Campgrounds of Australia


Camping is one of lifes great pleasures, being outdoors and enjoying the sites, sounds and smells of the environment is something that's hard to beat.  From the early morning fresh air to the crackle of the evening fire enjoyed over a couple of cold ales and a hearty meal cooked over the coals, it's a great way to de-stress and forget about the worries of day to day life.  It's a chance to spend time with your family and make new friends.  To help you get back to nature we've put together a list of links to different campground listings on the internet.  Effectivley what you'll find here is a listing of sites that will come up on the first page of Google if you enter 'camping in(insert state name here)' We'll be expanding this listing on a regular basis as we travel but in the meantime if there's something not here that you think should be please let us know via the contact page and we'll endevour to get it added as soon as we can.

 

 

New South Wales

Youcamp is where you will step outside into a whole new world of private land adventures. Whether you want to camp or kayak, take your caravan, climb a mountain or catch a fish, stay in a luxury glamping tent or a romantic bush eco cabin, your journey starts here.  With 138 listings in New South Wales, there's plenty to choose from.  The site has a review section for each lisiting and the ability to book online.

Visitnsw lists over 640 places in New South Wales but you will need to filter out the caravan parks if your looking for something a little more rugged.  The site has links to each locations website where possible, the ability search via available dates and to book online in most instances.

New South Wales National Parks & Wildlife Services has a comprehensive listing of government run campgrounds.  The search engine allows you to choose between a range of different parameters such as , 'camping beside my vehicle', 'Don't mind a short walk to tent' and 'remote/backpack camping' options to name a few.

Explore Australia has a very thorough listing of sites in all states but finding what you're looking for can be a fairly labourious task.  The listings provide basic information and the lack of a decent search function makes hard work out of what is supposed to be fun.

Concrete Playground has a brief listing of the best coastal camp grounds.

Camps Australia Wide has a very basic listing with no obvious need for a search functionality.  The page on New South Wales free camping sites lists everything you really need to know about the camp sites listed, all six of them.  The site to me looks like it's aimed at getting those who stumble across the page to buy one of their comprehensive guide books.  I believe they are a little more comprehensive than the site.

Victoria

Youcamp is where you will step outside into a whole new world of private land adventures. Whether you want to camp or kayak, take your caravan, climb a mountain or catch a fish, stay in a luxury glamping tent or a romantic bush eco cabin, your journey starts here.  With 46 listings in Victoria, there's plenty to choose from.  The site has a review section for each lisiting and the ability to book online.

Parks Victoria has some great places to camp and there is something to suit all tastes. Choose from fully serviced sites with luxury tents to remote locations with nothing but bush. You’ll find every option in Victoria's backyard. With over a hundred parks to camp in, there's plenty of choice.  The website has camp sites broken down into different categories to suit differing needs, such as Drive in, Relax, Enjoy, Back to Nature,  Get Your Pack On, Take The Dog & Live It Up.  This helps shorten the sometimes tiresome search process that you have to go through with some listings.  There's an online booking portal for any sites with fees attached, fee free sites are on first come first serve basis.

Visit Victoria has a fantastic website that is very informative with a really easy to navigate layout. Seasoned bush campers and creature-comfort seekers will find suitable options at Victoria's national reserves and holiday parks. Experience camping luxury in the comfortable surrounds of a holiday park or at a serviced campground, complete with flush toilets, barbecues and hot showers.

Coastal Camping Victoria offers a multitude of caravan parks and camping sites all within reach of Melbourne. If you are looking for affordable accommodation, Victoria’s stunning coastline has a range of quality accommodation options to suit all families and budgets.  The site does tend to mostly list caravan parks as opposed to the sought after free camping options that we all crave, the positive side is that they are all fialry close to the city of Melbourne.  Not the most comprehensive of sites.

Explore Australia has a very thorough listing of sites in all states but finding what you're looking for can be a fairly labourious task.  The listings provide basic information and the lack of a decent search function makes hard work out of what is supposed to be fun.

Camps Australia Wide has a very basic listing with no obvious need for a search functionality.  The page on Victoria lists everything you really need to know about the camp sites listed, all four of them.  The site to me looks like it's aimed at getting those who stumble across the page to buy one of their comprehensive guide books.  I believe they are a little more comprehensive than the site.

Queensland

Youcamp is where you will step outside into a whole new world of private land adventures. Whether you want to camp or kayak, take your caravan, climb a mountain or catch a fish, stay in a luxury glamping tent or a romantic bush eco cabin, your journey starts here.  With 144 listings in Queensland, the majority of which are located north of Townsville on or near the coast, means there's plenty to choose from.  The site has a review section for each lisiting and the ability to book online.

Queensland National Parks Has simple to navigate site with a search function that allows you to search by entering the name of a park or campground, or you can select a Queensland tourism region to explore somewhere new! Select your arrival date and number of nights you wish to camp for, and the press Search. You can also refine your search using the two optional search fields for access and accommodation.

Explore Australia has a very thorough listing of sites in all states but finding what you're looking for can be a fairly labourious task.  The listings provide basic information and the lack of a decent search function makes hard work out of what is supposed to be fun.

Queensland Blog has a brief but informative listing of campsites within 2 hours drive of Brisbane.  They all fit into the following 'rules' that are a prerequisite for the blogs creators. 

  1. The camping ground must be within two hours’ drive of Brisbane.
  2. It must have an open fire pit (“you’re not a camper if there’s no damper”).
  3. There has to be at least one hiking trail.
  4. For one of our group at least, we need a flush loo.

