Accommodation Off-Site

Places to stay near LKSC

Club accommodation can get full at busy times of the year… Christmas, Easter, competitions etc. There's a lot of accommodation in the surrounding region but you need a car since they are all at least 3km from the airfield.

One thing to keep in mind is country music. Anyone who has seen the film Mars Attacks will remember that it was country music which made the Martian's heads explode and saved the planet. Well, country music is very popular in Tamworth, Australia's country music capital. So popular in fact, that in Country Music Week each January attracts around 50,000 visitors to Tamworth and spills out into the adjoining towns including Manilla and Gunnedah. The festival has been voted one of the worlds top ten music festivals and number 8 in the coolest music festivals. Probably because it is almost certainly 100% Martian-free. 

The point of all this is that all these 50,000 people have to stay somewhere, and they can't all stay in Tamworth. If you are intending to come up to Lake Keepit in January, make sure you have either got accommodation sorted out at the club or somewhere nearby before you come. 

(A side-note on Martians. I'm no astronomer, but I would think that Lake Keepit would be a great place for star gazing. There is very little light radiated from Tamworth at night, and the sky is almost always remarkably clear and the stars incredibly bright. Considering the remote location of the airstrip, it would be a great landing-ground if you were an alien with a copy of the Authorised Landing Areas and needed one of Allbut's curries to get things going after your voyage.) 

Lake Keepit State Park.

The gliding club is located inside the Lake Keepit State Park. The Park has a very well appointed accommodation with air conditioned cabins and cottages, as well as caravans and powered camping sites. All accommodation is close to the water with beautiful views across the lake. With many facilities and lots of well watered grass, the rest of the family can enjoy the Park while the pilots in the family indulge themselves. There is also a mini-mart and take-away shop. See the  Lake Keepit State Park  website for further information.   

Lake Keepit State Park

Tel. 02 6769 7605  
Fax. 02 6769 7547