Trinity Islands Holiday Park
A Review By Alison Huth
The very first thing that impressed me was the turn off from the main road into the park. It’s really easy to turn into the driveway, and there’s a long gap to the gates. They aren’t always closed during the day either. So, getting from the road to the park is easy.
We pulled up at the office, and I really did wonder if anyone was staying here. Well, no need to wonder that once we found the caravan sites. I was astonished to learn that this park is about 100 acres, but no way is that much being used for caravans.
The main caravan areas are three ‘islands’. Pelican, Turtle and Wallaby. Pelican and Turtle are joined with a road to easily cross from Pelican to Turtle. Wallaby is ‘stand alone’.
The amazing thing about the sites is that they are on the water edge of the island. You can put your van sideways so you can sit outside under your awning and enjoy the water view. Your site is 10m wide but there is no set size behind you, because there is no site behind you, just empty space.
Pelican doesn’t have individual water connections. We use our own water and then refill from the communal water tap. It’s simple and easy and everyone co-operates.
So here we are, on an island, with loads of birds all over the place and wondering what to do. One day we went out and had a look around Burrum Heads, which was lovely. The next day we fulfilled the parks motto “COME AND RELAX.” That was so easy to do. The park just simmers with relaxation.
If you want to go out for a coffee or icecream, you only have to go as far as the office. Mind you, I did see a Mobile Coffee Van slowly driving around the park – Burrum Brews and Bites – so you can eat out while staying in!
The park has new owners and they have done a lot of work to bring the park to this immensely relaxing status. They have put road base on the dirt roads. There are five new cabins with a verandah overlooking the lake. There’s a new amenities block on Pelican in the centre of the island. There are all sorts of basic essentials now such as rubbish bins, a new front fence, more trees have been planted and the office has been upgraded.
The Camp Kitchen has been upgraded, and the beach it is on now has a net for ball games, plus a collection of kayaks you can borrow to paddle around the water ways. If you want to go fishing, the lake has been stocked with Barrumindi, and it’s a catch and release fishing ground.
All in all, this park quietly told us that it was time to relax, enjoy some peace and quiet, do whatever we felt was right to do and enjoy our caravanning life! We did just that and are sad to be saying goodbye, but we will come back.
