Hi guys , took delivery of our new 17 : 56 : 2 expanda a few weeks ago and have read a lot of the information that has been added to this forum and it has been unreal , a great help for a newbie like myself . Let's hope all the reading pays of ! The free camping areas that are in "places" on this forum and marked with a blue pin , example Bulahelah show ground can you just pull in there and stay a night ? I all so noticed a lot of the blue pins are reserves . I am looking for a spot to free camp about 3 - 4 hours north of Sydney just of the pacific hwy . Any advice on free camping areas and how they work would be great .
Free camping areas
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Hi @tenere free camping is just that, pull up, find a spot, set up & settle down, some stops are better than others, sometimes there are happy hours and nibbles, usually always good folk and full of information. As far as free camps that your after have you tried checking out the book (or I should say The Bible) Camps 7, great book for camp sites all over Oz, lots of us use it religiously (no pun intended). The Cartscopes maps from the Tourist Info Centres are good as well, other books you might want to look out for are titled The Guide To Free Camping In Tasmania, The Guide To Free Camping In The South Of W.A, or The Guide To Free Camping In The North Of W.A. to name a few for example, there are lots of other titles in the series, also Bush Camps and Rest Areas Throughout Australia, Bush Camps and Rest Areas Around Australia and Touring in Australia on a Tight Budget. Hope this helps.
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*Try posting a bit more so your post isn't boring* for the Camps 'bible', although we are still using Camps 4!!
There's also a great App for iPhone (and Android I think) called WikiCamps. There is a small fee but is excellent value. You can also download the content and use it when there's no phone service.
There's also a great App for iPhone (and Android I think) called WikiCamps. There is a small fee but is excellent value. You can also download the content and use it when there's no phone service.
Yep have camp 6 but don't use it as wiki camps covers all bases and just gets better and better the more people use it and add to it from their own experiences.
Thanks gwadir I will look around for one of the books you mentioned
Wiki camps is awesome. It has comments, photos, and fairly self explanatory icons for camp features. It requires user contribution, which fortunately there is enough of, but more would be better.
But like anything where people throw their two bobs worth in, you may agree or disagree because you have your own perspective. That said, most if the comments I've read on the 20 or so parks I've been to over the last 18 months, have provided a fairly accurate impression of each park.
But like anything where people throw their two bobs worth in, you may agree or disagree because you have your own perspective. That said, most if the comments I've read on the 20 or so parks I've been to over the last 18 months, have provided a fairly accurate impression of each park.
@tenere I wanted to endorse the comments about wiki camps. It's a cool app that you can search and filter different camp sites and caravan parks. It's always up to date and let's you view the website for the caravan park and even call if you have it loaded on your phone although I find that the map looks better on the ipad. It also gives you the option of finding sites near you and give the option of getting directions. For free camps it lets you view pics and comments by other visitors. For about 5 dollars it's cheap compared to a book.
Just spent the last few days (Tuesday - Today) travelling from Melbourne to Cairns and used the Camps 6 book for places to stay. Some of the sites are misleading in the descriptions, but in the most part we have had a fantastic trip. Although in saying that, especially at this time of year when alot of the "Grey Nomads" have headed North for the Winter, if you aren't in a camp spot by 16:00, you will find they are filling up and you could be struggling to get in, this is especially evident at popular places.
Have to agree with the rest, I use Camps 7 and WikiCamps , add a bit of Common Sense and come to a most agreeable campsite. Of course hauling up and setting camp before 1600 is a must to secure The Site..............as well as set up for happy hour.
As for your original question of a free camp 3-4 hrs nth of Sydney & just off the hwy.
we stayed at bulahdelah lions park which is next to the southern side of the bridge that leads into the town ship on the old hwy, it's a nice place right on the river & a short walk across the bridge into town
we stayed at bulahdelah lions park which is next to the southern side of the bridge that leads into the town ship on the old hwy, it's a nice place right on the river & a short walk across the bridge into town
Have stayed at the campground at Bulahdelah and found it a good camp, no facilities but across the bridge in town is toilets and I believe one of the servos has pay showers
We camped there 2yr ago on our way to the Kimberlys and actually watched the dvd Wolf Creek , we were the only campers in there as the movie finished around 10 pm spotlights were heading towards us with the shivering sound of what we thought was a shooters ute .I try to avoid Wolf creek.
As it turned into our camp we saw it was a rattly ol Nissan ute with a camper on its back !!!
That put the wind up us .....