Category: Campsites
Discover in-depth reviews of campsites across Australia, covering both free and paid options, organised by state and with local tips for each region. As we travel with our caravan and dog, we assess each site through a “nomad-friendly” lens, looking at factors like ease of access, noise levels, amenities, safety and suitability for travellers with pets and caravans.
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Big4 Breeze Holiday Park – Review
Read more: Big4 Breeze Holiday Park – ReviewThis is an excellent dog-friendly park in the Rainbow Beach area. The park is large, with sites to suit any user from tents to big rigs. Rainbow Beach is nicely placed as a base for fishing, boating, beach driving, and close to the Great Sandy National Park and K`Gari (Fraser) Island. at just over 3…
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Burke River Boulia – Free Campground
Read more: Burke River Boulia – Free CampgroundThis campground, while basic in features, was peaceful, safe and with plenty of trees around, shady. We would definitely stay here again when passing through. Our Experience This is quite a large campground, with lots of places to set yourself up away from other campers. You can also swim in the river, with easy access…
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Tobermorey Station Campground
Read more: Tobermorey Station CampgroundIt definitely was a relief to get to this station. The road from Jervios Station to here is hard going. To see our travels along the Plenty Hwy, have a look at this post. It describes the route conditions at the time we went through. Our Experience This station has prepared the campground a bit…
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Jervois Station Campground
Read more: Jervois Station CampgroundThis was our first stop over when doing the Plenty Hwy. At 340 Km from Alice Springs, and being a relatively easy drive, it was good to get here, as we were uncertain as to what to expect of the Plenty Hwy. You can read more about our time on the Plenty Hwy here. Our…
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Champagne Corner – Free Campground
Read more: Champagne Corner – Free CampgroundThis is a free campground just a short drive from Roxby Downs. Lots of space, and if you go over the sand dune, lots of flat spaces to choose from . Once you turn right into Andamooka Rd, turn right again to go over the sand dunes, the pictures here are of that side. Our…
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Spuds Roadhouse – Our Experience
Read more: Spuds Roadhouse – Our ExperienceIt was a welcome relief to finally get here, after driving 370 Km from our last place Blyth Showgrounds. The campground looked well kept, but due to heavy usage, the facilities were getting a bit tired, they were clean and usable. Our Thoughts The campground next to Spuds Roadhouse is not actually run by them,…
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Blyth Sportsground RV Park
Read more: Blyth Sportsground RV ParkThis is our review of this campground, which is a donation camp, we stayed here for one night. We would definitely stay here again, the whole campground and facilities are top notch. Our Experience The campground is well maintained, with great (near new) facilities, even including showers. It is about 140 Km north of Adelaide.…
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Tooleybuc Sporting Club
Read more: Tooleybuc Sporting ClubWe have stayed at the Tooleybuc Sports Club twice over the past year, and can recommend it to anyone wanting an overnight stay. This is about 470 Km to Adelaide. Our Opinion The first visit was in the middle of summer where the temps were hitting mid 30’s. It was hot, and also no power…
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Sandy Point Reserve – Our Experience
Read more: Sandy Point Reserve – Our ExperienceOur experience at Sandy Point reserve was a good one. In fact this campsite has to be one of the better free ones we have been to so far. If you are traveling through Hay, or want to stay a day or two, then consider this campsite. Description This campground is large, with plenty of…
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Carcoar Dam – Our Experience
Read more: Carcoar Dam – Our ExperienceThis 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…
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Burraga Dam Thompsons Creek
Read more: Burraga Dam Thompsons CreekThis is a free campground by Thompson Creek, which is a short drive from the small village of Burraga. This is one of the better free-camps we have come across in our travels so far. We didn’t have a look at the village because this was only a overnight stop on our way to Oberon.…
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Cowra Showground
Read more: Cowra ShowgroundWe stayed at this campground for 5 days, and found it to be well maintained, quite, and safe. A good place to stay, at a reasonable cost. This follows on from Bredbo Inn Hotel Our experience Our time here was a relaxed one, with Cathy working her 3 days, we didn’t do much, a quick…