Leigh Creek Caravan Park

Leigh Creek Caravan Park An initiative of the Leigh Creek Progress Association
'promoting community growth' It was never designed for tourists and campers.

The Leigh Creek Caravan Park is in the small mining town of Leigh Creek, on the edge of the Northern Flinders Ranges in the beautiful South Australian Outback

The Leigh Creek Caravan Park was originally built in 1980 to accommodate contractors in the region either involved in relocation the “old” Leigh Creek, or in the production of coal. In the years that followed, the township of Leigh Creek So

uth went through many changes. Once the old town was completely demolished the new town dropped the “south” name, as there was no longer a need to distinguish where the “town” was. Between economics and technology, the town ranged from 2500 people in 1982 to around 500 in 2012. The original town was government owned and operated by ETSA until it was sold, privatised and since owned by different companies including Optima Energy, NRG, Flinders Power and Alinta Energy. Once the mine and town were privatised, the running of the town also began to change. Outside companies began to run the local catering and hospitality industry, including the Caravan Park. Unfortunately due to the old “red tape” it was uneconomical for the caravan park to have the attention needed to make it attractive to the touring public. On 27th of September, 2002 the Leigh Creek Progress Association took over the running of the Park, so that the tourist dollars earned could be channelled back into both the park and community.

Address

Acacia Drive
Leigh Creek, SA
5731

General information

The Leigh Creek Caravan Park is run by the volunteer members of the Leigh Creek Progress Association. It has a range of accommodation including en suite cabins, powered sites, unpowered sites and backpackers cabins. Up until April 2012, Leigh Creek South Motors handled all enquiries and bookings for the park, while Progress members took care of maintenance and administration. From April 2012 until now, there is an onsite caretaker that looks after all enquiries and bookings during the tourist season months (April to October) and during the summer months, the responsibility is shared amongst all members of the Progress Association. All the administration, yard work, and general maintenance is also continued on a voluntary basis by the Progress members.

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