We arrived at Halls Gap from Maryborough, It was the middle of the day and it was hot, dry and dusty. The only pet friendly Caravan Park was probably not the best park from a choice of three. It’s location was excellent though, being right in the centre of town. Very handy indeed.
The sites here were pretty rough with a gradient not really conducive to comfort. There was limited choice because we had not booked. Hence, we had to suck it up and enjoy.
Jayne and I both walked tracks in the Grampians solo so we ensured we followed park rules which state that dogs cannot be left on your sites alone. Fair enough. Mind you, very few folk follow said rule. I walked to the Venus Baths which had some water in them, and Jayne to a fairly dry waterfall….It was beautiful though. Quite a number of local Kangaroos provide entertainment with ‘flash mobs’ both morning and afternoon.
The village is cute but it was not really buzzing. The cafe we had breakfast at the second morning ran out of food and had to close. Unsure what that was about? A few of the restaurants were closed altogether and quite a few shops were boarded up. A bit sad.
We did manage to get quite decent food from the Black Panther Cafe. Nice fish and chips and salt and pepper squid. Probably rate the food at 6/10.
The Caravan Park rated a 6/10 merely due to the location. The park needs to upgrade the sites as it charges a highish rate at $43 per night. To be honest the sites were probably the worst we have ever stayed on. Uneven, dusty, weedy and unkempt.
All in all we are glad to have visited the Grampians. If we ever go back we would check to see if they’d upgraded the sites at that park before staying there again.
Onwards to Port Macdonnell SA. Back to the coast. Looking forward to that.