Hi everyone trying to find some free camping areas near the coast is rare as hens teeth! Looking at early next year but wanted to find some definates before then. Anyone know of any on NWS coast - and I mean from Eden to Coolangata!-
Cheers DiDi
Roving-Dutchy said
05:34 PM Oct 31, 2014
If you have a smart phone get Wiki Camps and you'll never look back, very low one off cost only $7.49
David
D and D said
06:03 PM Oct 31, 2014
It's often not easy but as David said, Wiki Camps is a fantastic resource as is the Camps 7 book. You may also find something at these sites:
If you want to know all the good free sites, befriend some back-packers they know them all. As you travel you'll also find RVs parked in rest areas and other locations that are free and chatting with them will reveal other sites.
Best of luck,
Dave
didi said
06:08 PM Oct 31, 2014
Thankyou for such good advice. I do have camps 7 but still not a lot of free camps near beaches. I just wondered if anyone had any favorite spots or sites.
Cheers Didi
didi said
06:11 PM Oct 31, 2014
Is wikicamps any different to camps7?
Dunmowin said
06:32 PM Oct 31, 2014
Didi, if it is not in Camp or Wiki, then it is probably not there. There are not too many "free" camps near the beach
03_troopy said
07:18 PM Oct 31, 2014
As said, not many coastal free camps these days, but the best outback free camps aren't listed on either. You have to find them yourself by exploring dirt tracks near rivers or just tracks off the main roads. Google earth used to be good for finding them along some of the major outback roads where they had decent resolution when you zoom in, if you get a chance to before you leave on your trip. Pick a spot roughly where you need to stop for the night, then zoom in and just crawl along the road till you find a track that looks a likely spot. Good idea to find a few in each area in case they aren't suitable when you actually see them.
Our last trip we came to a herd of cattle being driven along the road near Walgett. Asked one of the young drovers if he knew of a spot off the road a bit that was OK for camping. Told us about a fantastic spot beside the river which we spent the night at. He forgot to tell us they were bedding the cattle down about 500M up from us though. Talk about a bloody racket LOL. There was also another mob (or possibly the rest of the same mob) about 1K down the other way as well.
D and D said
08:03 PM Oct 31, 2014
Di, There is quite a lot of difference between Wiki Camps and Camps 7 and I believe WikiCamps if far superior. It's cheaper, it's regularly updated by users, it provides reviews, pictures, gives price information, provides a navigator function to guide you to the site as well as a compass and satellite finder (not very accurate but for the initial direction). And it's far more compact since it resides on you mobile phone (if you have a smart phone) and provides voiced instructions.
Regards
Dave
Roving-Dutchy said
08:11 PM Oct 31, 2014
didi wrote:
Is wikicamps any different to camps7?
The main difference is probably the price and Wiki Camps is being updated constantly by its users, so it will continue to get better all the time, I think that Wiki Camps has made Camps 7 redundant,
there is no need to be connected to the internet to use it, you just need to download the maps and data before you leave home and carry out an update occasionally when on Wi Fi.
David
Renfrew said
04:50 AM Nov 1, 2014
Try the "Camping Sites" webpage in Go See OZ website
Includes all the previous mentioned, plus Show grounds, National Parks, State Parks, Rest Areas, 4wd camps, Private Properties, Farmstay. even Driver Reviver.
It's our Campedia
didi said
11:04 AM Nov 1, 2014
Wow thanks for all the great info guys. will look at all the sites and get the wikicamps. But still say getting anywhere near a beach isnt as easy as the bush. Cheers Didi
SnowT said
12:22 PM Nov 1, 2014
Di check out Yeoeleven Posts as he is purely into free camps of Cheap Camp's..
I doubt john spends a lot on camping fee's..
Juergen..
Psst Wiki camps does seem to be the app..
J
Jenzarl said
01:40 PM Nov 1, 2014
Are there reliable maps that you can download to the laptop that can be perused offline.
We have camps 7 book and Wikicamps so It is not an absolute necessity but would be helpful Jen
Blue said
03:26 PM Nov 1, 2014
Luv my wikicamps!!
JayDee said
06:07 PM Nov 1, 2014
We have two bibles.
The Camp book and Wikicamps.
Works for us.
I am sure that there are others but these give the best and are updated regularly.
Jay&Dee
Santa said
06:21 PM Nov 1, 2014
JayDee wrote:
We have two bibles. The Camp book and Wikicamps. Works for us. I am sure that there are others but these give the best and are updated regularly. Jay&Dee
Pretty much agree, what one doesn't tell you the other often does.
Being a bit of a prospector and having a nose for potential sites helps as well.
Mousey said
05:31 AM Nov 2, 2014
another vote for wikicamps
Kisha said
07:42 PM Nov 2, 2014
I agree Google is great for locating a lot of those nice little secluded beachy nooks .....wink.....Kisha
NeilandRaine said
09:57 PM Nov 2, 2014
Two come to mind that we have used. Coopernook, about 20 k north of Taree and Elenbourgh ???? spell check, its about 40 k in from Port Macquarie on the oxley Highway. worth the k's
Hi everyone trying to find some free camping areas near the coast is rare as hens teeth! Looking at early next year but wanted to find some definates before then. Anyone know of any on NWS coast - and I mean from Eden to Coolangata!-
Cheers DiDi
David
www.caravancaravan.com.au/
acpr.myparklist.com/
www.findacamp.com.au/
If you want to know all the good free sites, befriend some back-packers they know them all. As you travel you'll also find RVs parked in rest areas and other locations that are free and chatting with them will reveal other sites.
Best of luck,
Dave
Cheers Didi
Didi, if it is not in Camp or Wiki, then it is probably not there. There are not too many "free" camps near the beach
Our last trip we came to a herd of cattle being driven along the road near Walgett. Asked one of the young drovers if he knew of a spot off the road a bit that was OK for camping. Told us about a fantastic spot beside the river which we spent the night at. He forgot to tell us they were bedding the cattle down about 500M up from us though. Talk about a bloody racket LOL. There was also another mob (or possibly the rest of the same mob) about 1K down the other way as well.
Regards
Dave
The main difference is probably the price and Wiki Camps is being updated constantly by its users, so it will continue to get better all the time, I think that Wiki Camps has made Camps 7 redundant,
there is no need to be connected to the internet to use it, you just need to download the maps and data before you leave home and carry out an update occasionally when on Wi Fi.
David
Includes all the previous mentioned, plus Show grounds, National Parks, State Parks, Rest Areas, 4wd camps, Private Properties, Farmstay. even Driver Reviver.
It's our Campedia
I doubt john spends a lot on camping fee's..
Juergen..
Psst Wiki camps does seem to be the app..
J
Are there reliable maps that you can download to the laptop that can be perused offline.
We have camps 7 book and Wikicamps so It is not an absolute necessity but would be helpful Jen
The Camp book and Wikicamps.
Works for us.
I am sure that there are others but these give the best and are updated regularly.
Jay&Dee
Pretty much agree, what one doesn't tell you the other often does.
Being a bit of a prospector and having a nose for potential sites helps as well.
I agree Google is great for locating a lot of those nice little secluded beachy nooks .....wink.....Kisha