Yalwal Or Turon National Park

Dear Frank,

Thank you for the advice,

I'm going with a friend in a 4wd car.
we just looking for some 4wd tracks & river cruising (for some fun).

Best Wishes,

Yalwal area is good for a bit of 4WD trackwork. It's just the campground that is not my cup of tea - you may find it ok.

Other camping options in the area, not too far from Yalwal are Coolendel (link) and O'Grady's (no website) which is back some distance toward Nowra from Coolendel, on the same road.

Both are on the Shoalhaven River. Coolendel is more a nature reserve offering camping, canoeing etc. The river there is not much good for powered craft - too many rapids and only short stretches of open water. Around $16 PPPN. O'Grady's is more for power boating but you can paddle for miles if that's your interest. Sorry, don't know the fees.

Yalwal can be accessed from Coolendel via the Old Burrier Fire Trail (easy 4WD). From O'Grady's it would be via Yalwal Rd.

Hope this helps

A couple more things, John,

Coolendel have increased their fees - check the rates page in the link.

I don't know what sort of cruising you want to do on the water, but if it's powered be advised that powered boats are not permitted on Danjeera Dam at Yalwal.

Cheers

another vote for Coolendel..When I was there, the grounds were pristine, almost like camping on a golf course and there were heaps of wombats, wallabies and peacocks which the kids should enjoy..good for pushbikes too, heaps of tracks running around the place..hot showers and flushing toilets made it a winner from the ladies' perspective..definitely a bit pricier than the average campground but they have really put some effort into the place

Thanks Pete.
minus 5 doesn't sounds good to me (Unless we replace the beers with a strong scotch ?).
Cheers

Try here:

O'Gradys Riverside Retreat

Thanks guys. Don't know how I missed it in Google, but miss it I did :-(