Nelson bay /Port Stephens

Hi Rock Crawler,

Nelson Bay/Port stephens is a bit of a madhouse at Xmas and can be very expensive depending on what type of accomodation you want. But, great place to do things if you are into fishing and driving on beaches.

If you are thinking of coming this xmas book as soon as you can. Camping at one of the caravan parks if probably the cheapest option or you can go right up to $3,000 - $5,000 for a waterfront place.

I would advise coming in Autumn if you can as a lot cheaper and almost as good as summer.

Cheers

I was there between Christmas and New Years 2004. It was busy as hell. From what we heard these places are booked out years in advance. We stayed in a campground which had a seperate area that they didn't take bookings for but the sites in this area are tiny. Fantastic spot though.

On the other side is hawks nest its very nice.
But as said above gets busy.
And as for your tag rock crawler sounds terrible.

All the best
Eric

We stayed at soldiers Point in a nice park right on the water next to a marina. At $18 per night ( in Feb) it was a good spot and not too far to drive from the dunes or other sights. It will be busy if it is not already close to being booked out already at Xmas.

Thanks fo rthe replies guys , ill try and book something today

I used to go up to Hawk's Nest with a uni club. We'd hire a house and wedge about 15 people in it. I think it was through First National at Hawk's Nest. But you've got to get in early, to get something at a decent price.

what about the nsw high country its free camping with river swiming and cool nights