Lake Albert Caravan Park, Meningie, SA

15/06/2026

When Avgas is cheaper than diesel. I wonder if our parks roadways are wide enough to land here directly!

14/06/2026

June- our favourite time of the year to enjoy the lake. Beautiful in the morning and stunning sunsets in the afternoon. Currently a bevy of black Swans going back and forth along with the Pelicans and resident Purple Swamp Hens.

13/06/2026

12/06/2026

October long weekend- still plenty of powered site options available.

Jump online and make a booking via our website www.lakealbertcaravanpark.com.au or call during weekday office hours.

11/06/2026

Yummo!

Fresh Smokey Bay oyster arriving today and available tomorrow onwards

09/06/2026

Truth or b.s? One for the sceptics. But a fact is they did used to have an ostrich farm in the area and it is true that they can be ridden on them. 😵‍💫

No seriously. This isn’t a piss-take from Kath & Kim or some forgotten Russell Coight episode.

Back in the 1890s, South Australia apparently had a real-life bushranger nicknamed the “Birdman of the Coorong” who robbed people while riding around on a bloody ostrich.

His name was John Peggotty, an Irish-born thief who stood about 1.1 metres tall and originally worked as a chimney sweep because he could squeeze into tight spaces. Which honestly already sounds like the setup for the weirdest Aussie supervillain of all time.

Things escalated when he ended up in South Africa and apparently became obsessed with ostrich racing, which was an actual sport back then. Because the 1800s were just built different.

After moving to Australia, Peggotty allegedly started robbing people across South Australia while riding his ostrich around shirtless, covered in stolen gold jewellery and waving pistols around like some deranged colonial Mad Max character.

And the wildest bit? Ostriches in South Australia were actually a real thing. Rich people imported them for the feather trade because fancy hats in Europe and America were obsessed with ostrich plumes at the time. When the industry collapsed, heaps of the birds apparently just got dumped into the bush.

So for a period in Australian history, there was genuinely a chance you could be travelling through the scrub near the Coorong and see a tiny Irish bushranger sprinting across the horizon on a giant bird wearing stolen necklaces.

Absolute peak Australia.

09/06/2026

🎉 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗧𝗧𝗢 𝗖𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗘 𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝟭 🎉

So we’re giving away a little lakeside escape at one of our favourite places ☀️☕️

🏕️ 𝗪𝗜𝗡:
• $150 Lake Albert Caravan Park, Meningie, SA Voucher
• $50 Spotto Coffee Voucher

Imagine a weekend by the lake, coffees in hand, relaxing under the trees 🌅

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Seriously though… thank you for supporting our little yellow van over the last year 💛

Winner announced June 10 🏆

05/06/2026

spottocoffeeBreakfast sorted. Double Bacon and Egg Toastie and hot chocolate! Spotto coffee van now open at our camp kitchen area. Cheers spottocoffee

05/06/2026

Spotto’s in every day this long weekend including today!Everyone’s welcome!