Northern Territory Archives - Camps Australia Wide

Camping

Free camp at Curtin Springs Wayside Inn, Northern Territory

Free camp at Curtin Springs Wayside Inn – a definite stop in the Red Centre in Northern Territory! One of our fam has headed out on a four hour tour to Mt Conner. We’re stowed up at the ‘bough shed’, the historic original homestead for the Severin family in 1956. Three years they lived here! Desert Oak, chicken wire and spinifex grass make up the structure. Read up on it: they say they were the first evaporative air conditioners – just put a sprinkler on the roof. A common shelter back then, is now a brilliant – and unique –

Michelle Gilmore 3 October, 2024

Camping

GoRV Freedom Camp of the Month: Churchill’s Head, Northern Territory

Our GoRV Freedom Camp of the Month is Churchill’s Head, north of Tennant Creek, in the Northern Territory. Read the full article here. Find more destinations throughout Australia in the CAMPS 12 guide books, CAMPS Pendium boxed set and FREE updated CAMPS AUSTRALIA WIDE App. Download the Camps App for iPhone/iPad or Android

Michelle Gilmore 19 September, 2024

Camping

Is Bitter Better? Mataranka Vs Bitter Springs in Northern Territory

Mataranka Springs and Bitter Springs are two hot spring fed pools located in Elsey National Park, in the Roper Area of Northern Territory. They really are a must see and stop if you are travelling the Stuart Highway. However, both have their attributes, each has a caravan park nearby, and another down the road. If you are limited on time, here’s what you need to know… Bitter Springs The first springs you will come to travelling from the north. It is an easy flat walk from the Bitter Springs Cabins and Camping to the site. There is a day use

Michelle Gilmore 28 August, 2024

Camping

Aussie campsites with names funnier than a Dad joke

You know when you drive past a road sign and it makes you smile? These real places with funny names really are like a Dad joke! I mean, how did the name come about, and what were people thinking back then! For instance, snowy Dinner Plain in Victoria. “Dinner what?” people say when I tell them where we are right now! Here’s some other camps and places from around the country, so well named you’ll want to chuckle, and go there! Remember our Father’s Day Giveaway! Simply purchase a CAMPS AUSTRALIA WIDE print guide, and you are in the draw

Michelle Gilmore 26 August, 2024

Camping

CMCA Humpty Doo RV Park – Northern Territory

It’s always great to add a new site to our listings, and this time it’s the new CMCA Humpty Doo RV Park in the Northern Territory. Located off the Arnhem Highway south-east of Darwin you’ll find it at the rear of the iconic Humpty Doo Hotel. There are large flat sites with direct access to the hotel and park guests are able to use the hotel swimming pool also. It is suitable for all sized RVs, with a dump point with potable water as well as onsite caretaker. The park has disabled access, is pet friendly and generators are permitted.

Leisa Cooper 25 August, 2024

BEST BEACH Pender Bay, WA - one of our “BEST OF”

Camping

Announcing the “BEST OF” our Outback Aussie Camping Adventure, Winter, 2024

BEST BEACH Pender Bay, WA Now our 16,000km “Across The Centre – through the Pilbara – across the Gibb River Road and home via the Stuart, Barkly Highways and the Matilda Way” (phew) is over, it is time for a “BEST OF” round up! And yes, we travelled the Outback Way, Adventure Way, Barcoo Way, Strzelecki Track, Oodnadatta Track, Stuart and Lasseters Highway and a fair chunk of Australia’s Longest Shortcut! Not in that order. Here’s our run down and recommendations for your future trips … including Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia and Queensland, covering a whole lot of

Michelle Gilmore 9 August, 2024

Nackeroo Scenic Lookout, Timber Creek NT

Camping

Be ‘in the know’ with these brand NEW campsites!

Nackeroo Scenic Lookout, Timber Creek NT Over the last week, we’ve been sharing our winter road trip – working hard checking on sites, adding new campsites and day use areas plus updating photos, like these! Leaving the boabs, we had fun nights with fellow travellers, and stopped into epic camps and stations. There is something ALL of you could also do for us (pretty please). We would be grateful if you check out the town you are in (either travelling or home) and please add the best picnic area or DAY USE to the CAMPS App. A photo would also

Michelle Gilmore 25 July, 2024

Camping

Camp at these Station Stays from our Across the Centre Roadtrip

Thanks to everyone who gave us a heartwarming review on google! Remember to email us with screenshots of your kind review – that way, we can post out our Camps playing cards as a thank you. Be quick – they are for the first 25 emails we receive. Here’s the link … Our adventures continue north to the Pilbara region. Here’s a selection from our last few days – a little sneak peek! We’ve been so remote, about 180km west of the hottest place in Australia. Look out for this week’s ‘Where am I Friday?’…or

Michelle Gilmore 7 June, 2024

country town showgrounds at Koorawatha, NSW at Sunset

Budget Campsite

Discover showground camping – good for facilities, space and the wallet!

Koorawatha Showgrounds, NSW at Sunset You asked for it, you get it! Brett Kempster wrote to us and suggested: “What about a feature on country town showgrounds providing low cost camping? We stayed in a couple but our last trip…through NT, Qld and NSW really highlighted to us how brilliant an option they are. A few we stayed in on that trip: Adelaide River (NT) – even had a pool Mundubbera (Qld) – quiet hospitable town Moree (NSW) – RSL out the back gate Narrabri (NSW) – brilliant, quiet and near town I’m sure there are many others people can

Michelle Gilmore 24 May, 2024