Tuesday, Aug 28, 2007 at 22:11
G'day Trudi,
We have been to Castle's Landing several times. It's not free, but was only about $6- a night. It's private property, located about 7klm south of
Blanchetown on the Swan Reach road. You should book ahead at busier times (sorry, I don't know the phone number). You can
camp right on the river front and there are a couple of shallow beaches; great for little kids.
There are signs up along the river, warning that ski boats and houseboats are not permitted to anchor etc.
To find, you just cross to the eastern side of the bridge, turn right towards Swan Reach and drive about 6 to 7klm. You should see various signs on the gates to the right of the road ("Private" etc). On the left side of the road you will come across a farm house with some signs on the front
gate etc. That's where you go to pay and get a key for the
gate. There are no facilities there, so you need to take your own
toilet etc. There are some semi-permanent shacks/sheds etc, but I've never seen anybody there using them.
Also, there is a spot upstream of
Morgan. It's on the southern side of the river about 3 klm east of the town, opposite the pumping station. However, it's pretty open (as in being available to locals for hooning purposes etc) and I don't think you'd want to
camp there for more than an overnight trip
Hope this helps.
Roachie
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