Tuesday, Dec 29, 2015 at 10:19
Yes Garry, why I suggested it, small price to pay to keep it a little quieter perhaps, and away from the bad elements that can go to
Stockton.
The rubbish left behind from the great majority of Christmas / New Years campers is disgusting, and this is especially noticeable on beach camping areas and obviously in the majority those that are only accessible by 4WD.
We get this on all the
Limestone Coast here in SA, right through from
Beachport -
Robe to
Kingston and up the Coorong most notably.
We have seen old lounge suites, battered tents and ensuite tents, and just loads of general rubbish, as we drive back early in a New Year.
Most forums agree the fees seems high for Redhead / Blacksmiths on face value, but $88 a year for this beach (no ferry costs to island 4x4 etc) is reasonable, includes camping fee too.
I wonder how long it will be for
Stockton fees to rise form their current level to a similar weekend / annual fee ?
Reading the OP again, he probably wants foreshore camping in the van anyway, so beach camping irrelevant.
Foreshore camping has been the bane of councils and local residents for a long time, and many
places around the country, and there are areas where you just can't do it now.
You can probably blame the backpacker market a lot for this angst, the whole country has gradually become overrun with the camper type hire vans and little cars with RTTs now . . . again, it's not all, but probably the majority . . . they park up anywhere they like / can, as long as it's free, leave rubbish, scraps that attract ferals and harm native animals, defecate wherever they like / have to, wash in the ocean / local stream, use peoples taps in their front yard, some can be incredibly cocky, discourteous, and even aggressive in their actions.
Some
places we love will either have access limited and fees, or they will be closed off.
I hate blanket bans, usually I think they should
police it more and get the actual culprits, not punish all by closing something off, but when the majority do the damage,
well, who can blame authorities for taking the easy way out.
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