Free camping/rest areas in northern NSW

Jeanne and Punk · Member

Free camping/rest areas in northern NSW

tezza · Senior Member

Are you travelling down the coast or inland?

Jeanne and Punk · Member

Sorry - down the coast

tezza · Senior Member

Cant help sorry. Too busy on that road for me.

03_Troopy · Guru

Have you tried here

http://thegreynomads.activeboard.com/f474339/freebudget-campsites-suggested-by-our-contributors/

anthonyg · Member

This one isn't free, but budget, right next to the beach. Hot showers, unpowered, BBQ. At this time of year uncrowded weekdays. Recommended.

http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/NationalParks/parkHome.aspx?id=N0081

(pic below of beach at campsite looking north)

-- Edited by anthonyg on Tuesday 17th of February 2015 10:52:00 AM

Bruce and Bev · Guru

do you have wikicamps - heaps of free and low cost sites round the country - costs you about $8 for a year to subscribe.

Also Camps 8 book - this edition has only been published for a couple of weeks

Ozzie_Traveller · Senior Member

G'day Jeanne

We've just had a few days at Coopernook state forest, about 1/2-hour north of Taree
Camps-6, #N084, Camps-8, #N085
It's about 10 minutes off the main hwy, nice & quiet ~ in fact most noise is the magpies warbling each morning

As others ^ also suggest - wiki or CAW book & you'll find dozens of places to stay

Safe travels :)
Phil

NeilandRaine · Guru

A great spot but about 40 k inland on the Oxley Highway is Ellenborough and under the bridge at Bulladealah

scooner · Veteran Member

lake liddle between singleton and musswellbrook ,broke free site, wingham reserve, bulahdelah ,richmond wonderest rsl club ,lane cove c/p top spot ,jugiong,take your pick all good spots .

Jeanne and Punk · Member

Thanks all - found a great spot - Lions patk at Bulahdeal. The tourist info centre also told us of the bowling club here - $5 for a temporary membership (3 days max) and you can park on a spare block next to the bowling club and access their hit showers and toilets during opening hours.