Best free camping guide

As per Jack's message here is a link to the Free Camps Search system. We have just been adding thousands of commercial and free camps, caravan parks and other data to this system so check it out. Over 2000 Free camps available for display and download/print.
David

If you see a No Champing sign. Take it down and deign all knowledge of it

Hi MH

We have an old Camps 2 and found it not what we wanted. We don't tow a caravan or trailer and avoid caravan parks if possible unless necessity dictates and good shower and clothes washed. More the off road, back of beyond type of camping. I haven't got it in front of me but I believe it did not even include anything at Mitchell Falls or Mount Hart. We didn't use it once.

What is number 5 like for the camper? ie the non van or trailer user. Maybe 6 will be okay for us.

Phil

Hi Phil

We started with Camps 3, and each subsequent edition has become far more comprehensive, and Camps 5 covers most regions, including the Kimberley. They don't list as camp grounds places like the Wells along the Canning Stock Route or the popular Jupiter Well campground on the Gary Junction, but the places are on the Hema maps they use in the book. Finding a nice remote spot in these areas is easy anyway.

It is a book for the average traveller not the "adventure tracks" such as the CSR and the Beadell tracks, but that may come. We only use it as a back up if we can't find anything half decent ourselves, which does take off the stress of looking for a site. We have used it and gone to nice places well away from the highway, after passing all the motorhomes lined up against the highway in a popular rest area where we wouldn't stop in a fit, and sometimes had our piece of paradise to ourselves. These are places we would not have found ourselves.

Mh

That is a very good answer. I did not want the book to be canned. I believe for the "non remote"laces it is definitely worth putting in the kit.

But as you have guessed we are after places that are a little more adventurous.

Its 38 outside in Canberra. The problem is that it doesn't even give you time to peg the clothes on the line before they are dry. No wonder the evaporative coolers work well here. I think its drier than Rabbit Flat.

Much appreciated and have a good day.

Lets pray that the cyclone, Yasi, over QLD is not as bad as predicted.

Phil