Another listing from the crew at Queensland Blog is the best beach camping sites in Queensland.  Fourteen reviews in total showing a variety of beach and island camping locations, so if your into cleaning sand out of your swag for the next 6 months then this blog site is worth a look.

Concrete Playground has a listing of the ten best beach camping spots, again a review style blog as opposed to a dedicated 'search and book' function type of website.

Campsite Queensland has a review page of some of their favourite camping and day use sites through-out the state.  There is a link to a camp map search function but when I visited it appeared to be empty.

Tasmania

Youcamp is where you will step outside into a whole new world of private land adventures. Whether you want to camp or kayak, take your caravan, climb a mountain or catch a fish, stay in a luxury glamping tent or a romantic bush eco cabin, your journey starts here.  With 22 listings in Tasmania means there's not as many options to choose from as you get with other states when using this service but then again the land area is significantly smaller.  The site has a review section for each lisiting and the ability to book online.

Camping Tasmania has a comprehensive range of sites that are listed by region towards the bottom of the page, these are linked directly to a page that gives a detailed review of the site.  You can also select the map option and find what your looking for that way which is much easier than reading through a list of names and cross referencing to your map or Hema Navigator.

Discover Tasmania comes up when you google 'camping in Tasmania' but it's more aimed at caravan parks, has a comprehensive online search portal. 

Explore Australia has a very thorough listing of sites in all states but finding what you're looking for can be a fairly labourious task.  The listings provide basic information and the lack of a decent search function makes hard work out of what is supposed to be fun.

Travelling Two is the work of a couple of Canadians who travel the world by pushbike.  They've listed 26 campsites and marked them A through to Z except that the letters of the alphabet don't correlate to the names of the sites, for example A is for Gowries Park, B is for Westbury etc etc.  It would be easier to use if they were just listed alphabetically.  I do like the fact that it's produced by people out there doing the research first hand though.

South Australia

Youcamp is where you will step outside into a whole new world of private land adventures. Whether you want to camp or kayak, take your caravan, climb a mountain or catch a fish, stay in a luxury glamping tent or a romantic bush eco cabin, your journey starts here.  With 20 listings in South Australia all grouped failry closely together means there's not as many options to choose from as you get with other states when using this service but it offers a great selection if your looking for something relatively close to Adelaide.  The site has a review section for each lisiting and the ability to book online.

National Parks South Australia has the usual government department style listing of all camp grounds under their control.  Listed by region the majority of them are linked to an online booking portal.  The un-linked listings at the time of putting this list together were free to camp in.

South Australia has a huge range of places to stay, all listed alphabetically.  The summary listings has some brief contact information regarding the location and includes the price per night.  From there you can click through for a litttle more info or click straight through to the vendors website.  This site lists all options, from free camps to station stays as well as resorts and caravan parks.

Explore Australia has a very thorough listing of sites in all states but finding what you're looking for can be a fairly labourious task.  The listings provide basic information and the lack of a decent search function makes hard work out of what is supposed to be fun.

Camping South Australia is another blog style travel site where the creator puts a collection of sites together that they have stayed at.  As such it lacks the much needed search functionality when planning a trip. On the upside the reviews of each camp site are fairly comprehensive although there is no way of knowing how up to date the information is as there is no published date.

Northern Territory

Youcamp is where you will step outside into a whole new world of private land adventures. Whether you want to camp or kayak, take your caravan, climb a mountain or catch a fish, stay in a luxury glamping tent or a romantic bush eco cabin, your journey starts here.  With only 3 listings in the Northern Territory all grouped failry close to Darwin means there's not many options to choose from and to explore the Territory properly you'll to check out some of the other options listed below.  The site has a review section for each lisiting and the ability to book online.

Northern Territory Government has a typical government department listing, an alphabetically listed range of camp sites free from any sort fancy website trickery.  The camp sites are rated by a category designation that advises what ype of vehicle the park is accessable by and if caravans are permitted etc.

Do the NT has a great selection of places with a easy to use search function.

Explore Australia has a very thorough listing of sites in all states but finding what you're looking for can be a fairly labourious task.  The listings provide basic information and the lack of a decent search function makes hard work out of what is supposed to be fun.

Camp Australia Wide has a very basic listing with no obvious need for a search functionality.  The page on the Northern Territory lists everything you really need to know about the camp sites listed, all four of them.  The site to me looks like it's aimed at getting those who stumble across the page to buy one of their comprehensive guide books.  I believe they are a little more comprehensive than the site.

Western Australia

Youcamp is where you will step outside into a whole new world of private land adventures. Whether you want to camp or kayak, take your caravan, climb a mountain or catch a fish, stay in a luxury glamping tent or a romantic bush eco cabin, your journey starts here.  With 33 listings in the Western Australia there's a good range of options to choose from. The site has a review section for each lisiting and the ability to book online.

Western Australia Top Ten Camping Spots is a great listing if your looking an easy way to find an amazing spot to explore.  Amazing photography coupled with ease of use makes this a site that gets you excited about hitting the road.  The site is worth exploring further with links to some fantastic things to see and do in WA. 

Parks and Wildlife Service has a vast listing of sites but is  not very intuitive when it comes to usability.

Explore Australia has a very thorough listing of sites in all states but finding what you're looking for can be a fairly labourious task.  The listings provide basic information and the lack of a decent search function makes hard work out of what is supposed to be fun.

Camps Australia Wide has a very basic listing with no obvious need for a search functionality.  The page on the Northern Territory lists everything you really need to know about the camp sites listed, all four of them.  The site to me looks like it's aimed at getting those who stumble across the page to buy one of their comprehensive guide books.  I believe they are a little more comprehensive than the site.

Caravan WA has a huge range of places you can stay but could really do with a search function.

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