The best campgrounds near Gulgong, New South Wales with horseback riding

Looking for a camping adventure near Gulgong, New South Wales in Australia? Hipcamp has got you covered with over 180 available options for your accommodation preference. Whether you're into boating, paddling, or fishing, there's something for everyone. Stay at top-rated campsites like Watton Airstrip (418 reviews), Wattle Valley Farm (339 reviews), or Maiden Jewel, Upper Hunter Valley (271 reviews). And with prices starting as low as $10 per night and popular facilities like cooking equipment, potable water, and toilets, your camping experience will be nothing short of amazing.

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Top-rated campgrounds

Looking for a camping adventure near Gulgong, New South Wales in Australia? Hipcamp has got you covered with over 180 available options for your accommodation preference. Whether you're into boating, paddling, or fishing, there's something for everyone. Stay at top-rated campsites like Watton Airstrip (418 reviews), Wattle Valley Farm (339 reviews), or Maiden Jewel, Upper Hunter Valley (271 reviews). And with prices starting as low as $10 per night and popular facilities like cooking equipment, potable water, and toilets, your camping experience will be nothing short of amazing.

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Top-rated campgrounds

1. Hillside Camp on Bow River

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66km from Gulgong · 23 sites · Tents, RVs · Merriwa, NSW

The ultimate Farm Solitude Camping experience for nature lovers seeking adventure, peace and serenity. This is not a place for parties and loud noise, but if you want to get away from it all and relax in a secluded Campsite surrounded by beautiful Native Bushland or explore miles of trails, gullies, caves, Flight Springs Creek and the exquisite Bow River, take some time to camp at Hillside, which is a remote 2000 acre working cattle property situated 23km west of MERRIWA, 17 km off the Golden Highway, adjoining the Goulburn River National Park. Most sites are in secluded area's far away from each other but at busy times people may pass by some sites to access the river. There are plenty of walking trails and for the enthusiastic bushwalker, the Bow River winds its way 7km down to the Goulburn River through the National Park with its gentle flowing stream and rock pools nestled between sandstone cliffs of caves. All sites are pet friendly, but pets must be kept on leash and cleaned up after. Campfires are allowed when there are no restrictions. Cut firewood is available on request $20 lots, cash only. 4WD and High vehicles are recommended as tracks have rocky outcrops and some areas of loose sand. Some sites can be accessed by 2WD. The Bow River area is strictly 4WD (Low Range) access ONLY as it is extremely steep with loose gravel and rocky outcrops. AWD (All wheel drive) vehicles will not get back out. For all 4WD areas please let your Tyres down to 25psi to help conserve our tracks. Outback 4WD tracks are now open for campers to explore as well as Hidden Valley. All sites have toilets, but guests will need their own shower facilities and must take all waste and rubbish with them on departure. Phone Service is very limited in this area. If you email a request, sometimes it may take a few hours for us to reply. No motorbikes or chainsaws and no hunting allowed. WARNING: There are many areas of cliff edges and shear drops! Children must be supervised at all times while exploring these areas. There are also dams at or near some of the campsite areas that could be dangerous if children wander off exploring alone.

2. Pleasant View

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24km from Gulgong · 8 sites · Tents, RVs · Buckaroo, NSW

Pleasant View is in a quiet location and ideally suited to those who want solitude, spectacular scenery and easy access to all the features this district has to offer. Situated on 28ha (70 acres) of grazing land, 5km north of Mudgee, with superb views across the Cudgegong Valley. Located 10 minutes drive from town and the wineries, with a bitumen road to our front gate. Cycling tours are an attractive option. Our camping sites suit self-contained guests who have everything they need and leave no trace. Dogs are welcome but, as we have sheep, they need to be on a lead at all times. Some firewood is available on site but fires are dependent on conditions and RFS requirements so we ask that you check with us before lighting a fire.

