Peak Hill

I have previously stayed at the Double D Caravan Park in Peak Hill with Coco in the pet friendly cabin. The park is about 400 m off the highway so there is no noise from trucks at night. Each morning the owners provide pancakes for breakfast with tea or coffee. There are birds in aviaries and small horses that belong to the owners. There is a dog off leash area and a doggie day spa where guests can wash their dogs. Most of the sites are drive through so it is easy for caravaners who don't want to unhitch when staying just one night. It is very clean and tidy and the first park we have stayed at that provides bath mats in the showers. It is located in the unfortunately named Bogan Street.

I went for a long walk around town and located the first vertical wheat silos to be constructed in Australia in 1918. The small town has 5 churches and 2 schools - a state primary school and a catholic school. All of the shops and service stations are struggling to survive and many of the houses appear to be unoccupied. It is possible to buy a house in Peak Hill for under $100,000 but there are not many potential buyers. The gold mine closed in 2002 and the town hasn't found another main source of income or employment even though it is located on a major highway and railway line. 


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