Victoria

Ludlows Reserve is a large free camping area with lake access for boating, fishing and swimming. Lake Hume is a very popular spot for ski boats.  We were there over a long weekend and it was packed through the day with lots locals set up for a day on the water. WHERE IS IT? Lake Hume is 25kms south east of Albury. CAMP FEES FREE!! **fees current at the time of this post CAMPGROUND INFORMATION As you drive in there is space to camp in the actual reserve, although, when we arrived it was [Read more...]

FRY'S FLAT CAMPGROUND is within Howqua Hills Historic Area.  There are several campgrounds in the area all with access to the river and plenty of space and shade. Howqua Hills is 35km south east of Mansfield and not too far from the alpine village of Mount Buller.  WHERE IS IT? Brocks Road, Howqua Hills, VIC From Mansfield you follow Mount Buller Road for around 19kms then turn onto Howqua Track for the remaining 16km which is on good gravel road through to the camping area. CAMP [Read more...]

When we visited the Victorian High Country recently we free camped in the beautiful Howqua Hills Historic Area at SHEEPYARD FLAT CAMPGROUND. Howqua Hills is 35km south east of Mansfield and not too far from the alpine village of Mount Buller.  There are several campgrounds all with access to the river and plenty of space and shade. WHERE IS IT? Brocks Road, Howqua Hills, VIC From Mansfield you follow Mount Buller Road for around 19kms then turn onto Howqua Track for the remaining 16km [Read more...]

Tarnagulla is a small township 40 minutes west of Bendigo in Victoria.  The Recreation Reserve is a large area and a great low cost camping option. WHERE IS IT? Wayman Street, Tarnagulla VIC   CAMP FEES $5 per day, per vehicle ** Fees current at the time of post ** CAMPGROUND INFORMATION Toilets Showers ($1/3 minutes) Fires allowed Pet friendly Tennis Court No camping permitted on the oval.  Tarnagulla is a popular gold detecting area and [Read more...]

This park is around 15kms west of Bendigo and a great place to base yourself to explore the area. This also gives you the advantage of a bit of peace and quiet not being right in the middle of town. It is a smaller park and wasn’t overly busy during our stay. And, even though it’s on the Calder Highway, traffic noise wasn’t a problem. 📍 1449 Calder Highway, Marong VIC Click on map to open in Google Maps A powered site only cost us $56 per night for [Read more...]