Menindee camp sites

I shouldn't tell you this, Pathy, but this is my favourite spot on the Darling about 10k south of Menindee. It's in the Kinchega NP, on the western side of the river.

Plenty of shade, easy access to the river, and more than enough space for a large tent or camper trailer. It's a couple of hundred metres from a drop toilet (I think).

Graeme:
A big group of us stayed at Kinchega National Park - Menindee (an old Sheep Station) - (most chose to sleep in the cabins, despite being geared up for a rough country camping trip, but others in their tents/vans) for one night last year, before heading out Bush.

A top place and well worth a return visit: see if you can camp near the Homestead and use the toilets/showers, but use your own tent. The Rangers are great people to deal with.
Plenty of other free sites up along the road to the Regulator, all within reach of the water.

Cheers

Dr Hook

Hi Graeme. I would like to suggest Copi Hollow. We stayed at Menindee Lakes C/P and although it was OK, after driving around and getting a better idea of the area we drove into the C H Park and had a picnic. It was really nice with a large lake as its boundary. It used to be the recreation area for the Broken Hill miners. There were some beautiful grassed sites up near the boat ramp so I'm sure they would accomodate a large tent. This was a year ago and a site for a van with two people was $25 per night. Most of the Menindee area can get a bit windy sometimes as it is a bit open with all the lakes around. There are a number of free sites out near the dam wall but pretty rough and no facilities. It is an incredible, historic area with a heap nearby to look at. Kinchega National Park is a must see too. Have a great trip. Bob.

G'day Graeme,
A couple of years ago, we camped for a couple of days at the Burke & Wells Menindee base camp site. Then, it was a great camp site with decent toilet & alongside the Pamamaroo creek. Plenty of room and at that time was a free camp. I would go there again.

Cheers

John

Hi Pathycop,
Have camped a couple of times on the banks of the Pamamaroo Lake, sure you would find a spot for your tent.
Drive around till you find the spot that suits, best to arrive, if possible mid AM when other campers have moved on.
Great place, enjoy.
Cheers.
Baz

Hi pathycop, spent 4 days on the shore of lake Pamamaroo a couple of weeks ago. Plenty of grassed areas to put a tent up, lots of white sandy beach with water back about 50 meters from shore. Great spot to relax at and plenty of big yabbies across the road in the darling. Go up there a couple times a year, just love it. cheers mark

Pathycop,
Was there 2 wks ago plenty of vans along the foreshore of Lake Pamamaroo. We camped alongside the Darling nr the Burke and Wills tree. Great spot. The gravel road in (8-9km) was fairly corrugated. Couldn't believe how quiet and peaceful it was nr the river - no galahs or cockatoos!!
Work the effort to camp there. Didn't use the toilets so can't comment.

Hi all,

Thanks so much for taking the time and interest to make suggestions on a camp site. What I have learned is that this is easily the best forum to get any sort of information from with such a great following of genuine "travellers" willing to give assistance to those of us just starting to get around this wonderful land of ours.

All the sites and CP's mentioned by each of you are on my list of places to camp so now I am re assured that wherever we end up all will be good for my family. We will be getting into Menindee early afternoon next Thursday so we will have a scout around some of those suggeted sites and see which one suits us best. Sounds like a really peacfull place all round so cant wait for that leg of our 2 week tour.

Thanks again for your input. I am sure I will be back with more questions, particularly when we take deliver of our new poptop van in June. No more tent, YAY!

Graeme