Lakeview Caravan Park Review
Location: Richmond, QLD
Visited: October 2020
Lakeview Caravan Park
Richmond Lakeview Caravan Park is considered the ‘park with a million dollar view’, thanks to its superb positioning overlooking Lake Fred Tritton. There’s accommodation for all budgets, from powered and unpowered camp sites, to budget rooms, self contained cabins, and family villas.
The caravan park can be found at 119 Goldring St in Richmond, Queensland. The town of Richmond is approximately 400km east of Mt.Isa and 500km south-west of Townsville. It’s a small outback town (fewer than 700 residents) that operates as the service centre to the surrounding communities. The town is steeped in dinosaur history, and is a common place to stop for travellers exploring the dinosaur trail in North Queensland.
Latitude, Longitude: -20.734939°, 143.145756°
GPS Coordinates: 20° 44′ 5.78’’ S, 143° 8′ 44.721’’ E
COST
$40 per night for 2 adults and 3 children on a powered site.
POWER
Yes available.
WATER
Yes available.
TOILET
Yes available (slightly dated but well maintained).
DUMP POINT
Yes available.
ACCESS INTO SITE
Sealed roads suitable for all vehicle types.
SIZE SITE
Large sites with multiple sizes available.
PHONE + INTERNET
Great service majority of time except in evenings when speed definitely dropped.
DOG FRIENDLY
Yes allowed (on request).
FIRES
Not allowed.
COST
$40 per night for 2 adults and 3 children on a powered site.
POWER
Yes available.
WATER
Yes available.
TOILET
Yes available (slightly dated but well maintained).
DUMP POINT
Yes available.
ACCESS INTO SITE
Sealed roads suitable for all vehicle types.
SIZE SITE
Large sites with multiple sizes available.
PHONE + INTERNET
Great service majority of time except in evenings when speed definitely dropped.
DOG FRIENDLY
Yes allowed (on request).
FIRES
Not allowed.
Sites Features
Things to Do
General Comments
Richmond Lakeview Caravan Park was a nice spot to stop for a night or two on the dinosaur trail.
The area holds a lot of dinosaur history, so understandably the Kronosaurus Korner – a marine fossil museum in the area – was one of the main attractions. We took the kids along but did find the price tag quite steep considering what was on display. There was also a guided dig tour that operated but due to the heat at our time of visit we decided against it.
The majority of the camp sites were drive in, but we found they were very tight. We definitely would have struggled to get in and out of the park had it been full.
Across from the park was a nice lake that we could walk around and swim in. Although slightly slimy, it was well worth it in the heat considering the public pools were shut due to no staff available to open up. The highlight for the kids was the free water park which operated just beside the lake. They loved it and it was a great way to cool off and enjoy the warm weather.
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