Camping Recommendation In Victoria (Pet)

Hi mchenry,

Firstly, from what I understand of the legislation regarding National Parks, you can transit a National Park with your dog in your car, but you are not permitted to stop and let your dog out. So in order to transit, it must be able to be completed in a single day. The only exception to this is if your dog is a “service dog”, i.e. guide dog, registered assistance dog etc.

Secondly with regard to your vehicle, whilst I have not driven the Border Track, I have seen enough videos of the various sections of the track to know that some of the sand dunes can be very soft, and a “proper” high ground clearance 4WD would be better. I am not sure what your 4motion VW is capable of, but if you have someone else travelling with you that has a 4WD that can assist you if you get stuck, you may be OK.

Macca.

Get the WikiCamp app which should help you identify appropriate camping spots.

I don't believe 4motion is the same as 4wd unless you have a locking mechanism in your transfer case. For example VW uses a torsen diff in the transfer case of its Amarok vehicles. Without being able to lock your front and rear driveshafts it's AWD and it will not prevent one set of wheels spinning freely when you're stuck. In soft sand this is a distinct possibility.

Border track from the south might be ok, camp Red Bluff.
Check all covid restrictions etc, not sure where you're coming from, or what bans are now in place (if any).
As per other Border Tk post, watch any mud holes, always walk them or test with a long stick.

You can't go wrong by camping at Big Billy about 30km south of Murrayville on the Murrayville track, its ok for dogs , toilets , water, firewood,fireplaces etc and enough room.

Dirt road with some mild as well as some wild tracks nearby.

Its state forest there and at southern end (north of Nhill ) is Broken Bucket which is actually bitumen to campsite.

All above well marked , but get Victoria Deserts map.