The Yamba Blue Dolphin Holiday Resort, now an NRMA holiday park, is situated on the bank of the picturesque Clarence River – a three and a half hour drive south of Brisbane.
The Blue Dolphin Holiday Resort has an ideal location and plenty of activities and play areas to keep the kids happy, as well as all the amenities required for a convenient stay. Just turn up and pull out the fishing rods as deadlines and schedules are quickly forgotten. We were so chilled out after our first couple of days here that we extended our stay by an extra night – we didn’t want to leave!
Blue Dolphin Holiday Resort Accommodation Options
The Blue Dolphin Holiday Resort has multiple accommodation options to suit any budget. – there is not shortage of options to choose from.
Villas and Cabins
For those who don’t like to rough it, there are plenty of options including waterfront spa villas offering gorgeous views of the river, to cabins with and without ensuites.
Powered and Unpowered Sites
Yamba Blue Dolphin holiday resort offers a variety of powered and unpowered sites, including riverside van sites for those who would like a view.
Having just purchased our new tent, we decided to book a powered grass site. Beautifully maintained, the site was very comfortable and affordable.
Being the only campers when we arrived (we visited during the winter months and in the middle of a school term), we were offered prime position. Camped only about 20 metres from the foreshore – we were close to the waterfront camp kitchen and a short walk to the bathrooms.
Activities
There is no shortage of activities for the kids at the Blue Dolphin holiday resort Yamba.
The Kidskave is a room for under 5-year-olds. It had ‘Little Tike’ push cars and blocks to play with as well as a big jumping castle!
Another pool area in the park includes a kid’s wading pool and water slide. A jumping pillow and climbing frame with slides caught the attention of Alden as we wandered back to our tent. These areas are great for toddlers, and a larger climbing frame and slide is also available for bigger kids. The resort also has a large arcade room and pool tables.
The resort makes the best of its ideal location on the Clarence River – boasting its own jetty for fishing. You can hire canoes, boats, bikes, go karts and SUP boards here too!! It’s impossible to imagine running out of things to do. When you have a little one fun can be found everywhere – our toddler had a ball just wearing his gumboots and playing on the river bank! 
The Blue Dolphin holiday park boasts not one but several pools including one with a swim-up bar.
It was easy to imagine this as a bustling spot during the warmer months. Some pools are heated – and even during the cool and overcast weekend of our visit there were families enjoying the water.
Restaurant and Camp Kitchens
We enjoyed cooking up breakfast on our camp stove each morning. One morning we even took ourselves down to the river to have pancakes with a view!
Another great thing about The Yamba Blue Dolphin Holiday Resort is if you don’t feel like cooking they have a lovely restaurant on site.
Overlooking the pools which are lit up at night, the restaurant has a very relaxed and tropical setting. 
Yamba Activities
The Blue Dolphin Holiday Resort is located within walking distance (just over 2 kilometres) or a short drive to town. During our stay we checked out the lighthouse, Yamba museum, bowls club and the Yamba markets. We enjoyed some of the freshest seafood we’d ever tried just a short stroll from the resort.
Yamba Bowlo
Located on the north NSW coast, Yamba is a small town with a big reputation. The Yamba bowling club (the Bowlo) was a surprising highlight of our trip. More than just a bistro – it’s leisure centre includes an indoor soft playroom that Alden couldn’t get enough of, a large indoor rock climbing wall, arcade games, mini golf range and ten pin bowls!
Yamba Markets
We were lucky enough to be visiting for the Yamba River Markets – held on the fourth Sunday of the month at Ford Park on the foreshore of the Clarence River. We headed down after breakfast and browsed through the stalls before stopping to listen to a local duo perform their original songs.
Yamba Beaches
Of course, being on the NSW coast, Yamba also has stunning beaches to explore including Turners Beach, Main Beach and Pippi Beach.
Good to know…
Don’t forget to pack insect repellent – the area is quite well known for its mosquitos. We certainly saw a few around but our Thermacell kept them at bay so we weren’t bothered.