Free camping sites in Latrobe Victoria

Free Camping ……. and caravanning is one of the more rewarding ways to explore and experience a place. This is especially true in a country like Australia, famous for the great outdoors.

There are plenty of campsites tucked away – but if you don’t know where they are you can easily miss them. People often assume that it won’t be difficult to find a place to stopover on a budget but soon discover it can be a lot more expensive than anticipated. Or worse, they can’t find somewhere to stop and continue driving when they are tired.

These “free camping” sites include rest areas, picnic areas, parklands or parking areas next to a business. You can also stay for free at some hotels, state forests or RV Parks – we even come across free caravan parks!

Some would only be suitable for a brief overnighter on your journey and may have a maximum time limit. Others are next to pools or rivers, with toilets and you are welcome to bring along your pets and stay for longer.

Generally, less pricey means less facilities. However, we list free camps with pools, showers, playgrounds, near boat ramps and wonderful views. Some are close to world class destinations, and Aussie icons.

Just use the symbols or the filters to find them in our comprehensive guide books and Camps Australia Wide App!

Here’s a preview of campsites and caravan parks we have found with 30 years of research! Happy camping…

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JB Plain Hut Campground, Dinner Plain by CAMPS AUSTRALIA WIDE

Free camp at JB Plain Hut in the Victorian High Country

JB Plain Hut is the first hut you will come across from Dinner Plain, only 1.8 km towards Hotham Alpine Village in Victoria High Country. Surprisingly, there were several RVs at the carpark entrance on the Great Alpine Road – and at least 4 tents around the hut and my favourite snow gums. One skier set up right on the edge of the plain. A beautiful spot! It is a walk-in site for tent camping – with a drop toilet. The two room hut is pretty rustic inside and out – there is a fireplace, the hut is only for

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Buckland Valley Road - Clear Creek Camp

10 free camps along Buckland Valley Road – riverside and pet friendly!

Clear Creek, VIC Buckland Valley Road has ten free camps out on this beautiful river, near Porepunkah. Just off the Great Alpine Road, it is a pretty part of the world, and one we return to again and again! All these campgrounds are pet friendly and three are new listings. There is also a national park site at the end, Beveridge Station, no pets. After 16 km in, the dirt road begins, and true it was worse the further you travel! Most of these sites have toilets. To keep sites like these operating, please do respect the land and leave

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Wunghnu Rec Reserve, VIC

NEW Free Camp at Wunghnu, Victoria

Wunghnu Rec Reserve has been reopened by Moira Shire Council. It is a free 48 hour RV stop on the Goulburn Valley Highway. Locally, visitors can check out the Moira Miniature Rail, enjoy a coffee or meal at the local cafe or spot the singular ewe on Australia’s first reinforced concrete water tower. Moira Shire is a beauty, bordered by the Murray River! You can explore the silo art trail like we did or stop at one of many waterside free camps, like these: RV Friendly overnight camps are also available at: Forges Beach No 1 and No 2, downstream

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GoRV Freedom Camp of the Month is Fort O'Hare Campground

GoRV Freedom Camp of the Month: Fort O’Hare Campground VIC

Our GoRV Freedom Camp of the Month is Fort O’Hare Campground at Dartmoor, in the south western corner of Victoria. It is not too far from the Great Ocean Road and this camp is on the Glenelg River. Read the full article here. Find more camps and caravan parks throughout Australia in the CAMPS 12 guide books, CAMPS Pendium boxed set and FREE updated CAMPS AUSTRALIA WIDE App. Score 15% off Camps 12 B4 (Easy to Read with Photos) by adding in the below code at checkout. EXPLOREAUS Add the code EXPLOREAUS into the checkout and SAVE today! Download the Camps

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Buckety Plain, Victoria

10 camps that don’t cost you a cent!

Boy, have we seen some awesome free camps lately! Although we’ve based ourselves at Dinner Plain- we’ve had epic drives through the Victorian High Country. (You can check out the chalet here, there is room to park up a van out the front. But don’t take one up in winter!) One thing up here, free camps are plentiful. Buckety Plain (pictured), Raspberry Hill and Langfords West are a winning free camp trifecta in the Alpine National Park – east of Falls Creek. That is, if you love the Aussie bush, hiking and escaping the heat. PRETTY PRITCHARDS CAMPGROUND This beautiful

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Junction reef new FREE CAMP Burnt Yards Blayney REgion

Imagine yourself at these NEW camps for a Happy NEW Year!

Junction reef new FREE CAMP Burnt Yards Blayney Region   Good news and new camps for 2024. There is a lot of talk about free camps and pub stays disappearing. Yes, you see the odd site close – but here at CAMPS AUSTRALIA WIDE we are actually adding more new sites every week! Many are free camps, and definitely pubs, too! In fact, we currently have 1378 NEW sites (day use, too) listed in our database. Unlike other apps, these don’t include duplicate or dodgy user generated sites – because we check every single one, like in the video below.

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