Camping btwn Tailem Bend and the Coorong
Submitted: Saturday, Jul 08, 2006 at 23:51
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Trevor M (SA)
Hi "all knowing ones",
Can anyone advise of a free (or close)
camping option between
Tailem Bend and the Coorong? I'm planning on leaving
Adelaide for a few nights in the Coorong after work (say 6pm), having a counter meal at say
Tailem Bend, and then looking for somewhere to throw the swag down for the night before hitting the Coorong proper the next morning (rather than leaving in the morning and having a few hours drive).
Can anyone give advice as to any spots to
camp for the night? even if they mean a bit of a detour?
Thanks if you can help
Trevor
Reply By: Motherhen - Sunday, Jul 09, 2006 at 00:10
Sunday, Jul 09, 2006 at 00:10
Narrung Peninsula. You can go via a ferry to
Narrung and
free camp near the ferry landing on a large lush grassy area, flushing
toilets, gorgeous sunsets and a quiet environment. You then continue driving through the peninsula and come out at
Meningie.
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Follow Up By: Trevor M (SA) - Sunday, Jul 09, 2006 at 00:27
Sunday, Jul 09, 2006 at 00:27
sounds too good to be true??
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Follow Up By: Motherhen - Sunday, Jul 09, 2006 at 17:05
Sunday, Jul 09, 2006 at 17:05
The setting sun lit up the only inland lighthouse in Australia, no longer used, which used to guard the passage between the
Murray River mouth lakes of Alexandrina and
Lake Albert, as viewed from our
Narrung campsite on the edge of the lake. The lighthouse and old buildings on the
rocky point could have been in Cornwall UK. I hope the photo posts ok - if not it is in my gallery for a bit.
The best caravan
park of the trip (although we don't go to many) was on the Coorong at Policeman Point. It was excellent and cheap. Enjoy your trip.
!MPG:19!
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Follow Up By: Des Lexic - Sunday, Jul 09, 2006 at 18:31
Sunday, Jul 09, 2006 at 18:31
It might sound too good to be true but I have stayed there and it is a nice cap spot. Can get a tad windy though.
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Follow Up By: Brew69(SA) - Sunday, Jul 09, 2006 at 22:00
Sunday, Jul 09, 2006 at 22:00
SHHHHHHHHHHhhh its a secret...........top spot.
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Follow Up By: Blaze - Monday, Jul 10, 2006 at 00:58
Monday, Jul 10, 2006 at 00:58
Hey Des is that a nice night CAP spot or
camp spot ....you are getting worse with the lexic problem LOL
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Follow Up By: Member - Coyote (SA) - Monday, Jul 10, 2006 at 08:40
Monday, Jul 10, 2006 at 08:40
Ditto.. Great spot.. right next to the road is the only down side but given that the traffic is certainly very light.. hardly a problem.. beaut spot..
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Follow Up By: Motherhen - Monday, Jul 10, 2006 at 22:49
Monday, Jul 10, 2006 at 22:49
It was totally quiet the night we stayed there; no traffic at all during the night. I even missed seeing a truck of cattle go across on the ferry in the morning. The other campers were spread out and as quiet as we were. Lovely spot.
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Follow Up By: Trevor M (SA) - Monday, Jul 10, 2006 at 23:17
Monday, Jul 10, 2006 at 23:17
are campfires allowed at this mystical spot?
Trev
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Follow Up By: Motherhen - Monday, Jul 10, 2006 at 23:53
Monday, Jul 10, 2006 at 23:53
The others may correct me, but i I think there were some barbeques over near the jetty - there was a group camped there. Otherwise it is just lush kikuyu grass at
water level (some wet patches), but it looks like someone has had a fire on the grass. Not a fire
hazard here!
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