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Gardners Falls DAY USE
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Swim at these pet friendly free camps this summer – and a waterfall!

Summer is here! We stopped at a Queensland swimming favourite, Gardner Falls last weekend. Check out pet friendly camp Maleny Showground in your CAMPS App or guides to stay nearby. It is budget priced, but this newsletter features FREE camps. Who said you can’t find free camps beside the water? Our last big trip was full of them! These camps below are also pet friendly… Private beach haven in SA Our CAMPS Ambassadors, Tracey and Dale said Point Brown was a great spot looking over the bay. Check out their Smoky Bay views in this video… Upgraded Caliguel Lagoon Donna

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Caliguel Lagoon Condamine NSW by Donna Burt
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Free camp at Caliguel Lagoon, Queensland

We love receiving feedback like this! “Thank you Michelle Gilmore for your post on Caliguel Lagoon free camp near Condamine QLD … Had it not been for that tip we would never have known about it and would have missed out on the most relaxing few days we could have dreamed of last week!” – Donna Burt Donna cautioned swimming here, as there were lots of snags under the muddy water. Of course, the river levels change so please be aware. She did say: “Plenty of room for the kids to run and play… and if you have some form

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Yorke Peninsula Bush Camping
Camping

Fee rise for Yorke Peninsula Bush Camping, South Australia

The gorgeous 19 bush camping sites along the Yorke Peninsula had a steep price rise from $10 to $20 per site per night.   Council explained that their bush camping has never had a price increase since camping commenced and had been running at a loss for quite some time. With the significant increase in the arrival of campers along this stretch of coastline, there has been some environmental damage that council is addressing.  They have installed new and improved toilets in all but 2 of the smaller campgrounds, and have employed an extra ranger to help monitor the environmental impact. 

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Fraser Island K'gari
4WD

Ten new listings on Fraser Island K’gari

Fraser Island K’gari In light of the royals Harry and Meghan’s visit to Fraser Island, we thought it was high time to add more campsites to the App and CAMPS 10. In addition to Cathedrals on Fraser listed in Caravan Parks 4, we now have four more campgrounds and six dump points listed! First thing to note – K’gari Fraser Island travel is only suited to high clearance, off road 4WDs only – there are soft sandy and rough tracks. Vehicle permits are required. Prebook trailer sites – they are limited, and if in holiday time, well ahead, Fraser can

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Summer is calling on Fraser Island
Camping

Summer is calling – cool down and camp here…plus a giveaway!

Summer is calling.  Please help us spread the word – and share our giveaway on your Facebook or socials! Or forward this email onto a camping buddy. They’ll thank you. Horizontal Falls is absolute bucket list material! Click on these stories for countless summer camping and Christmas inspiration, and let us know what you are planning? EPIC Island camps Not sure which campground to choose on K’gari Fraser Island, QLD? Here’s a run down on the most popular – and not so well known… Make sure you know where to swim! Fraser Island K’Gari – Adams Family Travels NEW Tassie

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Bakers-Shaft-REserve
Camping

How to keep free camps open and is this Australia’s windiest toilet?

Bakers Shaft REserve FREE CAMP Burnt Yards Blayney Wow, our now FREE App, premium App (camps+) and $20 000 Kimberley Bucket List Getaway giveaway has been SO popular. Remember if you already have an active subscription of the App, you’ve been upgraded to camps+. As a camps+ member, you can receive a MASSIVE 25% discount off CAMPS guides for Christmas. Check out the offers section in the App. If others would like to access this, the best way is go to the competition page and buy the 50 entry bundle. That also gives you access to camps+ and ALL the

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Secret Santa
Camping

Easy Secret Santa Gifts

Secret Santa is sorted! Thankfully, our family organised ourselves in time (our crew, Grandma, Auntie Bec and any partners – if here for Chrissy) – and Secret Santa is sorted. Our eldest found a cool Secret Santa Generator which not only tells you WHO you have this year, it stays in the system for when you forget. Haha! Plus, each person can make the job easier for their Secret Santa by adding potential gifts to a wishlist. And what did Heatley just find? A CAMPS guide! The website directs people straight to our shop! Thank you, ‘draw names’! We thought

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