broken hill, silverton campsites

I think that you are not allowed to free camp around Silverton.
There is excellent & well priced camping at Penrose Park.

There is a caravan park at Silverton. Check with them as to availability of sites.

The Silverton caravan park is not the world's best caravan park, however it is full of historical interest as it's facilities were once the picnic playground of Broken Hill. Worth a look.

Another vote for Penrose Park. While it might not be the flashest place around it is nice and quiet and safe. An easy walk out the back gate, across the dry creek bed to Silverton and the pub.

On the way to Tibooburra have a look at the free camp at Evelyn Ck Milparinka, the caravan park at Tibooburra is good, and very good camps in Sturt NP at Olive Downs and Fort Grey - both with water, toilets and gas bbqs.

regards

John

We were in Broken Hill just last week and had a look at Penrose Park just outside of Silverton (didn't stay there, we were at the Lakeview Caravan Park) and thought it was quite good. Quiet and just a short-ish walk into Silverton. Plenty of room and has a playground if you're so inclined. Would probably stay there next time.

Rob

I think the cemetery is close by too. We went to the mine on the way to Silverton. So much history a visit there before the cemetery is a must. Nice scones too.

Penrose is nice, particularly if you are travelling with a big group. It is pretty basic, somewhere between bush camping and a CV Park. It is 25km out of Broken Hill so if you want to see the attractions of the city bear that in mind.

Also if you are travelling through on the way to Tib and Camerons you have to back track into Broken Hill to get onto the Silver City Highway. You can travel north out of Silverton it is an interesting drive but a fair bit slower than the highway. While the route is easy to find you could also easily take a wrong turn and have an even bigger adventure.

There are two parks in Broken Hill, both are pretty good. When visiting the Hill I used to stay at Lakeview, on the Sydney side of town. It has nice grassed sights which are reasonably level. The amenities are clean and functional. Try to get down the northern end of the park as it is further from the highway.

The Broken Hill CV park on the Adelaide Rd is also quite nice. When I lived in town one of my work collegues was related to the manager, so we used to visit there from time to time. The park does not have grass, the camping sights are covered with mulch, bark or woodchips. It too is clean and well kept with good functional amenities. Try to get a sight down the back away from the road. About a million trucks a night go right passed the front gate.

Any of the above options offer good options for accomodation depending on what you want.

Duncs