Murray River camping

We just spent a few days on the river at Cobram. Horseshoe lagoon area. Lovely grassed camping spots and the river full of clean/clear water with grassy/beach access. (being released for irrigation I suspect)
Miles of room, I reckon you could not go wrong there, but no fish caught!
kesh

Camping on cup weekend...... I know a lovely spot up on the hills near Mansfield. Great spot to put up a tent and camp out, running water.....what could go wrong up there????..... Memories

Tone,

Give me a call tomorrow. I'll fax you some stuff.

ATB,

Jim.

Tone, there is a great series of hand drawn maps of the river from Echuca to Yarrawonga showing all the camp areas, beaches, toilets, picknick tables etc available from the Tourist information offices in both towns. Plenty of great options right along the Murray (Vic side) although the closer you are to a town the busier it will probably be on a long weekend.
Cheers Craig.............

Hi Tonester,

There's heaps of places to camp along the Murray, although it can get busy in the more popular places. There are some quieter spots that very few go to.......but I'm not say where, sorry. Whereever you do go to, watch out for the old red gums. They are prone to dropping (big) limbs without warning, particularly in these drought conditions. Every few years somebody gets killed when a branch fall, and there's plenty of stories around about near misses. The younger trees aren't so bad. Find yourself a good sand bar and have a great weekend.

Keep the shiny side up.
Ferris

Tonester - there is a great camping site about 8km west of Yarrawonga on the Murray - called Forges Bend (GPS: Forges Bend 35d 59m 46.1s S 145d 57m 47.1s E). Has large open camping area free of river red gums (no dropping branches), 2 x long drop dunnies, and a great sandy beach. The river is deep and relative clear of snags here so boating is OK also - don't know about the fishing as we didn't try too much of that. Just head west of Yarrawonga towards Cobram for 8km - TR into Forges Pump Land and stick to the right hand track all the way to the river.
One drawback however is that there is very little firewood in this part of the Yarrawonga Regional Reserve so you should either bring some with you or pick it up on the side of the road.

Cheers
Pete

Never been but it is on the list. I can't believe that we have done Victoria to death and have not yet done the Murray. I grew up in SA (no comment) and would love to spend quite a bit of time checking out the Murray (anybody watch that show on ABC that just finished - Two Men & a Tinny?). I am keen to check it all out before the drought and fights over water finally changes it forever. Goodluck for Cup Weekend.