Tassy

IMO you wont achieve this in one location.

Although Tassie appears a "small" Island it's rather deceptive.

You can see a fair bit of the northern area by basing yourself in Devonport or Launceston and driving up through the Tamar Valley,etc. The Great Lakes area, up on the Plateau is also worth a visit.

But then you will want to shift base around Hobart way to cruise the south.

Now in doing that, you will have missed the eastern coastal areas which is a great drive in itself and you can't go to Tassie and not see the western area around Straun, etc.

My recommendation is to travel down the eastern coast to Hobart, then over to Straun in the west, returning to Hobart and travelling up the central highway through Ross, before returning to Devonport, assuming of course you are travelling on the Ferry.

I have been to Tassie three times now and still only touched the surface. A lovely place that is "infested" with Trout in the inland streams and lakes:-)))

Difficult to access the whole of Tassie from one central location as it's physically too far to each corner.
Depending a little on what you actually want to see & do I'd suggest using Hobart, Queenstown, Stanley & Launceston as bases & work in from there. These locations will give access to many parks and attractions within a days drive.
Cheers Craig..............

thanks guys, food for thought.

I was in Tassie a couple of years ago.
Thought to my self "Its not that big, easy to see it all"
Spent just over 3 weeks and did a bit over 4000 km whilst there.
Loved every minute of the place.

You could spend 3 months down there and not see it all.

Further to Craig's suggestion in R2, I would suggest Bicheno for the east coast.

PeterD

We spent 7 glorious weeks on the Isle last year. We did do a number of day trips - but from different bases.

Eg: Near Sheffield (based with friends) to see Cradle mountain and the North coast as far as Arthur River. On our return to pick up missed spots in the last few days we camped at Black River (near Stanley) for a couple of days.

Zeehan CP to see SW including Queenstown to Strahan (rack railway) and boat trip up the Gordon river from Strahan.

Dover CP to see SE corner

With friends south of Hobart to see Mt Wellington, Pt Arthur, and surrounds.

Free camp site (one of many lovely beach side free camps) north of St Helens to see north east corner.

Westbury free camp was a central location for seeing the surrounding areas.

Aside from these and a few other day or two stops, we did take the caravan with us through much of the island, including through the central mountains.

If you would like to see my trips notes let me know your email address. They are more pictorial than a day to day diary, and show the best of the cross section "taste of Tassie" in our 7 weeks.


Motherhen

I've just returned from two weeks in Tassie where I located myself at Wynyard in the north and focussed on the northwest alone, leaving early of a morning and returning each evening.

I would not do it this way again. I ended up feeling that all I had done was drive and, as pleasant as the countryside is, it is not the best way to spend your valuable time.

When I next do it, which I most certainly will, I will tour with my tent and stay at one place for just a day or two and then move on.

John

I lived in Tassie for 35 years and haven't seen it all yet :)

There is no way you can base yourself in one location and do a few day trips and come home and say you have "done" Tassie.

The island is deceptively big, and the roads are VERY tricky for "mainlanders" - when you see a yellow advisory of 55k, DON'T do what we do in Victoria (take it at 95k even in a fourby) - take it at 45k to be sure. There have been a large number of "mainlanders" who have come to tragedy by ignoring these signs.

There are too many great places to stop and unwind, and too few days in the typical holiday. A friend from Melbourne based himself at Swansea for 3 months last year, and did a number of 2-3 day trips from there around the south and east, and then used his final 2 weeks to travel from Hobart to the West, North West, Devonport and home. He complained that 3.5 months was too short :)