Penola Coonawarra Caravan Park

This is a fairly small park in a great wine district. We had an en suite caravan site. The site was very generous in size for both van and car. The en suite while fairly old was extremely well kept and the shower excellent. The park is an easy walk to town. We would not hesitate to go back.

Excellent service in looking out for their guests and going out of their way to meet their needs. We were offered a larger site once they saw the size of our family and the small site we were on. We declined as we didn’t require the space but it was so nice to know that we could have changed sites if we’d wanted too.

I spent 7 days in this Park as part of an Australia tour with a camper trailer. Basic amenities. no urinals. Need more bassins in toilets. Friendly Owner but should be more cautious when allocating sites. You don't squeeze one camper trailer between two partying groups, one being with 30 people! Couldn't sleep before midnight.

We paid $200 per night for a deluxe cabin and had to book for 2 nights per park policy. Upon arriving to our cabin, we found mosquitoes inside and killed at least 6. The cabin seems quite old and is in need of repair in a number of areas. The bench top had an area with chunks out of the laminate, walls are cracked in places, the bathroom isn’t completed sealed with a gap between the wall and the floor where you can see the sunlight coming in. My little boy thought the hairdryer on the wall was a telephone and while it may have had the electricity test tag on it, the plate that covers the fan blades has a rusty appearance and has become dislodged. When you turn the hairdryer on, this metal plate rattles. The shower screen that is against the vanity is cracked in a number of places. There was also a spider squashed on the wall in the room with the bunks just dried there and I had to explain to my children that it wasn’t alive and therefore dangerous. We went out for the evening and came back and there were more mosquitoes in the cabin. My husband was up during the night (more than once) turning the light on to kill more as you could hear them buzzing around. In the morning, we all had mosquito bites with one of my children having around 20. The cabin next door had mosquitoes too. There is no playground for children and my little boy didn’t want to ride his scooter on the gravel track. We decided to pack up and leave after the first night due to how uncomfortable everyone was and my little boy was worried about getting even more mosquito bites if he went to sleep. We would not stay here again.

Very tidy park, good sized sites and only 5 minutes' walk to supermarket, coffee shops, bakery and pub. Also on the edge of Coonawarra wineries so plenty of options within 10 minutes drive, and only 30 minutes into Mt Gambier Friendly and helpful staff.

We had a lovely weekend stay at this park, staying in one of their brick cabins. It was spotlessly clean and comfortable. The park has newly purchased e-bikes and we found these a great (and fun!) way of exploring the winery areas, using the rail-trail path to head up to the Coonawarra township for a delicious pizza lunch at Ottelia. We found the park to be clean and neat, the staff friendly, and we would definitely recommend staying here to explore the Coonawarra, Penola township, and the broader Limestone Coast area.