Lake Coolmunda Caravan Park is the best place to stay if you want a roof over your head. The self-contained cabins are reasonably priced at $85 with an ensuite. The facilities are good – BBQ area, swimming pool (too cold this time of year for us) and lots of birds in the grounds. One thing I would change is that I would have tried to get cabin 9 or 10 so there would be no possibility of a caravan parking between us and the view of the lake! Overall, we really enjoyed it and I am sure we will go back in the not too distant future!
It’s about a 4 hour drive from Brisbane down the Cunningham Highway about 13 km east of Ingewood. The turn off is well marked. The grounds are spacious and accommodate caravans, tents and about 10 cabins. We were in cabin 4.
The rooms are basic but have everything you need. I especially loved the artwork!
Near the office are several aviaries with parrots. Wild birds hang around here too as they get free food from what the captive birds leave behind.
The first bird to greet us was this lovely male Red-rump. There were some nesting Noisy Miners in the tree near our cabin which made us really feel at home as we have Noisy Miners in our front yard trees as well!
We had a beautiful view of the lake from our deck………………….until a caravan parked there. Luckily, they moved to another spot as it wasn’t full. This is why I recommend cabin 9 or 10 because if the park fills up, you will lose your view from the other cabins.
There are picnic tables and a BBQ area where we cooked our steaks for lunch. In Sept, it gets pretty cold at night so we just used the microwave in the cabin for dinner.
There is no wifi at the caravan park but if you drive the 13 km to Inglewood you can use the library wifi for free. They give you a voucher which expires when you use the data, it was plenty for me to just check emails and re-read some bird reports. There are some small cafes, supermarkets and a couple motels in Inglewood if the caravan park is full.
Gotta love a town with a Pale-headed Rosella on their welcome sign!
