Newnes
Submitted: Monday, Mar 16, 2009 at 21:02
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briann532
Hi all,
I am hoping to spend the weekend in
Newnes.
(just North of
Lithgow in the
Wolgan valley)
I used to go there some 15 years ago on a regular basis.
I'm just wondering what its like now, and if I can still get a caravan in there.
If anyone has some helpful info it would be appreciated.
Eg, price, camping availability,
toilets, etc.
Is it as nice as it used to be???
Thanks in advance
Brian
Reply By: bockstar1 - Tuesday, Mar 17, 2009 at 13:27
Tuesday, Mar 17, 2009 at 13:27
The descent into the valley is steep and winding. I would guess that officially the authorities would discourage you from taking a Caravan in. What sort of caravan do you have? I'd urge you to take caution and have the radio handy for communications.
As for the corrugations, I don't believe it's that bad. The Emerits resort are maintaining the road for trucks etc.
I wasn't camping 15 years ago but it's a great spot. The river (stream) is lovely and the surrounding scenery spectacular. There 2 pit
toilets in the oval
campground. For firewood a trip back out along the road would be required.
Here's the URL for the Hotel run by Allan
Watson -
http://users.tpg.com.au/newnes/index.html.
Enjoy!
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