WOOLEEN STATION, Murchison, Western Australia Fancy camping with absolute river frontage in over a quarter of a million acres of mulga shrub lands? Camped on the banks of the Murchison River about sixteen kilometres from the Wooleen Station homestead the quiet of the ancient landscape was only broken by bird calls along the river. We could […]
Camping Locations
Put down your map and get wonderfully lost
The Town Common at Innamincka
Cheap and cheerful camping where Burke and Wills made themselves famous. You would think the Town Common would be one of the busiest places at this meeting place and cross roads in the desert wilderness. After all it is the only place nearby to Innamincka that you can camp for next to nothing ($5 per […]
King’s Billabong Campsite Report
MILDURA, Vic 550km north west of Melbourne There is impressive free camping right along the length of the Murray River. So what is special about King’s Billabong? A fair question. Two reasons – historical interest with this spot being the heart of the Sunraysia irrigation story, and the location being just a few minutes from […]
Moyston Camp Ground
Birthplace of Australian Rules football Moyston is a tiny village situated between the Grampians and Ararat. Once a booming gold mining town Moyston now slumbers in the sun in a pretty valley below the towering bulk of Mount William. With rolling hills billowing away to the east and the solid wall of the Grampians to […]
Casterton Free Campsite
Casterton is the quintessential Australian country town. Its wide main street is lined by a variety of shops with many still boasting sheltering verandas. Built on both sides of the Glenelg River valley with a sturdy bridge spanning this relatively small stream and connecting both sides of the town this is the central service town […]
