Australia: Campsites, Caravan Parks & More

This is a fantastic low cost camp and we spent three nights here enjoying the beautiful views!  The owner, Harvey, is very friendly and welcoming and more than happy to share his knowledge of the local area. WHERE IS IT? 3532 Arthur Highway, Murdunna, Tasman Peninsula TAS CAMP FEES $7.50 per adult/per night CAMPGROUND INFORMATION Gorgeous water views Level area Toilets and showers available - on tank water, so use sparingly!! Great shallow beach for the kids to [Read more...]

HUONVILLE CARAVAN PARK was a stand out caravan park for us! Rowen, the park owner, caters very well for the kids! Each day at 4pm he has a display in the Farming Pavilion ...we’ve seen him milking Wattle the cow, shearing a sheep, the kids have been able to hold day old chicks, pat five week old calves and watch tassie devils being fed! On the last night of our stay Rowen and Badge, the sheep dog, even took a dozen or so sheep for a wander around the park! WHERE IS IT? Wilmot Road, [Read more...]

Now this is the type of FREE CAMP we’ve been looking and waiting for in Tasmania! WHERE IS IT? Brady's Lake, TASMANIA CAMP FEES FREE!!! CAMPGROUND INFORMATION A few private campsites are dotted along the lake - we scored one of these! More flat area and room near the boat ramp (see pic). No facilities, need to be fully self contained. Lake front campsites. Great looking boat ramp. Fires allowed. Great for fishing, swimming, boating. Magic spot! [Read more...]

On looking at the map, we decided Zeehan was a good spot to stay to have a look around the West Coast.  The owners have recently purchased the park and have lots of ideas in the pipeline to continue to improve the facilities. The park was nice to stay at and the owners were more than helpful and friendly, however, just bear in mind there is nothing too much in the township of Zeehan other than the West Coast Heritage Centre.  So depending on what you want to do in the area, Strahan [Read more...]

LAKE GAIRDNER is a fantastic FREE camp!  We based ourselves here to explore Cradle Mountain as it is only a 30 minute drive to the Visitor Information Centre. It was quite busy when we stayed (it was the end of December though).  We assume out of peak season it would be fairly quiet and you may even have the place to yourself! WHERE IS IT? Moina Road, MOINA, TASMANIA CAMP FEES FREE!!! CAMPGROUND INFORMATION Large area with lake views. Campers were set up on [Read more...]