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Camps Australia Wide stop at Winton - Long Waterhole, Queensland - Drone image by Hugh Gilmore

Destinations

Favourite free camp: Long Waterhole, Winton, Queensland

Drone image by Hugh Gilmore Geez, we enjoyed our night here! The sky and birdlife was amazing – but rug up as it was on the chilly side (it was winter).⠀ Long Waterhole in Winton, Queensland is commonly known as the locals’ waterhole. It is approximately 2 km from Winton (dirt road) on the Jundah Road. Long Waterhole is man-made and was once used during the Outback Festival as the site for the World Crayfish Derby! Camps Australia Wide stop at Winton – Long Waterhole The townsfolk often go there in the summertime for a swim and occasionally a speedboat

Michelle Gilmore 30 July, 2024

Camping

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

Michelle Gilmore 8 March, 2024

NT Mud Tank Zircon Field Fossicking Area

Free Camping Northern Territory

Fossick at Mud Tank Zircon Field, Northern Territory

Stay the night on a fossicking field. Zircon is a lesser known semi-precious gem stone, found by digging and sieving.

Michelle Gilmore 11 July, 2023

Wooldridge Fossicking Rocky River Uralla, NSW

Free Camping

Rocky River fossicking and free camp, Uralla, NSW

If you are looking for a free camping area rich with Australian History, you will find it at Wooldridge Recreation & Fossicking Reserve, Rocky River

Camps Team 11 July, 2023

Free Camping Tasmania

Free camp at Pioneer Lake, Tasmania

Here’s a free site in the north east corner of Tasmania – so easy distances from Musselroe Bay, Petal Point or Waterhouse Conservation Area.

Michelle Gilmore 6 April, 2023

Pinjarra RV Parking Area, WA - image by Michael Lennon

Camping

Free camp: Pinjarra RV Parking Area, WA

Have you visited Pinjarra, near Mandurah, only an hour south of Perth? And did you know Australia had another Murray River? Pinjarra RV Parking Area in Western Australia is a free camp and within walking distance of the town centre. You’ll find picnic tables, shade and the dump point is about 100 metres away. Additionally, it is pet friendly and there is room for Big Rigs. There is space for 15 recreational vehicles, with a maximum stay of 24 hours only. There must be 5 consecutive nights between any of your stays here. Where to eat Make sure you stop at Pinjarra

Michelle Gilmore 6 April, 2023

Annya Campground, Victoria - image Katrina Cragg

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Camper Review: Annya Campground, Victoria

A big thanks to Katrina Cragg for sending in her review and photos a beautiful free camp she found in her CAMPS book – Annya Campground, Victoria. “Hi Michelle, I have really enjoyed doing weekend trips away, exploring my own area, checking out free camps that I didn’t know existed, so thank you Michelle and Heatley, for all the work you and your team puts in to the books and the app! I love them! I receive your newsletters, which are awesome, thank you.” Regards Katrina Cragg Katrina Cragg at Annya Campground, Victoria This pretty spot is located in the south

Michelle Gilmore 20 January, 2023

Travellers @seaustravl had three incredible days at pet friendly, free camp Cosy Corner North

Beaches & Coasts

5 FREE oceanside camps near Binalong, in Tasmania’s breathtaking Bay of Fires

Travellers @seaustravl had three incredible days at pet friendly, free camp Cosy Corner North A colourful camping mecca, add The Bay of Fires to your itinerary! Just north of beautiful Binalong, not far from St Helens on the east coast of Tasmania, you’ll find 5 stunning beach camps, one after another! All free, and located in the well known Bay of Fires Conservation Area. https://youtu.be/OSyGR25ihXM We marvelled at the views, some campers had snaffled up pure oceanfront sites on little coves. Others were only metres from beach paths, with good facilities. In all of the locations, there’s fishing and swimming, you would be lulled

Michelle Gilmore 9 December, 2022

Theebine Hotel owner, Jackson, Queensland

Free Camping

Have fun at Theebine Hotel, Queensland

Theebine Hotel owner, Jackson If you haven’t been to Theebine, then you should! Update: We were back again, last weekend for the opening of the new deck at Theebine Hotel. What a night, and I slept like a baby in the van. Check out the photos on our socials! We visited last September, met the publican, some CAMPS fans (thanks Jeanette and friends) and said hi to the local councillor, Cr Dolly Jensen and had a lovely relaxed lunch! Since then, the Mary River flooded and has caused dreadful damage to the area. So, I’d say, they need your support even

Michelle Gilmore 11 November, 2022