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Lakeland Caravan Park

Lakeland QLD

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Category:

Caravan Park

average rating is 4.4 out of 5
Atherton QLD
Area
QLD: TABLELANDS REGION
GPS:

-18.2025003, 142.24550059999999

Nearby Sights/Things To Do

Lakeland Caravan Park

1 Sesame St, Lakeland QLD 4871, Australia

+61 7 4060 2033

🌴 Lakeland Caravan Park — Lakeland QLD

PAID CAMP

🚩 Description & Location

Centrally located in Lakeland township, this caravan park offers powered and unpowered camping with good facilities, a pool, and easy access to fuel, food, and supplies. It’s a frequent base for travellers heading north to Cape York or west into the Gulf Savannah.

🪶 History

Serving travellers for decades, Lakeland Caravan Park has been a reliable staging point at the crossroads of the Mulligan Highway and Peninsula Developmental Road — a key junction for outback and Cape journeys.

🚻 Facilities and Amenities

  • ⚡ Powered and unpowered sites

  • 🚿 Amenities block with hot showers and toilets

  • 💧 Potable water available

  • ♻️ Dump point on site

  • 🏊 Swimming pool

  • 🍳 Camp kitchen and BBQ area

  • 🐾 Pets allowed (conditions apply)

  • 🚮 Waste bins

🚗 Vehicle Access

🛣️ Fully sealed road access from all directions. Suitable for caravans, motorhomes, and camper trailers.

🏕️ Stay Information (as at August 2025):

  • 📅 Booking: recommended during peak travel season

  • 🏛️ Managing body: privately owned and operated

  • ⛺ Site types: powered and unpowered

  • 🐕 Pet policy: pets allowed (conditions apply)

  • 🚪 Gate/access: open access during daylight hours

  • ☎️ Phone: +61 7 4060 2101

  • 📧 Email: lakelandcaravanpark@gmail.com

  • 🌐 Web: lakelandcaravanpark.com.au

💲 User Price Reviews

  • “Paid $35 for a powered site” (Aug 2025)

  • “Unpowered was $28/night” (Jul 2025)

  • “We stayed in May — $33 for powered” (May 2025)

  • “$26 unpowered site back in March” (Mar 2025)(Seasonal variations in rates may apply)NOTE: These are user submitted prices, confirm with camp operator.

📝 Reviews Summary

✅ Positives:

  • 🏊 Pool for cooling off in the heat

  • 💧 Potable water and dump point available

  • 🚗 Easy highway access for Cape York travellers

  • 🐾 Pet friendly

  • 🧼 Well-kept amenities

⚠️ Cautions:

  • ☀️ Limited shade on some sites

  • 📶 Patchy mobile reception in spots

  • 💵 Rates higher than nearby budget camps

🍻 Nearby Pubs & Clubs

  • 🍺 Lakeland Hotel Motel — meals and drinks

🏕️ Nearby Campgrounds

  • 🌾 Lakeland Downs Camping — budget option near town

  • 🛣️ Palmer River Roadhouse — fuel, meals, and camping

🌄 Nearby Attractions

  • 🏜️ Split Rock Aboriginal Rock Art site

  • 🏞️ Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park southern access

  • 🌅 Scenic Mulligan Highway

🛒 Nearest Supplies

  • 🛍️ Lakeland General Store

  • ⛽ Fuel station in Lakeland

  • 🏬 Larger range in Cooktown (~1 hr drive)

🚨 Breakdown & Emergency Info

  • 📻 UHF CB: Road Channel = 40 | Emergency = 5

  • ⛽ Fuel: in town

  • 🏥 Medical: Cooktown Hospital (~1 hr)

  • 📶 Mobile signal: patchy, Telstra strongest

🔚 Final Note

Lakeland Caravan Park offers a comfortable, well-serviced base in a strategic location, perfect for prepping before the long run north or winding down after the Cape.

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