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GORV Freedom Camp of the Month Karoonda SA

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Freedom Camp of the Month: Karoonda Wheat Shuffle

Our GoRV Freedom Camp of the Month is Karoonda Wheat Shuffle in South Australia. Read the full article here. Here’s our ‘best of’ list where Karoonda really stood out! Find more budget and free camping sites, or caravan parks throughout Australia in the FREE updated CAMPS 12 guide books, CAMPS Pendium boxed set and CAMPS AUSTRALIA WIDE App. Download the Camps App for iPhone/iPad or Android

Michelle Gilmore 29 February, 2024

Graeme Claxton Reserve Cadell SA by TOP CAMPS contributor Michael Lennon

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TOP CAMPS contributor shares 2 favourite camps

TOP CAMPS fan Michael Lennon is an RV travel expert. He uses his CAMPS guides to find wonderful free camps and plan his trips.

Michelle Gilmore 25 July, 2023

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A free caravan park at Coonalpyn, South Australia

UPDATE May 2023: Coonalpyn Caravan Park is still free for unpowered camping, but with a fee for power & showers, using a pay wave system, and a great place to check out! Who doesn’t love a freebie! We have to give a shout out to Coorong District Council managing Coonalpyn Caravan Park also known as the Coonalpyn Soldiers Memorial Park. The park underwent some refurbishment earlier this year and council opted to charge no fees during that time, and have decided to continue that model for the time being and you will only pay as you use with a fee

Leisa Cooper 4 November, 2022

Red Cliff Beach Camp - Image by Overland Exposure

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Feed the family from free camp, Red Cliff Beach, South Australia

Red Cliff Beach in SA, just 13 km south of Tumby Bay is pet friendly, with mobile coverage and a zero price and zero facilities. But you are rewarded with priceless views and abundant fishing! Fishing is best here at high tide off the points, and in the inlet. Said CAMPS Ambassador, Manda, “Daniel went fishing with a friend in his boat and they caught enough King George Whiting and squid to feed the family every lunch and dinner. Others were fishing off the rocks and spearfishing, both were also successful!” The southern end of Red Cliff is a beachfront camping area.

Michelle Gilmore 17 October, 2022

Newman Rock Western Australia - image Adams Family Travels

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Nullarbor free camp: Newman Rock, Western Australia

Newman Rock Western Australia – image Adams Family Travels CAMPS Ambassadors Tracey and Dale report on a free camp site in WA – along the iconic route: The Nullarbor. There are so many free camps to stay at along The Nullarbor. Newman Rock is located 50km west of Balladonia or 142km East of Norseman. There is plenty of room to camp and you will find some fire pits, rubbish bins and picnic tables. To access this camp, you travel about 1km north, off the Eyre Highway along a dirt road. If you take a short walk from the camp ground

Michelle Gilmore 17 October, 2022

10k Peg Parking Area, The Nullarbor, South Australia - image Michael Lennon

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Five star free camping at 10k Peg Parking Area, The Nullarbor, South Australia

“We had traversed the Nullarbor 16 times before but never stayed at a camp site for more than one night. …after travelling in non-stop rain all day we crossed the WA/SA border and stopped at the 10K peg inside SA. The next morning we woke to find the rain had cleared and there was a beautiful, clear blue sky. The other campers spread over the large area headed off, we had the site to ourselves and so decided that we would chill out, enjoy the vista, have a fire and stay a second night. We live in such a lucky

Michelle Gilmore 23 September, 2022

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Free camp at the Bellum Hotel, South Australia

New owners for Bellum Hotel on the Limestone Coast of South Australia. Good news is still offer free camping…

Michelle Gilmore 20 December, 2021

Greenways Landing - Images Courtesy of Scott Tonkin

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New listing: Greenways Landing, Nildottie South Australia

Images Courtesy of Scott Tonkin A new listing for us, and a beaut little spot to sneak away to is Greenways Landing just 3 km W of Nildottie in SA. Not far from Swan Reach and run by council, there’s plenty of room to stretch out, catch yabbies and do some fishing. Mid Murray Council has added a toilet and gravel road, best of all it’s pet friendly and free. All size vehicles are welcome here, but the road in can be slippery in the wet. You’ll find a boat ramp, nice shady campsites, and a good swimming hole. Watch

Leisa Cooper 29 March, 2021

SA Greenrise Lake Penola - Image Credit Chris Alger @far_tracer on Instagram

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Explore cellar doors at donation site, Greenrise Lake, South Australia

Image Credit Chris Alger @far_tracer on Instagram Penola is described as the “perfect place to pause”, and it is a well-earned title. There are more than 20 wineries and cellar doors in Coonawarra – you can even cycle to some from the campgrounds. For self-contained vehicles, it is just outside Penola, with large flat sites, BBQs, picnic tables, 48-hour limit, and is suitable for big rigs and dogs. Flushing toilets are in the adjacent picnic area. This magnificent site has a newly paved arboretum to explore the trees and 1.2km pathways, the Adam Lindsay Gordon walk around the dry lake,

Michelle Gilmore 16 June, 2020