FollowupID: 462394 Submitted:
Friday, Nov 03, 2006 at 13:39
Motherhen posted:
SA is generally good for finding camp spots; haven't travelled in NSW much at all. We found in SA they leave the old roads when they make new ones (in WA they block them off). Many
places had an old road running roughly parallel to the new one, with patches fairly well screened with trees. On a highway it may have been a bit noisy, but on a lesser road, traffic stopped at night, and they were beaut level clean bush camp sites. In the centre, just pulling off the road a bit was easy and quiet enough.
Along the Stuart Highway, after we broke the tow bar, it was dark by the time i got back to caravan, so we just pulled off the road as soon as we could. It was a flattish spot with scrub, with tracks where others had done the same. The only real annoying noise was because we were fairly near a
grid, which clattered each time a road train went over it; the trucks themselves weren't too bad. We were told of a good spot just out of Glenambo, but were not willing to risk the kangaroos at night to get there. On my way back to the caravan, i noticed caravaners had already stopped in the small rest areas close to the highway.
With Camps 3, i think they have tried to find somewhere in all areas, so where good spots are abundant, they list the best, but where they are hard to find, it may just be a small rest area fairly close to the road. Sometimes we have looked and driven on, finding the spot quite unsuitable. I too keep notes in the book of whether we found them good or indifferent.
Since having Camps 3 we have stopped in listed spots more often as it is easy. Instead of looking, then going back to investigate a track, we have sometimes said if we don't fall into a huge gravel pit or something wonderful, we will stop at the next listed stop.
I know travelling from Geelong to
Melbourne, there is a spot listed. I considered it for the last night before
Melbourne when travelling to
Melbourne for the Tassie ferry (we were booked into Ashley Gardens, but needed to pick up a battery from the other side of
Melbourne, so wanted to get there early). Thank goodness we didn't rely on that. I never saw it, and it was a multi lane busy noisy freeway/highway.
While in
Tasmania, i spoke to people who were planning to use it when getting back from the day ferry crossing. I suggested they either stay at Ashley Gardens or leave town another way. Someone said it is still there - just alongside one of the servos. Not a good overnight spot and somewhat impossible to find.
Picture is our last night before
Melbourne at a small and secluded beach near Anglesea.
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