BIG4 Riverside Swan Hill

While visiting Swan Hill, Victoria, during our last caravan adventure and fact finding mission, we decided to stay at the BIG4 Riverside Swan Hill – a caravan park on the Murray River near the centre of town. This BIG4 is located beside Riverside Park which has play and exercise equipment, picnic facilities, walking or bike tracks along the river, plus a beautiful space with ponds, fountains and lovely gardens. Riverside Cafe can be found at the entrance to the BIG4 - great coffee, all day breakfast, open seven days week. Public toilets are accessed from the deck of the cafe. 

This is a large caravan park with beautiful looking cabins, very clean amenities – no key or code with doors open and a plastic fly shade over entrance (we love it when you don't have to touch the door handle). These amenities were very tidy with a well equipped laundry and convenient clothes line. A beautiful large pool sits near the centre of the park with a large undercover seating area inside the fence - plenty of shade and great for parents to keep an eye on the children.

The BIG4 Riverside Swan Hill has some great facilities:

• BBQ hut - this is shaded timber structure with a flue in the centre over the barbeque plates - a brick plinth separates each plate - looked great. I thought this was a very welcoming space
• convenience store/kiosk - gas swap bottles/or refills - ice
• disabled and family bathrooms
• drive through sites - suitable for large motor homes 
• games room
• giant jumping pillow(s) - children's playground
• security boom gate
• dump point
• powered riverfront sites
• powered and unpowered caravan and camping sites
• large range of cabins and villas - some luxury cabins on the banks of the river. Sleep up to 8 people
• pet friendly (check with manager)
• bike hire

The barbeque hut was also housing a temporary camp kitchen in one corner while a brand new camp kitchen was being constructed in another area of the park. Our large caravan site was right on the river with plenty of room to leave the car hooked up – slab for awning plus a flat gravel area for parking the van. The sites were very nice with plenty of shade - slightly more expensive than other sites in the park but well worth it. 

This caravan park is within walking distance to town and several restaurants as well as the Swan Hill Club with a really lovely courtyard area for a relaxing drink in the afternoon.  Adjacent to the park is the Swan Hill Swimming Pool complex which includes a giant water slide - great for the kids. We really enjoyed our stay at the BIG4 Riverside Swan Hill and would not hesitate to return.  We found it a great spot for cycling, close to tourist attractions and of course fishing in the Murray River.