Gladstone Caravan Park - Gladstone SA
Gladstone Caravan Park is located at 17 West Tce - W , Gladstone. Gladstone is 226km north of Adelaide and has featured prominently in the rural history of South Australia. Once the main railway junction in the mid-north it is now the location of the largest inland grain receival facility in the Southern Hemisphere. A walk around the town provides much evidence of this fascinating past. Both Self-guided guided walking tours featuring many examples of fine old sandstone homes commercial buildings are available to visitors. The historic Gladstone Gaol, opened in 1881 closed in 1975 is now a key tourist attraction. The heritage listed building also served as an internment camp a barracks during WW2. Tours of the prison are available.
Gladstone is also home of the last family owned soft drink manufacturer in South Australia. Trend Drinks has been in business falmost 100 years now operate as boutique manufacturer of unique soft drinks sold both in Australia overseas. The factory is open to visitors ftasting product sales.
Drop into the Southern Flinders Discovery Centre learn more about this fascinating region. The Centre can provide information about the Southern Flinders Ranges, accommodation tours, brochures, town tour bookings local arts, crafts foods. If you would like to cycle around the town district, mountain bikes are available fhire at the Gladstone Caravan Park. Visitors interested in walking on the Heysen trail cycling the Mawson trail find Gladstone a convenient base which to proceed.
There are 21 powered and 10 unpowered sites available for caravans, campers and motorhomes. On site accommodation is also available and may include cabins and on site caravans. We would like to add more information to this description so if you have stayed at this park would you kindly add your own review and comments using the form below. Bookings can be made by telephoning the park and please tell the park that you found them on Caravan Park Photos.
Photos on this page were kindly supplied by our roving reporter The Duck in December 2012.
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REGION: > SA > Far North > Far North > Gladstone
17 West Tce - W
Gladstone SA 5473
P: 08 8662 2522
F: 08 8662 2131
GPS:-33.269007,138.351185
GPS:S33 16 08,E138 21 04
GPS:S33 16.1404,E138 21.0711
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Sat December 8, 2012 at 2:07 PM
A great park. Terrific managers. Spotlesly clean amenities with the biggest showers i have ever seen. Nice shady drive thru sites. Very quiet park. Camp kitchen has everything one could want. Just a really nice park, will not dissapoint.
