Expensive camping

[Kangaron]

Hey lost, you are looking at designated camping spots.
As TurboJohn said, "camp in the scrub"

So many  people think that bush camping is not in a caravan park, but in a designated camping area with drop dunnies , like devils Cove or Jews creek etc, but it is not.

Bush camping is exactly that, in the BUSH, no one around and no facilities.
Where kids learn to play and rely on each other, without gadgets.
and no one for miles.

[Ricklanga]

We just returned from the Clarence River Gorge. $20 per car load a night including daily rubbish removal & firewood. Beautiful river for kayaking, swimming & fishing. Ice available & tank water if you need to top up. Not crowded either, we had at least an acre to ourselves. It cost $140 for 7 nights for 5 of us.

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Richard.

[Turbojohn]

not down this way... all the great locations are stuffed to the doors usually..  Not even standing room only..

Sorry to hear that mate:'(

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[ozbogwam]

Hey lost, you are looking at designated camping spots.
As TurboJohn said, "camp in the scrub"

So many  people think that bush camping is not in a caravan park, but in a designated camping area with drop dunnies , like devils Cove or Jews creek etc, but it is not.

Bush camping is exactly that, in the BUSH, no one around and no facilities.
Where kids learn to play and rely on each other, without gadgets.
and no one for miles.

Yep but it also great to go to a CP and have you kids make lots of new friends and spending hours playing with them or putting on talent shows.

Also the social aspect of a CP can make for a great holiday.

[Rumpig]

I never remember needing all the play equipment, activity programs and facilities as kids It just didn't exist and as a result we learnt the important art of play. I guess my parents were also happy to parent It's no wonder kids now seem to need constant entertainment and parents in a quest to keep kids happy are willing to find it, pay for it and use (and sometimes abuse) it.
I look back with happy memories of 20+ years camped on the front (beach) row at Pambula Beach where we would swim, surf, fish, explore etc.

it's far from a modern concept this stuff, i remember going to Hervey Bay 30 years ago as a kid and swimming out to the trampoline they had floating in the ocean for kids to jump on and out into the water off of. there was also paddle boats in the water and not to mention the visit to the outdoor skating rink where they attached roller skates to your shoes with big thick rubber bands.
your shot at people going to these places because they don't want to parent is out of line in my view, we went to one of these places to reward our kids for how well behaved they had been on previous trips to The Gulf, across The Simpson Desert and up to Cape York but to name some of the locations they have been  personally i didn't really enjoy staying where we did that much, but i know my kids absolutely loved the place, so i was happy to pay what was asked at the end of the day.

[Swannie]

I do both, to keep the lovely happy we do the CP thing regularly. But I also try and get away every 6weeks to the bush where we have even more fun just me and my sons.
Swannie

[WaituiRob]

Here is a link to Booderee National Park fees, http://www.environment.gov.au/parks/publications/booderee/pubs/camping.pdf

and also Crowdy Bay National Park where the least expensive camping is at Crowdy Gap Cultural Campground  $7.00 per day vehicle
                       $5.00 per adult per day
                        $3.00 per child per day = $23.00 per day for a family.

   The people in the Big 4 are paying $84.00 per day, unpowered site and they drive to Crowdy Bay for a swim, the people in the NP walk 300 metres to the same beach It`s also a 4 x 4 beach which goes forever.
                                  http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/nationalparks/parkCamping.aspx?id=N0009. 
                 I know where I`d rather camp, luckily I don`t have to as it`s in my backyard.

Cheers, Robyn.

                     

[kylarama]

Those big caravan parks were a bit of a saviour when we did our lap.  Our then 8 year old travelled with 4 adults, so every 2 weeks or so she was hanging for some interaction with other kids.  She's a bit shy, so social things like pools, jumping pillows, games rooms, etc made it easier for her to approach other kids. 
While bush/remote camping is fun sometimes, so is a bit of social camping.


As for 'Expensive camping'.  It costs a dam fortune to kit yourself out for remote camping with the family these days!

[Kit_e_kat9]

Just as well Kit_e_kat9 is off bush camping otherwise she would chime in about how caravan parks are expensive and bush camping is best

^^^^^^^^^^ x a couple.

Kit_e   


Iiiii'mmmmmm baaaacccckkkkk ...

[Bunyip]

Must be damn hot up there today ?

It was hot that day, which is why we went for a drive in the airconned car

The river is well shaded but lots of rocks and access is a little difficult near the camping sites.

Bunyip

[Bunyip]

Just has a look at this place on the net looks fantastic we are always looking for places to take our dogs with us.

Nay-DMax,

It is a great place, for mine Ferndale which is about the same distance from Sydney and still part of Barrington Tops has a better river and cheaper fees. The toilets and showers are not as nice but are clean and usable. Ferndale also have drop toilets at the camp grounds that are away from the ammenaties block so stop the long midnight walks for the ladies.

Bunyip

[shakey55]

Bloody camping fees, going through the roof. While read this thread, I wondered if fees had gone up at Murramarang Camping Resort, South Durras, NSW South Coast, been going there every Easter for over 30 years, well before it became a so called Resort.

