We saw the sign to turn into Trinity Island Holiday Park in Burrum River, and it was one of the easiest access points to a park that we have come across. There’s plenty of room to get off the road and make your way through the gate to the office.
Mind you, I was a little concerned because I didn’t see any vans on our way to the office. There is a small storage area with some vans and a couple by the main rubbish bins, along with a work shed, but that was it. Anyway, we got to the office and that’s where the whole picture changed.
I found out that the park was huge, 100 acres to be precise. But only a few acres were used. After we booked in, we followed the directions and made our way to the turn-off for Pelican Island. The caravan area is a combination of three islands – Pelican, Turtle and Wallaby – plus some sites on the other side of Pelican Island.
RELAX AT TRINITY ISLAND
When you get onto the island that you are booked for, you drive around looking for your site. We were on Pelican Island and site 53, which has a length of 10m. That’s only one measurement and all you need to know because there are no sites behind you or in the middle of the island. Literally, your site has one measurement, so you can park side-on to the lake all around the island. And they aren’t small islands!
Pelican Island has just had an amenities block added to the centre of the island, which is very handy. There is one interesting feature of this park: communal water taps on the islands. So you connect for power but not for water. However, you can still use your water as if you were connected because there is a hose that reaches all sites to refill your water tank. We did this when we needed to, as did others on the island. It was easy and not a problem.
You can go fishing in the lake, but it has a catch-and-release policy. If you want to keep your fish, a walk down to the river is the answer. There’s a fishing platform there and you can keep what you catch.
Walking around, we found the Trinity Island camp kitchen. It’s very open and has plenty of tables and benches. There’s also a little beach here with a beach volleyball area. But the big plus here are the kayaks. They are there for you to borrow for a paddle around the islands.
Given the amount of land, it would be easy to just ignore the area not being used for caravans, but they don’t. The whole area is kept in excellent condition – we saw someone mowing every day. The roads have also had road base added so there’s minimum dust when you are driving though the park.
There are five new cabins on the mainland side of the lake. Over the last couple of years, there have been quite a lot of upgrades done to the park. The facilities in the office are amazing. Not only can you get a delicious ice cream, but they have coffee, drinks, biscuits, crisps, bait, tee-shirts, hats, and the list goes on.
We wanted to know what was in the area and were given so much information it was hard to decide where to go. However, we made our way to Burrum Heads and had a gorgeous time exploring.
One of the things about Trinity Island is how easy it is to relax there. They have a major suggestion when you make a booking, which is to ‘come and Relax’. I think they should make that their motto.
Given everywhere we could go the next day, we stayed put and relaxed. It’s so easy to do when your awning side of the van is looking at the water, not another van or site edge.
We did see a mobile coffee van driving around and were told that you can get coffee plus what they call ‘grazing boxes’. Imagine that: staying home and eat out! Plus, if there’s a special event they hold a pizza night!
Trinity Island Holiday Park really is a delightful place to be when you’re looking for a base with heaps of places to see, or a place where you want to stay and do next to nothing. Come and relax.
– Alison Huth
