The best dog-friendly campgrounds near Casula, New South Wales

If you’re camping with pets near Casula, you have over 500 options to pick from—most with easy access to toilets, hot showers, and campfire pits. The average spot runs about $65 a night, but you’ll find places for as little as $20. Campsites like Megalong Valley Farm (1102 reviews), Fern Valley Ranch (788 reviews), and Jila Camp Grounds (749 reviews) are traveller favourites, thanks to wide open paddocks, shaded creek banks, and plenty of space for your four-legged mate to roam. You’ll find spots by the river for fishing, quiet bushland for wildlife-watching, and swimming holes to cool off. Local hosts keep things easy—most sites welcome dogs off-lead and provide fenced areas, so you don’t spend your trip chasing a runaway pup. Bring rubbish bags, pack your leash, and get ready to explore Casula with your pets in tow.

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Top-rated campgrounds

If you’re camping with pets near Casula, you have over 500 options to pick from—most with easy access to toilets, hot showers, and campfire pits. The average spot runs about $65 a night, but you’ll find places for as little as $20. Campsites like Megalong Valley Farm (1102 reviews), Fern Valley Ranch (788 reviews), and Jila Camp Grounds (749 reviews) are traveller favourites, thanks to wide open paddocks, shaded creek banks, and plenty of space for your four-legged mate to roam. You’ll find spots by the river for fishing, quiet bushland for wildlife-watching, and swimming holes to cool off. Local hosts keep things easy—most sites welcome dogs off-lead and provide fenced areas, so you don’t spend your trip chasing a runaway pup. Bring rubbish bags, pack your leash, and get ready to explore Casula with your pets in tow.

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Top-rated campgrounds

1. Hartley Vale Garlic Farm

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77km from Casula · 4 sites · Tents, RVs · Hartley Vale, NSW

The Hartley Vale Garlic Farm was established in 2018 as an organic garlic farm now owned by James and Michelle and their two children. The farm features a hempcrete building named 'The Stinking Rose' used for drying and curing garlic, that also acts as a big room for garlic feasts during planting (March, April and May each year). The building also houses toilet and shower facilities for guests when camping on site. On some evenings, the sky puts on a real show of golden sun rays with pink, purple and blue clouds while swallows flit across the garden beds catching moths. Our guests like to sit around their campfires watching the spectacular show while kids and dogs run around without the burden of leashes or noise of city traffic.

2. Shady Acres Colo River

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60km from Casula · 10 sites · Tents, RVs · Central Colo, NSW

This property is a Pristine Riverfront property in Colo Valley. It is a tidal river with sandy shallow sandbars and 10ft deep swimming holes. There is an abundance of native animals here including kangaroos, lyre birds, lace monitors, platypus and more! Access is via a short dirt driveway to the riverfront camping area. The access is 2wd unless there has been significant rain it becomes 4wd access.We can accommodate both small and large groups with sites just steps away from the river. We have 2 water entrances, one is a large grassed area with shallow water which is great for kids & families. The other entrance is a natural sandy entry with a deeper swimming area suitable for adults. We also have a beautiful lagoon area where I can arrange additional campers. We have built some new flushing toilets (3) with a hot water shower.We are very accommodating of your pets. We welcome dogs and can host horses in one of the paddocks. Please ensure you contact the host prior to your stay if you are bringing any animals. We have canoes & floats which you can hire to paddle up the river. Additional activities here include fishing, swimming, bushwalking, canoeing & birdwatching. We are also only a 5 minute drive to Colo Riverside Cafe.We also have 2 beautiful brand new glamping tents that you can hire. Please see our extras.I look forward to meeting you soon!