Well to my amazement, shot through the roof for the five days of Easter break. $85 per night for powered site for two adults.

Must be the bloody carbon tax.

Good one Juliar


'shakey'

[Nay-DMAX]

Nay-DMax,

It is a great place, for mine Ferndale which is about the same distance from Sydney and still part of Barrington Tops has a better river and cheaper fees. The toilets and showers are not as nice but are clean and usable. Ferndale also have drop toilets at the camp grounds that are away from the ammenaties block so stop the long midnight walks for the ladies.

Bunyip

Either place will be a big drive for us can you have the dogs at Ferndale too? Might have to do a google search on that one as well.

[Bunyip]

Yep, dogs at Ferndale as well.

Ferndale say dogs on leads at all times, but this is not enforced in my experience (Although we don't trust our dog not to disappear so he is on lead most of the time).

Lovely old couple at Ferndale, last time I went to pay the guy asked me if I had figured out how much, He just accepted what I told him (which was the correct amount). Work very much on honesty there.

Bunyip

[slave]

It's the same for those coming over here. It's just so expensive so people come to Broome, have a quick look and bugger off. If they were to make it more responsible then I think the small business here would do so much better and people would stay longer. Just too greedy if you ask me.

Thats what we are planning on doing when we head up next year. Stay  2-3 night max then head some where cheap ( most likely out bush as we are self sufficient ). I'm not even game to look at prices 

[Bird]

Hey lost, you are looking at designated camping spots.
As TurboJohn said, "camp in the scrub"

So many  people think that bush camping is not in a caravan park, but in a designated camping area with drop dunnies , like devils Cove or Jews creek etc, but it is not.

Bush camping is exactly that, in the BUSH, no one around and no facilities.
Where kids learn to play and rely on each other, without gadgets.
and no one for miles.

Agree with you on the anywhere with showers is not bush camping.. But there are some remote campsites with dunnys I'd call bush.

I'm looking for somewhere new to me that's on a river without 12409823049823 people around! Agree with you 100% on Devils cove etc.. Anywhere where sites have fences around them.

We also looked at Murrindindi on the way home, $7/car a day.. but they are all fenced sites.. most sites were empty!

Might take a run up the Murray, but I expect that would be off the planet packed to **** up there...

[BigJules]

I love bush camping, but at xmas time it's too damn hot to go to a lot of places. My wife and kids love the beach and so we pay. We spent two weeks away; Tuncurry, Tyndale one night, Nimbin a couple of nights, Lennox Head for a few. All were good, some were cheap, some weren't. Worth every cent.

[Bird]

I love bush camping, but at xmas time it's too damn hot to go to a lot of places. My wife and kids love the beach and so we pay. We spent two weeks away; Tuncurry, Tyndale one night, Nimbin a couple of nights, Lennox Head for a few. All were good, some were cheap, some weren't. Worth every cent.

I agree with that.. sometimes its better to just pay a few sheckles for a site. Nothing worse than driving 5 hours to find no room anywhere or the only site left is on a 45 and next to the sewer pipes.

[kylarama]

Might take a run up the Murray, but I expect that would be off the planet packed to **** up there...

WE just came back from Yarrawonga.  Between Yarra and Cobram is pretty good.  Was busy from Boxing day to new years, but alot left after that.  Still plenty of people up there, but can easliy find a spot far enough away from other campers.  The other upside is most of that stretch of river is crap for ski boats (too many snags), so that helps to keep numbers down.

[Nay-DMAX]

WE just came back from Yarrawonga.  Between Yarra and Cobram is pretty good.  Was busy from Boxing day to new years, but alot left after that.  Still plenty of people up there, but can easliy find a spot far enough away from other campers.  The other upside is most of that stretch of river is crap for ski boats (too many snags), so that helps to keep numbers down.

Yes we usually camp near Cobram seems like every year more and more people there been going same area nearly 15 years hoping to head out this weekend.

[Kangaron]

was up there before Xmass last year. Got a good spot and never saw another human for 4 or 5 days.





will be back for sure

[Nay-DMAX]

was up there before Xmass last year. Got a good spot and never saw another human for 4 or 5 days.





will be back for sure

Was that at Cobram or Yarrawonga?  Seems like we never manage a quiet camp spot anymore I dont mind sharing if ya neighbours arent right beside you and have some respect for other campers.

[Kangaron]

in Mulwala State Forest, NSW Side.
Every morning a bloke walked his dogs up the track a bit, heard his dogs but never saw him.
Just wait for school to go back, go mid week, almost always deserted

[Nay-DMAX]

in Mulwala State Forest, NSW Side.
Every morning a bloke walked his dogs up the track a bit, heard his dogs but never saw him.
Just wait for school to go back, go mid week, almost always deserted

Thanks always looking for good spots that arent too far to go

[Bird]

in Mulwala State Forest, NSW Side.
Every morning a bloke walked his dogs up the track a bit, heard his dogs but never saw him.
Just wait for school to go back, go mid week, almost always deserted

that is platinum...