Free camping options between Newcastle and QLD border(Coast)
Submitted: Sunday, Sep 07, 2008 at 08:34
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dieselsmells
I was thinking about doing a road trip latter this year between
Newcastle driving up the coast to Queensland with my girlfriend with an emphasis on having a surf here and there.
I was wondering what are my options in regards to car based camping?
The vehicle is a 60 series Cruiser with a mid sized roof rack.I was planning on sleeping in vehicle to keep it simple.
I know in
Newcastle that heaps of travellers in small vans have an overnight kip near Nobbys beach in the Horseshoe Beach car park.
Is this a rare entity or frowned up the coast where there is an emphasis on tourist dollars.
cheers Peter
Reply By: Member - extfilm (NSW) - Sunday, Sep 07, 2008 at 09:03
Sunday, Sep 07, 2008 at 09:03
Mate,
When I am travelling the last place I want to wake up is a
carpark somewhere unless I really have to....
There are plenty of national parks up the coast with some of the best spots to
camp for only $7 a night, but you may need to get a national parks vehicle pass.
Bundjalung, Yuragir, Crowdy bay,
Hat head, Myall lakes NP's andmost of them are either on
the beach or a short walk to
the beach.
Have a look on the nsw np website
Peter
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Follow Up By: oldtrack123 - Sunday, Sep 07, 2008 at 21:27
Sunday, Sep 07, 2008 at 21:27
Hi
Fees for most coastal NSW nps including those mentioned are now $10 PER PERSON + $ 7 PARK USE FEE ,PER DAY.
YOU CAN BY A MONTH OR YEAR PARK USE PASS.
In many cases AN adjacent cp may be cheaper .
Part of the reason for the increase was to not disadvantage COMMERCIAL CPS .
It's called being "competitively neutral to commercial businesses"even tho the facilities may be of a much lower standard.
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Reply By: Bware (Tweed Valley) - Sunday, Sep 07, 2008 at 09:04
Sunday, Sep 07, 2008 at 09:04
Hi dieselsmells,
I think you will find that most carparks have signs stating 'no staying overnight'. You can probably get away with it in more remote spots but local police and council rangers love moving people along.
There are no free camps anywhere along the coast that I know of and I've checked out just about everywhere between the border and North of
Foster. There are plenty of good surf spots with uncrowded waves though!
Most camping is either National Parks or council
camp grounds. There is a plethora of caravan parks of course.
If you are interested I can email you with what I think are some great spots with good waves and give you directions etc. You must keep them secret of course ;-))
regards
Brian
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Follow Up By: strick - Tuesday, Sep 09, 2008 at 15:31
Tuesday, Sep 09, 2008 at 15:31
Hi Bware.
I like the rig on top of your truck. Any chance of a few details on it like brand
thanks
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Follow Up By: Bware (Tweed Valley) - Wednesday, Sep 10, 2008 at 10:33
Wednesday, Sep 10, 2008 at 10:33
Hi Strick,
I've just loaded some photos of it. Click on 'my profile' and go down to members gallery.
It is about 3.9 metres long. Basically it a fibreglass shell. The hull is wide and flat through the middle so is quite stable. It has channels and a tail for directional stability.
The brand is Ski Factory. I found it in West Burleigh (
Gold Coast) as a factory second. I just looked them up but couldn't find them in the yellow pages. Though I did find this
link
regards
Brian
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Reply By: Member - John and Val W (ACT) - Sunday, Sep 07, 2008 at 10:12
Sunday, Sep 07, 2008 at 10:12
There is quite a
good spot for a
free camp at
Wenonah Head which is just south of
Urunga. As others have said, the coast is heavily commercialised. One option for free camps is to use state forests, some of which are quite close to the coast.
Enjoy your trip. Vehicle based camping is very do-able, providing you have a bit of a system about where things go in the vehicle. It may take a few trips to get it worked out so that you can set up
camp quickly and easily, but once you have the beasics sorted you will have a great time.
cheers,
Val.
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Reply By: Hairs & Fysh (NSW) - Sunday, Sep 07, 2008 at 10:58
Sunday, Sep 07, 2008 at 10:58
Hi Desielsmells,
Strange name. Anyway,
Many years ago we traveled from Byron to
Canberra and traveled from Cresent Head to Port Macquarie on a trip down the coast. It was a dirt road back then, (15 years ago).Cost bugger all at a spot called Delicate
Nobby, it's along Point Pioneer Rd. There were a few
camp sites along this road and quiet a few point breaks. As extfilm, has mentioned (Bundjalung, Yuragir, Crowdy bay,
Hat head, Myall lakes NP's) these have some top spots to stay. There's also Sandon, just south of
Brooms Head. Minnie Waters,
Wooli.
The road between
Wooli and
Brooms Head is closed at certain times,
Check with the
shop or pub at
Wooli.
Unfortunately it is frowned upon to stay in carparks. Twenty years ago that we did, not any more.
As others have said
check out NP State
Forrest.
Have Fun.
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Follow Up By: Member - Cruiser (NSW) - Sunday, Sep 07, 2008 at 18:12
Sunday, Sep 07, 2008 at 18:12
Hairs,
The road from Crescent Head to
Point Plomer and further south to the north shore of Port Macquarie is still predominately dirt, however the camping along there is now fee based by either the Kempsey Council or NPWS at
Point Plomer.
The road south of Plomer is still in very bad shape as neither council will accept responsibility because the road was put in decades ago by the sand mining company and has had no maintenance at all in those ensuing decades.
Cheers,
Cruiser
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