In the first stages of planning a trip south from Port Macquaire NSW at the end of the month. Looking for the views of others of places to visit along the coast suitable for kayak use and fishing in general beach or bank. Want to join the coast around Batemans Bay so a way to come off the escapement is required towing a 16 foot Millard behind a Pathfinder diesel, have done Kanga valley and Bulli was thinking come over to the coast from Canberra not really sure, we want to get the Adelaide after the Great Ocean Road. Coming home to NSW via the inland route to Hay. Any advice would be greatly appreciated .
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Pets are welcome but children must be leashed at all times
You must camp on the Lower Glenelg River near Nelson ( just before the Vic/S.A. border. Perfect spot for fishing from Kayak. Great camp spot at The Princes Margaret Rose Caves with lovely private camp sites, good ammenaties and a jetty. It is a National park so no pets. Rod.
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Ah! The serenity
Tug - Mitsubishi Challenger, Van - Starcraft Outback Poptop..
Traveled a lot from Canberra to Batemans Bay over the years down the Clyde mountain, with the size van you are towing won't be a problem at all have towed bigger vans down there. It is better than the Brown Mountain from Cooma to Bega, even though that is possible too.
Probably the best way for you to reach Batemans Bay would be to get onto the Hume Highway and take the Picton/Wollongong exit onto the Mt Kiera Road. At the end go over the overpass and turn south to go down Mount Ousley road into Wollongong. The road down Mt Ousley is fairly steep but almost straight and is six lanes with a speed limit of 80km/h. Once at the bottom it is freeway through Wollongong until Albion Rail, after some 5kms it becomes freeway again until just north of Berry. Then follow the road straight through Nowra.
As you have previously been down Bulli Pass you will find Mt Ousley to be like an on-ramp onto a freeway!
From south of Nowra the road becomes two way. The road passes through a number of towns and is generally good, if a little winding and undulating at times, all the way to Batemans Bay.
Past Nowra there are a few places to wet the kayaks - Lake Conjola, Burrill Lake, and a couple of other places that research will bring up. Of course, once at Batemans Bay there is up river on the Clyde.
