites on arrival. I think the price was reasonable (about $40 a night for the waterfront sites) in the off peak period. The amenity block was very clean, and well maintained, but quite old and dated facilities. There were sufficient facilities for a large group of travellers. Overall the park was well looked after. Some sites had shade but this was sparse. I think there were probably about 200 sites (guesswork here) and they were all level and well spaced apart from each other. There were both grassed and cement slabbed sites. A few sites were drive through but these were limited in number. There was a good sized laundry and there was an amenities room but we didn't use either so can't comment. The pool was quite small but a much large one was under construction during our stay. But of course there is the beach nearby, and at the back of the park is a stinger enclosed seawater pool which was very popular with many people of all ages. We enjoyed our stay here but think it could get very noisy during the holiday periods and would avoid it at those times. It is suitable for any length of stay. We will definitely go back.
Date 02/2009. Park Rating 4.5:
Report submitted by ChrisVal7.

Manager's name is K Fiebig. Very good management, friendly management, management responsive to comments, management was helpful. Very good value for money. Very good amenities, adequate number to cater for tourists, close to sites, were clean, were in good condition, water pressure was okay, there was adequate hot water. Adequate number of tourist sites, sites were level, lighting at night was adequate, the site size was okay, annexe slabs were available, adequate taps close by, adequate sullage close by. Laundry, kiosk, car wash, dump point, security entry to park. Very good park atmosphere, quiet, open and roomy park, shady park, family-friendly park. Clean UC gas bbq, with a congenial atmosphere, lit at night, with seating provided. Very clean heated pool, pool area is shaded, seating around the pool was provided. Suitable for month or longer, the park was well maintained.
Likes: Loved the large heated pool.
Local Information: It's the Gold Coast!
Date 08/2008. Park Rating 5:
Report submitted by stockos.

Free computer access for 2 hours per day.
Report submitted by Peter & Norma White.

This is an excellent park well located on the Gold Coast. It is popular with locals from the Gold Coast as well as interstate tourists. The amenities blocks are adequate and are kept clean. Most sites are quite large and are capable of taking a car and a boat comfortably. The environment is wonderful. It is located beside Tallebudgera Creek, which has sandy beaches and a shark proof swimming enclosure. The surf beaches are but a short walk away. There is a pool in the park but while it is pleasant enough, it is small and totally inadequate for the size of the park. The laundries are clean but again the question of adequacy in busy periods arises. While we were generally happy with the park and have booked to go again, there are a number of matters relating to general maintenance that we hope will be resolved before we return. The security boom gates were not operating and apparently had not worked for two months. This created a problem with the number of vehicles in the park generally and on one occasion, with hoons coming into the park at night. We were there during the peak-growing season yet the grass in our area, even when sites were vacated, was not mown during our two-week stay. At the same time, the garbage bins around the park were cleared 4/5 times a day. An excellent service but less priority on this and more on mowing would have been time better spent. Staff tended to operate in a cocoon, more bureaucratic attuned than customer relations. If it didn't fit into their area of operations staff didn't want to know anything about complaints. A comment about grass mowing to the office got a response of "put it the questionnaire you have been given", rather than "sorry about that, I'll make sure someone in the ground maintenance area sorts that out". Given its location on the Gold Coast the park represents good value for money. We have been before and we will certainly go again when hopefully the problems, which are primarily one of management, will have been resolved.
Date 02/2006. Park Rating 3:
Report submitted by Vande, Bald Hills Qld.

An excellent council owned park in a good location, central to everything on the Gold Coast. Don't miss the Outback Spectacular.
Date 08/2007. Park Rating 3.5:
Report submitted by Peter & Jean Reynella SA.

A large park that is handy to all Gold Coast attractions, particularly the theme parks. The sites are large enough for our van (18ft) but anyone with a van over 20ft should check the site before trying to move on. Also be aware that the park is exposed and although the waterfront sites can look wonderful on a calm day the prevailing winds don't have to be too strong to make life very uncomfortable. The amenities blocks are adequate and kept clean and tidy, although the one that we used is starting to show its age and could do with a bit of work. Staff were invisible in the park but as everything seemed to be working that wasn't a problem for us. We enjoyed our stay and will go again.
Date 02/2006. Park Rating 3.5:
Report submitted by Vande, Bald Hills Qld.

Note this park is difficult to access. No turn in from the north due to a concrete island. A U-turn is required at the next set of lights. From the south you come up on the drive with little warning and can easily overshoot the narrow drive. We chose not to stay as we have a Nissan Civilian and tow a trailer and car. Too difficult for us I'm afraid.
Date 10/2009.
Report submitted by Liz & Steve.

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