3. Down by the Hawkesbury - Exclusive

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42km from Casula · 1 site · Tent, RV · Pitt Town Bottoms, NSW

Originally settled in 1889 "Bobs Grant" this lovely property and the surrounding land was originally used for farming but is now mostly turf farms. Enjoy our little getaway down by the Hawkesbury River only 10 minutes from historic Windsor. A beautiful river shack for your use exclusively, including fire pit with direct access to the Hawkesbury river. Destroyed in the March and July 2022 floods, we have now re-built and are loving welcoming back our guests. Bring your caravans, tent or swag - all are welcome! Unfortunately, boats are not. Relax and enjoy the serenity whilst being only 1 hour from Sydney. We offer the site to one group only, a maximum of 20 guests. However note, we are not a place for rowdy groups and parties. Groups are welcome here to enjoy the time with their family and friends, play a little music and relax by the river. The river can get busy (which is great after the floods as it has been dead for so long) and so can the road across the river but if you are enjoying your family and friends you won't even notice! We have one basic toilet, and one river water shower available too! Please bring your own drinking water. Fires are only permitted when allowed, in the designated areas only.

4. Lion entrance

33km from Casula · 20 sites · Tents, RVs · Sydney, NSW

Green land with a beautiful lake near sydney

5. Old Forty Pumpkin Farm

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65km from Casula · 5 sites · Tents, RVs · Colo Vale, NSW

Old Forty Pumpkin Farm is located in Colo Vale which is 1 hour out of Sydney, 10 mins from Mittagong and 15 mins from Bowral. The owner, Bruce, grows giant pumpkins as well as other fruit and vegetables. The property is the last property in McCallums road so there is absolutely no passing traffic making for the most serene, peaceful stay. The property has various campsites to select from, each with its own fire pit, perfect for a quiet drink while the sun goes down and toasted marshmallows under the stars. Firewood is not provided so please bring your own. There’s plenty of room for mountain bike riding, and bushwalking with many beautiful walking trails. You will need to bring your own toilet, and all rubbish must be removed when you leave.

Stories from the community

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Beck

2 days ago

8 m travel trailer

With pets

Weekend Trip to Down by the Hawkesbury - Exclusive

You will not find a better spot within two hours on Sydney. I’m reluctant to share how good it is in fear of it being booked out next time we go. We went for a family catch up before Christmas. Even though it was a 40 degree weekend it didn’t feel like it under the beautiful shady trees. The river, though busy with boats on the hottest weekend of the year offered a quick refresh in a floating tube. Megan the host was fantastic, responsive and warm. The property itself is immaculate. Beautiful sunsets, My Brother hired Mabel the vintage caravan for the two nights and loved lt. It was the perfect weekend. Thank you so much Megan.

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George 50

2 weeks ago

Tent

Weekend Trip to Hartley Vale Garlic Farm

Great location, had the space to myself. Greeted by Oscar and his two K9 offsiders. Absolutely great spot to get away from everything. Very cool.

Tracey

3 weeks ago

5 m pop-up camper

With pets

Weekend Trip to Down by the Hawkesbury - Exclusive

This is the 3rd time our group of 20 have stayed here. Just as amazing as the last times. It's so relaxing and spacious for a large group. The facilities great and awesome to explore the local area. This time it was exploring near by Bilpin with great markets and cider. Megan and her husband are fantastic hosts. We are already looking forward to our next stay

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Siena

3 weeks ago

5 m car

With pets

1 night at Old Forty Pumpkin Farm

Location was so lovely! Super remote and even caught a glimpse of the southern lights. Very pretty to stargaze and the fire pit is a great addition.

A green manure crop in our garlic beds from season 1.

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Venessa

November 2025

7 m pop-up camper

1 night at Hartley Vale Garlic Farm

Stunning valley and mountain views from the campsite. Plenty of space between campers. Close to Lithgow if you need supplies. Peaceful place to relax.

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Geoffrey

November 2025

Tent

With pets

Weekend Trip to Down by the Hawkesbury - Exclusive

Fantastic spot, everything you could ever ask for to make a camping experience wonderful. The owners have done an amazing job. Would definitely recommend it and can't wait to go back there.

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catherine

November 2025

5 m Class B

With pets

1 night at Hartley Vale Garlic Farm

A beautiful spot!! Oscar was a credit to his parents and such a great helper upon our arrival! Thank you for a wonderful stay!

