This is our review of our stay at Carcoar Dam, a positive one considering how busy it was.
We stayed here with friends over Easter weekend. It was very busy, we still managed to find a spot to camp and would recommend this campground to anyone. The dam itself is nice with not many mosquitoes around, were we just lucky? or far enough away from the water?
- Website: Carcoar Dam – Water NSW
- Fee Category: Free
- Booking: No
- Dog Friendly: Yes
- Amenities: Toilets
- Dump point: No
- Pool: No
- Fire pits: Yes
- Telstra: Good
- Starlink: Good
- Generator: Yes
Our Experience
This campground is a reasonably large one, with some level sites, but also a large portion of the campground is not level, but manageable. If you are in a caravan, there is another large section which is not caravan suitable due to the slope of the land, even with leveling blocks you will struggle.
The toilets are adequate / usable with some of them being broken, the showers are broken and are completely unusable, it is free so expectations have to be in line with this price point.
The dam itself seems to be a water sports hot spot, plenty of water skis, boats, kayaks around and some people trying their hand at fishing.
Carcoar Dam is stocked with Murray cod, golden perch (yellow belly), silver perch and trout. Redfin is the most common catch.
https://www.waternsw.com.au/
Some Pics
A very popular place over Easter weekend, and I would imagine over most public / school holidays as well. A great place to check out if passing through.
Weather
Carcoar Weather Averages
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp Max C | 29.8 | 29.2 | 26.3 | 21.0 | 15.8 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 13.4 | 17.4 | 21.3 | 24.9 | 28.2 | |
| Temp Min C | 13.3 | 13.2 | 10.7 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 8.5 | 11.3 | |
| Rain Avg (mm) | 62.5 | 50.5 | 50.9 | 52.1 | 59.5 | 85.4 | 78.1 | 78.3 | 64.9 | 78.5 | 63.0 | 60.9 |
Looking through these numbers, summer will be the best time, while for me personally I would avoid winter, the overnight temps are getting too close to 0 for me.
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