One van park I know not looking for customers....

Thanks for the post Bill

The wife and I are going to Blackwater for 7 weeks and I am going up to Clermont to bit of detecting and was going to stay overnight a few times.

I do hope it was a 'one of'.

Hopefully someone can shed some light on this.

Regards BooBoo

Worst caravan park I ever stayed at (and we've been around the block and the East coast a number of times) was on the outskirts of Karumba late last year.

Drove in, booked for the night plus river cruise. Parked caravan and (accidently) drove across his 'hidden' irrigation pipe pulling in to my site (NO signs or anything to indicate it is under the ground). Lady came up and said, "If the owner sees you, he'll kick you out for doing that". Doing what? "Driving across his pipe". What pipe? Well he didn't see us so I suspect she went up and told him. Next minute this guy fronts up. First question: "How long you staying?". One night, I said. "Well you can pack up, grab a refund and clear out". Then he went into a rage about having to keep repairing the thing. Wonder what his answer would have been if I had said I was staying longer.

One thing for sure, this is the most ARROGANT park owner I have ever come across and I will NEVER go back there. AND I will make sure I tell everybody I know what a crap place it is !!

Went down to Normanton and stayed at the park opposite the Purple Pub. Walked across to the pub with my small six-pack esky. Front bar, asked for a six pack of XXXX stubbies. "Can you drop a couple of scoops of ice in the cooler for me mate?". Yes, and you wouldn't believe they actually charged me $6 extra for three of those little scoops they use behind the bar.

I wasn't having a very good day ;-)

Malcolm

Amazing isn't it....they're in the hospitality industry but don't know the 1st thing about being hospitible ??

A few extra miles out of Clermont you get to the Teresa Creek Dam.
nice spot to camp. bugger the van park owners.
My 2c

We stopped at a place just out of Cooktown. Heading out along the road North. Its got a roadhouse and a caravan park.

Pulled in and like always the daughter put her helmet on and rode her bike up to the shop to buy us some ice. When she got back she was upset and said that a man told her she could not ride a bike around.

He, being the owner came down and said no bike riding allowed and his attitude was far from impressive.

We had already payed for four nights but they were happy to refund me and we left the next morning and stayed in Cooktown.

We had been from Newcastle to Cooktown and this was the first place that would not let our kids ride their bikes in the park.

The tropicana (spelling??) we are in at the moment in Sarina said they get heaps of bussiness from the other park here who would not let us stay cause we might damage his grass. They even did not charge us for one of our kids as we were honest and said she was turning 6 while we were here. Would highly reccomend this park.

Josh