West Beach Parks (run by South Australia government trust) joins with Discovery Parks, big holiday parks firm

West Beach Parks Holiday Park covered 135 hectares set on 1.2 kilometres of coastline in the Adelaide suburb of West Beach. It could accommodate up to 3,000 guests af different levels. Its precinct included two public golf courses, diverse competition-level sporting sites, meeting and events venues and a boat haven.
Images courtesy West Beach Parks Holiday Park

West Beach Parks, the brand name for South Australian government statutory authority, the West Beach Trust, entered a partnership with private South Australian national holiday parks company Discovery Parks in 2024.

Grant Wilckens, founder and chief executive officer of Discovery Parks, called the partnership a significant milestone for South Australian tourism: “West Beach Parks Holiday Park is one of the most exceptional holiday parks in the country and a flagship addition to our much-loved national network of Discovery Parks.”  West Beach Parks Holiday Park, the largest holiday park in South Australia, would be marketed through the Discovery Parks and G’day websites.

West Beach Trust was created as a government statutory authority under South Australia’s West Beach Recreation Reserve Act 1987 to manage the beachside reserve and its associated amenities. The West Beach Trust board had representatives of the three local councils and independent members.

The West Beach Parks precinct covered 135 hectares of beachfront land and comprises two accommodation properties, two public golf courses, diverse competition-level sporting sites, meeting and events venues, a boat haven and a broad range of lessees.

Rebranded from West Beach caravan park, West Beach Parks Holiday Park was a multi-award-winning precinct set on 1.2 kilometres of coastline in the Adelaide suburb of West Beach, minutes from the suburb of Glenelg and near the city’s major airport. West Beach Parks Holiday Park could accommodate up to 3,000 guests with choice of different levels. It offered 338 caravan and tent sites, 132 self-catering cabins, six eco tents for glamping, and a luxurious three-bedroom beach house. Guests could enjoy onsite amenities including a heated lagoon-style swimming pool, a children’s water park, a $1.8 million Central Park play space, a licensed kiosk named The Shack, and more.