Welcome to Lake Fyans.

Here we’ve compiled some of the great things to do if you’re looking to get out and explore, as well as some of the key park rules to make sure your stay is enjoyable.

Lake Fyans Holiday Park is centrally located between the towns of Halls Gap and Stawell, with larger regional towns such as Horsham and Ballarat a great day trip for exploring.

We’re conveniently and proudly also located close to the beautiful wonders of the Grampians.
People travel from all over the country to explore the lookouts, waterfalls, walks & national parks.

Park Rules

RECEPTION OPENING HOURS

  • Reception is open daily from 8:00am until 6:30pm, there are exceptions such as Christmas Day, if we have been called away or need to be outside there is a buzzer located near the reception entry which rings through to us, you are welcome to use this during our opening hours.
  • Over the summer holidays and most long weekends, our reception has extended hours.
  • We offer a contactless check-in process to accommodate late arrivals.

WHAT IF I NEED ASSISTANCE OUTSIDE RECEPTION HOURS?

  • There is always someone on duty, so if reception is closed please press the buzzer at the front door or call us on 5356 6230. Please be respectful that we also need to unwind at the end of a day so ringing of the buzzer outside reception hours should only be used if Urgently Required. i.e.  Illness, assistance with faulty equipment, however change for the BBQ or hiring pool balls is not an urgent request. Don’t forget to check your cabin compendium for tips on televisions, wifi and how to light the oven.

NEWSPAPERS

  • For those of us who still prefer to read in black and white hard copy we have daily deliveries of the Herald Sun. During busier periods we do recommend you order one at reception or you may miss out.

CHECK-IN AND CHECK-OUT TIMES

  • Check-In is from 2pm for both sites and cabins
  • Check-Out time is 10:00am again for both sites and cabins.
    • Late Check-Out and Early Check-In, both of these can be difficult over busy periods so it is best to check this prior to arrival. Busy Periods can include our maintenance times when we have a limited time to complete tasks before the busy holiday period arrives.

WHAT FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE ON SITE

  • Three amenities blocks each with their own laundry with washers, dryers, and clotheslines.
  • Camp Kitchen, limited small appliances for use, microwave, toaster, kettle. A full oven and cooktop, two communal refrigerators.
  • Free limited WIFI – available throughout the powered section of the park. First 24 hours or 500mb available, not suitable for streaming.
  • BBQ’s, we have various BBQ’s located throughout the park these are shown on our park map.
  • Fire Drum Hire – a number are available for powered sites, unpowered sites have a large number of these available. Note we are very strict on the use of fires in the park  for obvious safety reasons please see our fire policy for details. FIRE SAFETY POLICY/RULES

KIOSK ON SITE

  • Our shop hours are the same as reception, we have a selection of basic grocery items such as milk, bread & ice as well as those summer essentials like sunscreen, mosquito repellent, and the all-important tomato sauce.

OUR ONSITE BISTRO/CAFE

  • Our Onsite Bistro is closed for evening meals, hopefully we will be able to reopen once we have additional staff available.
  • We will open the CAFE during the day over busier periods for drinks and light meals and Friday Night Fish ‘n Chips

DRINKING WATER

  • We are currently not on treated drinking water in the park, you can bring your own or inquire with us about an alternative water supply, again the kiosk has water, soft drinks, etc for sale.

BEERS & WINES

  • We have a selection of both Grampians and Pyrenees wines and some beers available for sale from the Kiosk, however only to those of drinking age and yes we’ll ask for ID.

Do you have WI-FI in the park?

  • As we are in a rural setting and getting in touch with nature is a key part of the Grampians we struggle to get ‘city’ internet.
  • With so much to see and do both within the park and the Grampians we hope you take time out to relax and unwind, however if you do need to keep in touch with family and friends we use a third party provided company (Net4) that allows access to Wi-Fi throughout the outside areas of our powered section of the park.
  • We are now able to provide 500mb of usage per day per guest.
  • The access code is NET4WIFI, technical difficulties will need to be directed directly to Net4 their details are provided on the info.
  • If you need an alternative, then please see reception for assistance.

What’s the phone reception like?

  • We have very good Telstra phone coverage, blue tick or top pick phones are the best (these one’s have either external or built in antennas that are better for bush use). Note that as in all tourist destinations that during peak periods phone reception can be affected by the number of users and weather conditions.
  • Other carrier coverage can be patchy, however we have been informed that Optus is building a tower nearby which should help with added coverage.
  • There is a free public pay phone in the park and we’re always happy for you to use the phone in reception for the quick call to mum/dad (or the kids) to tell them you’ve arrived.

What to do if I have a MEDICAL ISSUE at your park?