Graham

November 2025

Tent

With pets

Weekend Trip to Shady Acres Colo River

Absolutely loved our weekend there. There was another group at the same time but the setup meant we couldn’t hear anything whatsoever. Right by the river which was nice. Got a decent shower, thunder and lightening on the first night and the ground still held up absolutely fine. Lisa had some big tables and even a bbq available to use which was a lovely bonus.

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Abbey

November 2025

Tent

Weekend Trip to Hartley Vale Garlic Farm

Amazing sunset views! Lovely hosts! They explained how the garlic works and delivered us firewood :) 2 nice dogs escorted us to the campsite and kept us company at the fire pit. Would definitely recommend!

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Tais

October 2025

Tent

With pets

Weekend Trip to Hartley Vale Garlic Farm

Great camping site with gorgeous views and super cute dogs. It’s great to bring your dogs here so they can run around and play with the owner’s dogs. Will definitely come back!

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Geoff

October 2025

3 m pop-up camper

Group trip

Weekend Trip to Down by the Hawkesbury - Exclusive

We just had the best weekend of camping at Down by the Hawkesbury. The site is so beautiful, and the facilities (particularly the undercover area) are excellent. The pizza oven had to change nationality for our curry night, so it could produce K & T’s amazing naan bread. Our group all had a wonderful time and we are so looking forward to our next stay at the end of the year. Thank you so much Megan and Trevor, you both made our stay so easy to arrange, and it was great when Trevor brought the dogs down to say hello. We would certainly recommend Down by the Hawkesbury to others, but please don’t book it when we want to visit!! Thanks again From our whole group.

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Alex

October 2025

Tent

Group trip

Weekend Trip to Shady Acres Colo River

Amazing location and Lisa is a great host - everything we could have asked for. We will be back!

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Thomas

October 2025

Tent

3 nights at Hartley Vale Garlic Farm

Amazing view, good facilities and lovely hosts. The puppies were great company every afternoon when we got back from hiking.

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Leanne

October 2025

5 m pop-up camper

With pets

4 nights at Down by the Hawkesbury - Exclusive

Loved camping here! Megan and Trevor provided all the essentials we needed! A warm shower, a toilet and a perfect hut with a gorgeous fireplace. Direct access to the water so the kids could splash. We will definitely return! Thanks so much guys!

Henry

October 2025

Tent

Group trip

2 nights at Hartley Vale Garlic Farm

Great spot for tent camping with great views of the local landscape. Very peaceful and spacious campsite. There are a couple of very friendly dogs on site, so you will want to be ok with dogs (we are). Toilet/shower facilities are quite decent for a campsite. We'd come back again.

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steve

October 2025

Tent

With pets

Weekend Trip to Hartley Vale Garlic Farm

Great place. Not at all crowded despite us staying over a long weekend. Off-leash dog friendly, with canine host Stephen leading the way, and junior canine host Daisy was a delight. Wombats, wallabies, roos, black cockatoos plus amazing scenery all around. Thank you for an enjoyable stay.

Joab

October 2025

Tent

Weekend Trip to Old Forty Pumpkin Farm

Had a great experience! The place is peaceful, well-maintained, and perfect for relaxing and enjoying nature. The camping areas were clean and organized, and the host was very friendly and helpful. I’d definitely come back and recommend it to anyone looking for a calm and enjoyable weekend!

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Peter

October 2025

6 m travel trailer

With kids

Weekend Trip to Hartley Vale Garlic Farm

Fantastic views, great private site with open campfire, great facilities. Michelle was a great host and we will be back there again for a relaxing night in a beautiful area.

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Francis

October 2025

Tent

Weekend Trip to Hartley Vale Garlic Farm

Kind generous host amazing camp spot and beautiful cute dogs !

Soojin

October 2025

Tent

With kids

3 nights at Down by the Hawkesbury - Exclusive

Lovely private location with all the luxury additions of flushing toilet, hot shower/water, electricity, fridge and covered area. Lots of space to set up and hang out. Megan was a lovely host with great communication.