I am travelling central and north west tassie, any good free camps on that route.any in fo will be helpfull
cheers
Ray
kiwijims said
03:51 AM Mar 5, 2015
G'day Ray, when we were down that way, about 5 years back, there was a pub on the intersection of the highway, where you turn off to Wine Glass Bay, for the cost of a feed at the pub, you could pull your van round the back and free camp for the night with free use of their amenities.
K.J.
blaze said
05:48 AM Mar 5, 2015
smithton boat ramp, tall timbers in smithton (self contained), show grounds in Stanley, they are just a couple of local ones but there are hundres of spot you can pull up for a night or so
cheers blaze
jules47 said
08:37 AM Mar 5, 2015
Hi Ray - if you go to the Free/Budget Camp Sites sub forum on the Grey Nomads here, you will find some terrific spots listed under the Tasmanian section.
They are updated regularly as people travel this great land. Enjoy Tassy - we did four months over there and loved all of it.
Bruce and Bev said
12:33 PM Mar 5, 2015
Hey Ray (it rhymes haha). As well as the great stuff on this Forum, do you have wikicamps? I use both.
Wikicamps is an app and good for android and Apple smart phones/tablets and Windows v8.1 Costs $8 a year. Actually shows a map section which has all of Aust on it - zoom into the areas you want and shows all the caravan parks and free camps that wikicamps members (and theres a lot of them) have listed. You can also get it as a free trial and if you don't like it - don't pay anything
PeterD said
03:19 PM Mar 5, 2015
kiwijims wrote:
there was a pub on the intersection of the highway, where you turn off to Wine Glass Bay,
Hi Jim, can you be a little more specific? I have searched up and down near the Coles Bay Road intersection of the Tasman Highway. I can't find a building that looks like it may have a pub. How far from the intersection do you remember it being?
Footprints said
04:21 PM Mar 5, 2015
There is a large area at Conara on Midland Hwy, Old Macs Farm 4klms from Launceston and a handy spot at Latrobe next to the IGA Supermarket (direction from info centre) $10 per night. Enjoy.
Dodger said
05:45 PM Mar 5, 2015
Scottsdale has a great free camp area with hot showers(You pay for the showers) Forth has self contained camping at the Rec ground. Many small towns offer free or budget camping. No pub at the intersection of main highway and wine glass bay (Coles Bay) turn off.
jules47 said
06:19 PM Mar 5, 2015
I think you might be a bit of a confused there - the pub in question may be the Dunally Pub, on the road to Port Arthur - Dunally township and a lot of the surrounding areas were devastated in the fires 2012/13 - only one in seven houses were left standing in the town, the pub owners own house was burnt to the ground, as well as the bakery, the general store was badly damaged, the saw mill burnt out. Through all of that you could still camp at the pub.
To go to Coles Bay, Wineglass Bay - there is Friendly Beaches campground ($), or Rivers and Rocks - bit dusty, with a pit toilet, but free.
-- Edited by jules47 on Thursday 5th of March 2015 06:19:33 PM
Big Gorilla said
06:36 PM Mar 5, 2015
There is also Myrtle Park, 40 km south east of Launceston on the road to Scottsdale. Huge area on a river, large BBQ area, toilets and hot showers only $6.00 a night.
-- Edited by Big Gorilla on Thursday 5th of March 2015 06:37:09 PM
Hey Ray (it rhymes haha). As well as the great stuff on this Forum, do you have wikicamps? I use both.
Wikicamps is an app and good for android and Apple smart phones/tablets and Windows v8.1 Costs $8 a year. Actually shows a map section which has all of Aust on it - zoom into the areas you want and shows all the caravan parks and free camps that wikicamps members (and theres a lot of them) have listed. You can also get it as a free trial and if you don't like it - don't pay anything
Wikicamps is free for the first 14 days after which there is a one off payment of $7.49 for apple and android devices and $6.99 for devices using Windows 8 and higher. Check them out at: http://www.wikicamps.com.au/index.php
Dave
RLLakeside said
09:36 AM Mar 6, 2015
To all the NICE G N thanks for the info on free camps ,Bruce & Bev Big gorella , Dodger.Jules 47. footprints .PeterD Blaze.Kiwijims.
A big thank you and I will try all of them asap.
Cheers Ray.
chaslib said
08:19 PM Mar 6, 2015
We are in Tassie at the moment ....not camping this trip, just brought the car and have been staying in cabins and motels as we were only going to stay for a week to 10 days ...but stuck here waiting for ferry booking at end of month .... Yes, did not book return - can get us back now, but not the car!! We are currently enjoying some enforced time at Port Huon ... Visited Southport Pub and drove to ****le Creek .... Lots camping down there in the wind and cold, but the beaches were absolutely beautiful .... Not free camping as in National Park.
anyway, we stopped at a tourist info somewhere in the South East this morning and they had a book listing all the free camps in Tassie .... Stacks of them. .. $20. Apart from that,,we saw people stopped everywhere on our drive from Queenstown across the forests to the South east ..... On all the lakes through there we saw people camping .... Not sure if legal. anyway, I intend to buy the book on our way north in about a week So next visit we won't be caught short by not booking the return ticket!
good luck ......