  • If it’s an emergency, phone 000.
  • Advise us at reception so we can ensure we have the gates open to reduce the time it takes for emergency services to get to you.
  • There are hospitals in both Stawell and Ararat.
  • There are two medical centres in Stawell, which are a 12 min drive away:
    • Patrick Street Medical Clinic
      8-22 Patrick Street, Stawell
      Ph: 5358 7555.
    • Stawell Medical Clinic
      26 Wimmera Street, Stawell
      Ph: 5358 1410.
  • Nurse on call can provide 24 hour medical advice, phone 1300 60 60 24

Kangaroos, echidnas, emus and lots of native birds that visit the park.

However, they are all wild animals, we ask that you do not feed the native animals as their dietary needs are very different to ours and we do not encourage them to become tame in any way.

Do you have laundry facilities?

  • There are three laundry areas in our park (please refer to our map). All laundry facilities located in the park have washers and dryers
    • The washing machines in the northern and middle blocks take 2 x $2 coins
    • The dryer takes 1x $1 coin and 1 x $2 coin in northern block and $1.00 coins in middle block (allow 3 coins for a load).
    • The laundry facilities located in the southern (camping) area of the park have washers and dryers.
    • These washing machines take 1 x $1 and 1 x $2 coin.
    • The dryer takes $1 coins (allow 3 coins for a load).
    • Change and detergent ($1 per single load) are available at reception.
  • There are 3 clotheslines located in the park as well,

PLAYGROUND – Children 12 and under are welcome to use the playground during daylight hours. Please keep older children off this area to allow for those younger to feel they have a safe place to play.

Lake Fyans Playground

SWIMMING POOL hours are 8:30am to dusk, it is solar heated and salt chlorinated. The pool is regularly tested and will close if it is not safe to remain open. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause this but during heavy use periods it takes longer for the pool chlorinator to do its job.

Swimming Pool Lake Fyans

JUMPING PILLOW – Please make your children aware of the “no shoes” rule on the jumping pillow. There is also a limit of 15 at a time and make sure they take turns, primary aged children should be supervised whilst using the pillow for their safety and enjoyment. The jumping pillow may not open if wet. Yes adults are allowed on our pillow! Only one adult at a time please!

Jumping Pillow

TENNIS COURTS – The tennis courts do not need to be booked and there is no charge for their use. You can BYO racquets and balls or we do have tennis racquets and tennis balls for hire. There is a small $2 charge.

Tennis Courts

POOL TABLE AND TABLE TENNIS TABLE – Again the use of these is free if you BYO equipment, we do hire pool balls and table tennis racquets and balls. There is a small $2 charge.

ARCADE GAMES – A variety of arcade games for all ages are available once again though we please ask that all primary aged children should be accompanied when in this room. These games are provided by an independent company for your enjoyment, we will try to address any issues you may have in-house but may have to engage them for anything that requires repair or restart

Games Room

BIKE HIRE

  • We have two adult bikes and two children bikes. You can hire a bike for half a day ($25) or a full day ($40). BYO Helmets

KAYAK or STAND-UP PADDLEBOARD

  • Single Kayaks: $25.00 for first hour or $35.00 for 2 hours
  • Family/Double Kayaks: $35.00 for first hour or $55.00 for 2 hours
  • Stand-Up Paddleboard (SUP) : $30.00 per hour.

Places To Explore

There is walking track that will take you from the end of the Park to the Rock Walk and return. For those more adventurous or without young ones you can join up with Kelleys Beach Road and do a full circuit of the lake back to the park.

Lake Fyans Walking Trail

Check out all the Grampians and Halls Gap region has to offer and plan your holiday here:

https://www.visitgrampians.com.au/see-do

Plan your day trips, get directions, discover boutiques, the HG Zoo, waterfalls and natural wonders.

The following is a list of some of the local wineries ( a number of which are highly acclaimed and received awards in James Halliday’s 2019 Wine Companion) which are within a short drive from Lake Fyans Holiday Park.

Click on the links below to go direct to the winery website

Best Wines, Fallen Giants, Pomonal Estate, Grampians Estate, Seppelt Wines, Montara Wines, Mount Langi Ghiran

Please contact the winery direct to confirm opening hours as their hours may change. Although we do not recommend one winery over another we can assure you they are all great examples of what Wineries in the Grampians have to offer and are each unique and well worth a visit. If you enjoy your wine (some of us too much) and don’t want to drive, there is a fantastic service available from Grampians Wine Tours that will offer you an opportunity to visit a selection of these and leave the driving to them. See our packages page to add this onto your accommodation booking.

Don’t have a deisgnated driver then contact Richie from Great Grampians Tours for all your drop off and pick up needs.

Grampians Wineries

Here we’ve compiled a list of local attractions and places worth discovering:

Local Markets:

  • Halls Gap Craft Market | On Sunday of most long weekends
  • Pomonal Village Market  | Last Sunday of each month
  • Stawell Farmers Market | Last Sunday of each month (not December)
  • Halls Gap Primary School Market – They have four markets per year of Hand Made Goodies

Massage:

Activities:

Art Galleries  and Craft:

Wineries:

Olives:

We Hope You Enjoy Your Stay!