A free-camp on the Murray River where Nyah Recreation Reserve offers plenty of room with reasonable level sites with plenty of shade from the trees. We drove for about 1km around the reserve, so when we say plenty of room, there really is.
- Website: Swan Hill Council
- Fee Category: Donation
- Booking: No
- Dog Friendly: Yes
- Amenities: toilets
- Dump point: Yes
- Pool: No
- Fire pits: Yes
- Telstra: Good
- Starlink: May have problems with trees
Our Opinion
When you arrive to Nyah Recreation Reserve camp site you are greeted with a large green grass area to your left, which you can camp on. I believe the amenities are there we don’t know for sure because we went further along the track to camp next to the river.
You can drive along this track for quite a distance making this a massive camp site. The start of it has a bank so if you park up there you won’t get a view of the river however the further down the track you go the better it was. It was peaceful with not much noise or traffic along the tracks after around 8 pm. You could have a fire however we were in a fire ban season so unfortunately not for us.
There was plenty of room where we were and our dog Shadow, had a ball being off lead and running after his ball. He could have played for hours. We kept a close eye on him all the time. He never goes far as he misses us.
You must be fully self contained so no grey water can be dropped on the ground. Take all your rubbish and as they say – take photos and leave only footprints. Great to be able to help preserve this area for future use. It was very relaxing for an overnight stay.
It wasn’t very far into the small town if you wanted to walk. We were too far down the track to do that. Near the entrance were some statues and BBQ areas and tables with arch roof to help keep the sun off. Great day area.
While we where there there was not much wind, but I would think that with this many tress around you would be quite sheltered. There are signs warning about falling branches and we did find a substantial fallen branch on the ground not far from our camp. If that came down during a storm or not, we will never know.
Pictures from Nyah Recreation Reserve
