Bush camping close to Melbourne

We stopped for an overnight at the Boar Gully campground in the Brisbane Ranges NP. It was a small but pleasant camp ground in a bushland setting. We were unable to do the longer walks as it was in 2006 after fires had taken their toll on this, The Grampians and many other locations in the region.

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Wombat State Forest and Lerderderg Gorge would be pleasant in mid September.

Look up Parks Vic web site. Big River is a great area.

werribee is only 1 hour from Melb and some of the best high country is east of Melb. I would recommend the extra drive time and head to Walhalla and sorrounding areas. Absolutely beautiful and free camping in the area. Worth looking into and prob take 2.5 hours from werribee. There is a gorgous camp ground that is free called Coopers creek. It has bush toilets and is on the banks of the Thompson river. There are varied 4wd tracks in the area for varying abilities.
Just a thought but a fav of mine.

Love some of the places mentioned above Murray , its more a matter of defining as close as possible your requirement.

I will offer another near Avoca about 2hrs west.

This is the site of Vic exploroz gathering for the last two years and its called Glen Patrick reserve. (more info on this site)

Camping on the reserve is quite civilzed , and just to the north heads off into the forrest many tracks and camping spots from mild to wild.

The exact spot for the reserve is 54 H 706716 5887383

Murray

Lake Elingamite, just out of Cobden, near Colac, is 200 km from Melbourne.
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