Barney Beach caravan park is very good and is centrally located to all the main areas of Gladstone; just after we arrived it was just becoming a big 4 member. The park is very secure being fully fenced with keyed gates and amenities. You would have to give this park 10 out of 10 for the camp kitchen and amenities which are kept absolutely spotless, this so far would have to be the cleanest to date. The park has had the same owners (by generation) for the entire parks existence. The staff are first class and escort you to the site and get you on as a matter of course.
If you do stay make sure you take the mystery tour (short walk involved) which give some good information on Gladstone and Barney Beach. The cost is $5 per person and finishes with a free coffee, port and chocolate (yep, only 5 bucks), well worth it and it is good fun.
Now the bad bits.
The park has quite a number of trees which are an attraction to bats and parrot type birds; the photo below shows one van that is totally covered with a blue tarp and the top of this shows the amount of mess created by the trees wildlife. The van in the background is where we located for 2 days; the first day we asked to be moved but had to wait another day before another site became available. The park again is in a residential are so dogs let loose now and again; one other downside is if you are at the top end of the park the rail line is close by and can be a little noisy with train shunting throughout the night. If you do intend staying make sure you specify not to be under the fig or mango trees.
Below is a shot of QAL; the view is only a 100m walk from the park and the outlook to sea is very nice.
Will post again soon. David & Linda – The DavLin Rig
