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Tips on Touring Tasmania

Ezra from the UK, is hiring a motorhome, and organising a week’s camping in Tasmania. He said places are booking out already, and was hoping for some advice… Now, we’re just back from Tasmania and it is no surprise bookings are busy. Especially around that time. We had trouble, too – but there was still room in free camps. Firstly – here is our latest article that is perfect for you. I would recommend choosing one corner of Tasmania (depending on where you fly into Tasmania), otherwise in a week you’ll spend a lot of time driving. Many free camps

Michelle Gilmore 18 November, 2022

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A funny thing happened on the way to the Coopernook Hotel…

We’d ordered our lunch, found a table out the front of the pub with fabulous water views, and wandered over to the jetty for a look-see. On the opposite bank, a tinny was backed up to the edge, and plonked in the water. I thought the two fellows were off for a fish. But no, however, there was a plan. They rowed directly across the river, and they didn’t worry about the boat ramp. I spotted them moments later, happy at the bar. It would have it’s benefits, living ‘next door’ to a pub. Coopernook Hotel is not just any

Michelle Gilmore 11 November, 2022

Perrys Lookdown campground, Blue Mountains National Park

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4 new FREE camp sites in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales

Perrys Lookdown campground, Blue Mountains National Park We are pleased to announce there are two new reserves we have listed near Sydney’s beautiful Blue Mountains, plus a recent day use area is now available for camping and a new tent only site! Londonderry Reserve, NSW Londonderry Reserve There are no bookings for this new site. You’ll find BBQs and picnic tables, but no toilets or showers. Suitable for all except Big Rigs, please note this free camp is boggy in wet weather. Hartley Reserve 4WD only with steep unsealed access – you can camp here with your caravan, tent and

Michelle Gilmore 30 September, 2022

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Barrow Creek Roadhouse, NT reopens for camping!

After a low-key two and a half years, the Barrow Creek Hotel has been able to revitalise and offer meals and a place to stay to the weary traveller between Alice Springs and Tennant Creek. This welcoming roadhouse charges a small fee for unpowered pet-friendly sites at the side of the pub with use of amenities, and a bit extra for power. For a real Aussie outback experience, stop in at the roadhouse, enjoy a meal and support this long-time local business. The pub itself is almost 90 years old, with the owner, Les, operating it for the last 34

Tyla Elmer 30 September, 2022

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Free camp and relive history at The Maryanne, Yuleba, Queensland

The last Cobb & Co coach service in Australia travelled 76 km from Surat to Yuleba in 1924. In Yuleba, check out the The Cobb & Co Wall before you set out. You can learn about the horse drawn carriages, the changing stations and the coach run if you drive the Cobb & Co Way, as you travel along this route.

Michelle Gilmore 21 September, 2022

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Budget priced and pet friendly: Doonvilla RV Park, Maryborough, Queensland

Maryborough, on the Fraser Coast of Queensland, really gets the thumbs up from us when it comes to free and budget camping options. Doonvilla RV Park is run by the Doon Villa Football Club Inc. Next to Maryborough Airport, Qld. Don’t worry – we couldn’t even hear the planes when we were there, the larger airport is in nearby Hervey Bay. It is great to be helping a local club for children! Here’s one of the comments from our Facebook page: “And all of the players are thankful to everyone who stays! You’re helping plenty of kids get outside and active

Michelle Gilmore 29 July, 2022

Carmel Cider Co Camp - image Overland Exposure

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Perth’s best camping secret: Carmel Cider Co, Western Australia

You know what they say about an apple a day! Carmel Cider Co Camp is our Ambassador Daniel’s happy place and Perth’s best kept camping secret – where you can camp amongst the apple trees or in the paddock and have a cidery down the driveway! It is just $20 a night, per vehicle, for an unpowered site. Ambassador Manda says the owners are lovely and there are toilets on site too (no showers or power) and it is only 25 minutes from Perth! There are minimal facilities, a dam for kayaking / swimming, cidery open for sales and tasting.

Michelle Gilmore 22 July, 2022

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Chambers Pillar: MUST SEE and 4WD budget camp, Northern Territory

Not just a camp area, this historical reserve is 160 km south of Alice Springs and is dominated by a 50m high sandstone pillar. At sunrise and sunset, the red and orange in the rock are impressive over the Simpson Desert plain. There are short walks so you can explore, take photos and local wildlife. Castle Rock, Northern Territory The local Aboriginal people believe that the pillar is the gecko ancestor Itirkawara. He and his wife were banished – turning into rock, his wife is Castle Rock, 500 metres north east. Also check out historical markers – John MacDouall Stuart

Michelle Gilmore 25 May, 2022

Beaches & Coasts

Oceanfront FREE CAMP: Green Point Beach, Marrawah, Tasmania

Here is a beautiful coastal campsite in the rugged west coast of Tasmania. It is free, pet friendly and protected from the wind. Metres down the road, you’re at the beach! The park here has toilets, cold showers, a playground, sheltered BBQ and picnic tables right over the beach with AMAZING views. There are more picnic tables in the camp area (see the video below). Suited for motorhomes, campervans, camper trailers and tents. Bring drinking water. Cold outdoor showers. No open fires allowed. The campsite is clearly signed and on the right before the beach. Choose from flat bitumen sites

Michelle Gilmore 18 March, 2022

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Tips on Touring Tasmania

A funny thing happened on the way to the Coopernook Hotel…

4 new FREE camp sites in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales

Barrow Creek Roadhouse, NT reopens for camping!

Free camp and relive history at The Maryanne, Yuleba, Queensland

Budget priced and pet friendly: Doonvilla RV Park, Maryborough, Queensland

Perth’s best camping secret: Carmel Cider Co, Western Australia

Chambers Pillar: MUST SEE and 4WD budget camp, Northern Territory

Oceanfront FREE CAMP: Green Point Beach, Marrawah, Tasmania

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