Hillview Caravan Park

There's so much to do around this part of South Australia that you might end up staying for a bit longer than planned, whether you want to stay close to the site or head off on driving days around the coast and national parks. A multisports field and the Millicent Swimming Lake are within a few kilometres, along with the nature reserve of Lake McIntyre. Two watery musts in the region are Lake Bonney, one of Australia's biggest freshwater lakes, and the Blue Lake of Mount Gambier, a stunning spot where cobalt blue waters fill an extinct volcano crater. Tours can be booked around the volcano; if you'd rather go it alone, take the 3.6-kilometre trail to the viewing points. Bushwalking and dirtbike trailing are popular pastimes among the dunes, cliffs and bushland of the Canunda National Park, about 28 kilometres away, and fishing at nearby Southend, Beachport, Southend and Carpenters Rocks. The region's also famed for its caves and limestone caverns, which you can explore on a caving trip or via a subterranean diving excursion, and for the Coonawarra wine region, under an hour away. Tourist info on the area is available on site.