Bruce and Bev said
08:55 PM Mar 6, 2015
Hi Ray. And from all of us - thank you for acknowledging our various attempts to help you:))
BTW: Looking at the pic he posted, Big Gorilla (Ken) as sure as hell found a monster tree !!!!
PeterD said
09:02 PM Mar 6, 2015
chaslib wrote:anyway, we stopped at a tourist info somewhere in the South East this morning and they had a book listing all the free camps in Tassie .... Stacks of them. .. $20. Apart from that,,
Hi Ray. And from all of us - thank you for acknowledging our various attempts to help you:))
BTW: Looking at the pic he posted, Big Gorilla (Ken) as sure as hell found a monster tree !!!!
It is a monster tree. It's at Myrtle Park, south east of Launceston as I mentioned in my earlier post.
jules47 said
07:38 AM Mar 7, 2015
Myrtle Park is a lovely spot - a lot of monster trees there. If you are going to the Tahune (Huon area) and visiting the skywalk in the forest, they had a hang glider on a cable ride, pretty cheap - $12 I think - a great experience swooping down over the rocky and fast flowing Huon River. We were able to camp in their carpark overnight, as we did both the walk and the hang glider ride.
chaslib said
11:30 AM Mar 7, 2015
Hi .... Attached scan of the book cover on free camping in Tasmania ..... There are others in the series on North and South WA .... I have just bought a copy so happy to relay info or scan a copy of pages for you
I am travelling central and north west tassie, any good free camps on that route.any in fo will be helpfull
cheers
Ray
G'day Ray, when we were down that way, about 5 years back, there was a pub on the intersection of the highway, where you turn off to Wine Glass Bay, for the cost of a feed at the pub, you could pull your van round the back and free camp for the night with free use of their amenities.
K.J.
cheers blaze
They are updated regularly as people travel this great land. Enjoy Tassy - we did four months over there and loved all of it.
Wikicamps is an app and good for android and Apple smart phones/tablets and Windows v8.1 Costs $8 a year. Actually shows a map section which has all of Aust on it - zoom into the areas you want and shows all the caravan parks and free camps that wikicamps members (and theres a lot of them) have listed. You can also get it as a free trial and if you don't like it - don't pay anything
Hi Jim, can you be a little more specific? I have searched up and down near the Coles Bay Road intersection of the Tasman Highway. I can't find a building that looks like it may have a pub. How far from the intersection do you remember it being?
There is a large area at Conara on Midland Hwy, Old Macs Farm 4klms from Launceston and a handy spot at Latrobe next to the IGA Supermarket (direction from info centre) $10 per night. Enjoy.
I think you might be a bit of a confused there - the pub in question may be the Dunally Pub, on the road to Port Arthur - Dunally township and a lot of the surrounding areas were devastated in the fires 2012/13 - only one in seven houses were left standing in the town, the pub owners own house was burnt to the ground, as well as the bakery, the general store was badly damaged, the saw mill burnt out. Through all of that you could still camp at the pub.
To go to Coles Bay, Wineglass Bay - there is Friendly Beaches campground ($), or Rivers and Rocks - bit dusty, with a pit toilet, but free.
-- Edited by jules47 on Thursday 5th of March 2015 06:19:33 PM
There is also Myrtle Park, 40 km south east of Launceston on the road to Scottsdale. Huge area on a river, large BBQ area, toilets and hot showers only $6.00 a night.
-- Edited by Big Gorilla on Thursday 5th of March 2015 06:37:09 PM
Wikicamps is free for the first 14 days after which there is a one off payment of $7.49 for apple and android devices and $6.99 for devices using Windows 8 and higher. Check them out at: http://www.wikicamps.com.au/index.php
Dave
A big thank you and I will try all of them asap.
Cheers Ray.
We are in Tassie at the moment ....not camping this trip, just brought the car and have been staying in cabins and motels as we were only going to stay for a week to 10 days ...but stuck here waiting for ferry booking at end of month .... Yes, did not book return - can get us back now, but not the car!! We are currently enjoying some enforced time at Port Huon ... Visited Southport Pub and drove to ****le Creek .... Lots camping down there in the wind and cold, but the beaches were absolutely beautiful .... Not free camping as in National Park.
anyway, we stopped at a tourist info somewhere in the South East this morning and they had a book listing all the free camps in Tassie .... Stacks of them. .. $20. Apart from that,,we saw people stopped everywhere on our drive from Queenstown across the forests to the South east ..... On all the lakes through there we saw people camping .... Not sure if legal. anyway, I intend to buy the book on our way north in about a week So next visit we won't be caught short by not booking the return ticket!
good luck ......
BTW: Looking at the pic he posted, Big Gorilla (Ken) as sure as hell found a monster tree !!!!
Was this the book - They used to be available in the shop on the ferry.
It is a monster tree. It's at Myrtle Park, south east of Launceston as I mentioned in my earlier post.
Hi .... Attached scan of the book cover on free camping in Tasmania ..... There are others in the series on North and South WA .... I have just bought a copy so happy to relay info or scan a copy of pages for you