Open-air storage — Urangan, Hervey Bay QLD
Open-air sites with no roof and no height limit, for rigs twelve metres and larger. Fifth-wheelers, boats on trailers, horse floats, trucks, work utes and machinery. Leave it for a few days or keep the site on.
15 Southern Cross Circuit, Urangan QLD 4655 | Access 8AM–5PM, 7 days | Bookings by phone or email only
What an open site is
An open site is a marked space on the hardstand in the same fenced yard as the covered bays, in through the same gate. There is nothing over the top of it, which is the point: a roof puts a limit on how long and how tall a rig can be, and plenty of what people need to store does not fit under one.
The yard was laid out for long vehicles. The apron is wide concrete, the driveway runs straight in off Southern Cross Circuit, and there is room to swing a fifth-wheeler or a boat on a tandem trailer around without clipping a kerb or doing a twelve-point turn with someone spotting. If you have ever backed a long trailer into a suburban storage lot designed for cars, the difference is obvious within about thirty seconds.
You give up the sun protection a covered bay gives you, so this is the right choice when size, access or price decides it rather than when you are parking a van for a whole summer. If the rig would fit under a roof and it is going to sit for months, take a covered site instead.
$15 a day, indicative Rates move. Call to confirm the current daily rate, and ask about long-term pricing if the site is staying on.
No online payments and no booking form — John sorts the site and the price out with you directly.
How to book an open site
There is no cart, no booking widget and no deposit to pay on this site. Open sites are arranged with John over the phone or by email.
Call 0434 718 132 and ask for John, or email Email us. Tell him what it is, how long it is on the road, and the dates you need.
John checks what is free in the open yard, tells you the current rate and the long-term price if the site is staying on. If the rig would be better off under a roof he will tell you that too.
Come in any day between 8AM and 5PM. John meets you at the gate, puts you on a site and settles the payment with you on the spot. Nothing to pay before you arrive.
Questions we get asked
Most things people cannot keep at home. Fifth-wheelers and big caravans over nine metres, boats on single and tandem trailers, horse floats, stock trailers, box and tipper trailers, trucks, work utes, 4WDs, campervans and small machinery. There is no roof, so height is not the problem it is under cover. Ring with the overall length and John will tell you where you will sit in the yard.
The sites are compacted hardstand and the driveway and apron are wide concrete, straight in off Southern Cross Circuit. It was set up for long vehicles rather than cars, so there is room to swing a fifth-wheeler or a tandem trailer around without a tight corner or a kerb to clip. You do not need a spotter to get in.
Yes, and it is one of the main reasons people use the open yard. Hervey Bay Airport is two minutes away, the yard is fenced and gated, and three weeks here costs a fraction of three weeks in long-stay parking at the terminal. Drop it in between 8AM and 5PM on the way out. Book the pick-up for the morning after a late flight rather than counting on getting in after hours.
Daily bookings run up to about twenty-eight days, which suits a holiday, a trip away or a boat sitting out the wet. After that it becomes an ongoing site, priced as a long-term rental, which works out better per day. You can start short and keep it on — just let John know before the first booking runs out.
Tradies and small businesses use the yard for utes, box trailers, tippers, mowers and small plant that will not fit on a residential block or is not allowed to be parked on the street. Water is on site, which is handy if you want to hose gear down before it goes away, and power is available on request if something needs to stay on charge.
If it fits under nine metres and it is going to sit for a season, probably. Sun and summer storms are hard on seals, decals, covers and tyres, and a roof takes most of that away for a few dollars more a day. If the rig is under nine metres, look at covered parking first and only fall back to an open site if nothing is free. Anything longer, you are in the right place.
Under nine metres
Thirty-six covered sites, each 9m × 3m, for caravans, pop-tops, camper trailers, campers and boats up to nine metres, from $19 a day indicative. Same yard, same gate, same hours.
Ready when you are
Length, height and the dates you need. He will find you a site in the open yard and tell you what it costs today. Bookings are taken over the phone or by email — there is nothing to fill in or pay for online.
15 Southern Cross Circuit, Urangan QLD 4655 — 2 minutes from Hervey Bay Airport, 7 minutes from Urangan Marina, 10 minutes from Mary River Heads. Open 8AM–5PM, 7 days a week.