For those contemplating free camping it can seem a little daunting, but with a bit of preparation you may find it will be your favourite (and cheapest) way to experience a caravan holiday in Australia. The phrase free camping can cover a few different options from roadside stops on highways, to more remote off the… Read More 9 Top Tips for Free Camping
It’s spring time and the weather is warming up, holidays are beckoning and caravanners and campers are planning their next outing. When planning a long road trip it can be good to mix up your accommodation options between caravan parks, national parks, stations and free camps and all appeal for different reasons. With a caravan… Read More Best Free Camps SA & NT
ABC News Australia has a story today on the town of Fowlers Bay on the far west coast of South Australia, which is slowly being engulfed by the sand dunes on its doorstep. We were there not long ago and you could see how these magnificent huge dunes are encroaching. To see the full ABC… Read More The SA Town being Engulfed by Sand Dunes
Point Gibbon free camp has made it to our favourites list for its location and for the spectacular scenery which included pristine white sand dunes to explore, an easily accessible beach to fish from and visits by large pods of dolphins, swimming by each day. This is another council maintained camping area with a decent… Read More The Point of Free Camping ~ Point Gibbon
Another free camp of note we stayed at during our Eyre Peninsula trip was Lipson Cove, named after Australia’s first Harbour Master. Apart from the well laid out and defined camping area, you have a couple of long drop toilets and rubbish bins provided, and one long and lovely white sandy beach for your $10… Read More Lazing at Lipson Cove
On our slow sojourn around Eyre Peninsula we have been deliberately stopping in at every beach and free camp we can find to see and try some for ourselves. Some have been really easy to access on wide dirt roads that have been well maintained and others, well they take a little more effort to… Read More Point Drummond Eyre Peninsula
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