What makes a town RV Friendly?
An RV Friendly Town in Australia is one that meets a set of specific guidelines to ensure it can provide visitors with a certain level of amenities and services. In meeting this criteria, the town earns the right to display an RVFT sign and provide visitors with a degree of confidence that visitors will know exactly what to expect. The basic amenities and services that need to be provided are as follows:
- Provision of suitable parking within the town centre.
- Access to a shopping area for groceries and fresh fruit & vegtables rtc,.
- Provision of short-term, low-cost overnight parking of typically 24-48 hours duration for fully self-contained recreational vehicles.
- Access to potable water.
- Access to a free dump point at an appropriate location within close proximity to the RV stop.
Desirable facilities:
- Longer-term parking for self-contained RVs.
- Access to medical facilities, including an appropriate department or equivalent.
- Access to a pharmacy.
- Access to a Visitor Information Centre
- The Visitor Information Services can provide a map showing essential and desirable facilities, such as short- and long-term parking areas, dump point and potable water.
- RV Friendly Town signs clearly visible within the town precinct.
May operators, including commercial caravan parks, tourist parks and cabin parks promote themself as being RV Friendly or offering RV Friendly stays – these shouldn’t be confused with the official RV Friendly Town signage.
