# The best camping near Byron Bay

Thinking of camping near Byron Bay? Discover and book the best Byron Bay campgrounds in national parks and state parks, plus on farms, vineyards, and conservation reserves.

Browse and book on Hipcamp: https://www.hipcamp.com/en-AU/d/australia/new-south-wales/byron-bay/camping/all

- **Rating:** 95% (22544 reviews)
- **Campsites:** 3849

Chill out at one of Australia’s favourite beach holiday getaways in Byron Bay on the NSW far north coast.

## Hipcamps

- [Serene at Skinners](https://www.hipcamp.com/en-AU/land/new-south-wales-serene-at-skinners-88lh9vp7): Skinners Shoot, NSW · from AU$238.09/night · 100% recommend (21 reviews) · 1 sites · Pets, Toilets, Showers, Campfires, Wifi, Potable water
- [Ingenia Holidays Byron Bay](https://www.hipcamp.com/en-AU/land/new-south-wales-ingenia-holidays-byron-bay-wz6hpe6e): Byron Bay, NSW · from AU$55/night · 94% recommend (474 reviews) · 214 sites · Pets, Electricity Hookup, Toilets, Showers, Potable water, Wifi
- [East Creswick Farm](https://www.hipcamp.com/en-AU/land/new-south-wales-east-creswick-farm-ozxhp9y2): Brunswick Heads, NSW · from AU$24.11/night · 97% recommend (32 reviews) · 10 sites · Pets, Campfires
- [Nature Immersed Cabin & Glamping](https://www.hipcamp.com/en-AU/land/new-south-wales-nature-immersed-cabin-glamping-2ejhk9xj): Myocum, NSW · from AU$350.31/night · 95% recommend (22 reviews) · 2 sites · Pets, Toilets, Showers, Campfires, Hot Tub, Wifi
- [Friday Hut Escape / Lemon Tree Hill](https://www.hipcamp.com/en-AU/land/new-south-wales-friday-hut-escape-lemon-tree-hill-6p0hyxxx): Possum Creek, NSW · from AU$107.23/night · 92% recommend (19 reviews) · 5 sites · Pets, Toilets, Campfires
- [Byron Myocum Farm](https://www.hipcamp.com/en-AU/land/new-south-wales-byron-myocum-farm-zwjh15v9): Myocum, NSW · from AU$78.29/night · 99% recommend (314 reviews) · 1 sites · Pets, Toilets, Campfires, Showers, Picnic table
- [Wilson River Retreat](https://www.hipcamp.com/en-AU/land/new-south-wales-wilson-river-retreat-zwjhw87o): Possum Creek, NSW · from AU$78.31/night · 98% recommend (20 reviews) · 2 sites · Pets, Campfires
- [Brunswick Breeze Campsite](https://www.hipcamp.com/en-AU/land/new-south-wales-brunswick-breeze-campsite-6p0h6k80): Brunswick Heads, NSW · from AU$72.29/night · 98% recommend (20 reviews) · 1 sites · Pets, Electricity Hookup, Showers, Water Hookup, Potable water, Picnic table
- [Fern gully Creek, Coorabell](https://www.hipcamp.com/en-AU/land/new-south-wales-fern-gully-creek-coorabell-ex9h5pok): Coorabell, NSW · from AU$48.23/night · 99% recommend (63 reviews) · 2 sites · Pets, Toilets, Campfires, Potable water
- [Mullum Leagues Campground](https://www.hipcamp.com/en-AU/land/new-south-wales-mullum-leagues-campground-y0zhe0rm): Mullumbimby, NSW · from AU$38.59/night · 96% recommend (68 reviews) · 91 sites · Pets, Electricity Hookup, Toilets, Showers, Water Hookup, Potable water
- [Jessria Shalom Nature Bush Camp](https://www.hipcamp.com/en-AU/land/new-south-wales-jessria-shalom-nature-bush-camp-1xmhqo72): Federal, NSW · from AU$47.03/night · 92% recommend (59 reviews) · 8 sites · Pets, Toilets, Campfires, Showers, Picnic table
- [Meraki Farm Eureka](https://www.hipcamp.com/en-AU/land/new-south-wales-meraki-farm-eureka-xryhle6x): Federal, NSW · from AU$96.39/night · 100% recommend (11 reviews) · 1 sites · Campfires
- [Mullumbimby Showground](https://www.hipcamp.com/en-AU/land/new-south-wales-mullumbimby-showground-wz6hep7r): Mullumbimby, NSW · from AU$45.71/night · 95% recommend (119 reviews) · 70 sites · Electricity Hookup, Toilets, Showers, Water Hookup, Potable water, Picnic table
- [The Haven](https://www.hipcamp.com/en-AU/land/new-south-wales-the-haven-1-zwjhvewj): Mullumbimby, NSW · from AU$54.26/night · 96% recommend (403 reviews) · 4 sites · Pets, Toilets, Campfires, Showers
- [Everflow](https://www.hipcamp.com/en-AU/land/new-south-wales-everflow-lz9hw1x8): Goonengerry, NSW · from AU$42.05/night · 98% recommend (241 reviews) · 12 sites · Toilets, Campfires, Picnic table
- [Mill Farm](https://www.hipcamp.com/en-AU/land/new-south-wales-mill-farm-1-mxvh8oll): Nashua, NSW · from AU$48.23/night · 100% recommend (61 reviews) · 1 sites · Toilets, Campfires, Showers, Picnic table
- [Rockhaven Booyong](https://www.hipcamp.com/en-AU/land/new-south-wales-rockhaven-booyong-xryhlo09): Booyong, NSW · from AU$43.41/night · 97% recommend (82 reviews) · 4 sites · Pets, Campfires
- [Booyong Farm](https://www.hipcamp.com/en-AU/land/new-south-wales-booyong-farm-r57hl062): Clunes, NSW · from AU$66.26/night · 96% recommend (109 reviews) · 2 sites · Pets, Campfires
- [Paradise in The Pocket](https://www.hipcamp.com/en-AU/land/new-south-wales-paradise-in-the-pocket-1-xryhkdk2): The Pocket, NSW · from AU$36.30/night · 100% recommend (28 reviews) · 1 sites · Pets
- [Creek Edge, Macadamia Farm](https://www.hipcamp.com/en-AU/land/new-south-wales-creek-edge-macadamia-farm-ozxh5jz2): Alstonville, NSW · from AU$60.30/night · 97% recommend (202 reviews) · 3 sites · Pets, Campfires

## Public campgrounds

- [Mibanbah – Black Rocks campground](https://www.hipcamp.com/en-AU/campground/australia/new-south-wales/mibanbah-black-rocks-campground-12mcmgye4): Bundjalung National Park · 100% recommend (2 reviews)

## About Byron Bay

### Overview

Byron Bay is the most popular holiday spot on the NSW north coast. Celebrated for its laid back boho vibe, the drawcard is the combination of beautiful beaches, surf, buzzy cafes, big name restaurants, boutiques, day spas, yoga retreats, music festivals and nightlife, so there’s something that appeals to everyone, including a host of Hollywood celebrities that call it home. Book yourself a camping spot or campervan site in one of the many caravan parks and join in the fun. Many resorts and holiday parks offer glamping if you want to go luxe. If you prefer a wilder campsite, head up to one of the campgrounds in the rainforest hinterland national parks.

### Nimbin

The spiritual heartland of the ‘rainbow region’, Nimbin has been famous–or infamous, depending on your point of view–for its alternative lifestyle since the 1970s. Many of the hippies that moved in back then never moved on, and although it’s a bit more commercial these days, the annual Mardi Grass rally and street parade in May is always a colourful event. The shopfronts in Nimbin’s main street are decorated with multi-coloured psychedelic murals and there is a range of shops and cafés selling vegan new age goods, many made from hemp.

### Byron Bay Hinterland

Drive up into the hills to explore the cute country towns such as Alstonville with its macadamia orchards and rainforest reserves, riverside Lismore, and charming Murwillumbah, sheltered beneath the shadow of the Mt Warning caldera. The rainforest in the mountainous national parks are part of the World Heritage listed Gondwana rainforests, and the battle to save them from logging in places like Protesters Falls kickstarted the conservation movement in Australia.

### Tallow Beach and Lennox Head

The coastal strip south of Bryon Bay offers quieter back-to-basics camping experiences in the beachfront caravan parks and camping grounds in the seaside villages that stretch along Tallow Beach to Suffolk Park, Broken Head Nature Reserve and the village of Lennox Head.

### Ballina

If you fly into Byron Bay you’ll actually land in Ballina, which is around a 30-minute drive south of Byron. Home to one of Australia’s quirkier big things–the Big Prawn–it doesn’t quite have the same holiday buzz as Byron, but the beaches are just as nice and it makes a great base for those looking for affordable camping option, especially for families.

### When to go

Summer is warm and winter is mild, which helps ensure that fashionable Byron Bay is popular year round. It gets really busy during summer holidays, so make sure you book ahead. Byron’s also a hotspot during Schoolies Week (mid to late November) and is best left to the teenagers at this time. At Easter, Byron is home to the Byron Bay Bluesfest, one of the biggest blues festivals in the country. Winter, between June and October, is a great time to see whales.

### Know before you go

Cape Byron is mainland Australia’s most easterly point and being among the first in the country to see the sunrise from Byron lighthouse is a rite of passage for many young Australians, especially on New Years Eve.
Alstonville disappears in a purple haze in autumn, when the Tibouchina trees that line the town's streets burst into bloom with big purple and mauve flowers.
You never know what you’ll find at the weekend craft markets. Most stall holders move with the markets between Byron Bay, Nimbin, Bangalow and The Channon on alternate weekends. Visit https://www.byron-bay.com/byronbay/market.html for details.
There’s no free camping in the town centre of Byron Bay. Don’t be tempted to sleep in your campervan in a beachside carpark, rangers can fine you up to AUD$2200 if you get caught.

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