3. Sofala

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78km from Gulgong · 8 sites · Tents, RVs · Sofala, NSW

This campsite is located amongst rolling green hills, with some campsites having frontage on the creek and access to the Turon River nearby. Laze around by the creek on hot days and relax in the lush shade. This campsite suits self-contained campers who bring their own camping toilet/shower, and drinking water supply. Some campsites will require 4WD. Enjoy camping, walking, nature walks, gold fossicking and detecting, bird watching, fishing and swimming in the nearby Turon river. This is a great place for general camping activities and family fun in a mostly private campsite, in the ruggedly peaceful and quiet Australian countryside. Gaze at the stars as you warm your feet by the campfire at night. Campers must bring everything they need and take all waste when they leave. Campfires must comply with the local fire restrictions and guidelines and must be restricted to the fire pit provided. Bonfires are not permitted at any time. Pets on leashes welcome.

4. The Gateway-Hargraves Bushland

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54km from Gulgong · 1 site · Tent, RV · Hargraves, NSW

In the early 1970’s Mr James, the owner of 'Biara', subdivided three 25 acre blocks across the road from the original homestead. The first block was sold to his nephew, the middle block was to be purchased by the Preston family and ‘The Gateway’ was purchased by a Mr Carveth. Unfortunately, the sale of the middle block fell through then, due to family illness, 'Biara' was sold and the family moved to Blackheath. After this move, and as thank you to his son, Mr James transferred the title of the middle of the three subdivided blocks to his only son, William. Back in the late 1960’s, early 1970’s, the area was vastly different than it is today. Travelling to school entailed a car trip to Hargraves then bus to Mudgee which would have been a 2 hour round trip! The area was far more isolated as there was no power and entailed an overland phone line, which had to be regularly repaired if residents wanted to be able to communicate with the outside world. The site allows mainly for camping and relaxing although there are numerous dirt roads to explore, Mudgee wineries close by and Burrendong Dam not far away (accessible via Hill End Road near Erudgere). Hargraves is also known for it's alluvial gold deposits and fossickers still go there regularly to check out Louisa Creek. There is 15km's of dirt road which needs to be traveled to reach the property. Dependent on weather, and if it has been graded recently, this road can be in varying states of repair. In heavy rain it may be difficult to get 2WD access via the public road due to the clay content in the road . Kangaroo, wallaby, owl species, kookaburra, echidna, snakes, various lizards, including shinglebacks, are often seen on these roads and the property.

5. Phoenix Flats

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59km from Gulgong · 10 sites · Tents, RVs · Merriwa, NSW

Phoenix Flats offers a beautiful camping area with lots of wildlife that love to visit, including Emus, Kangaroos and Wombats. We also have friendly cattle on the property who might wander by for a visit. The property has a number of picturesque dams and walking tracks available to our guests. There are plenty of flat areas for caravan and motorhomes to set up comfortably. Enjoy a campfire in the evenings and gaze up at the star filled sky! Guests are required to be fully self sufficient with their own toilet/shower facilities and must take all waste and rubbish with them on departure. We are also super close to Goulburn River National Park, a beautiful place to explore. Pets are welcome but must be kept on a leash at all times whilst on the property- without exception.

Stories from the community

scott

6 days ago

6 m travel trailer

Weekend Trip to Pleasant View

Nice quiet spot to park up and relax with nobody but the sheep, roos and birds. Graham was very welcoming, even gave us some delicious farm fresh eggs. He is super responsive and met us on the main road to guide us in and went out of his way to make sure there was no low hanging branches for our caravan. Highly recommend a stay here. Thanks for sharing your property Graham

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Kylie

1 week ago

5 m pop-up camper

Group trip

1 night at Pleasant View

Beautiful peaceful bush site close to town. Friendly and helpful host, excellent communication.

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Diane

1 week ago

8 m travel trailer

Weekend Trip to Pleasant View

Graham was very welcoming & helpful. We received some delicious farm eggs on arrival which was a lovely surprise. Very convenient to Mudgee & many of the attractions Mudgee region has to offer. We were the only caravaners, but there is plenty of room to share on the property.

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Paul

2 weeks ago

Tent

Weekend Trip to The Gateway-Hargraves Bushland

Great communication with the host. Unfortunately was not able to use our booking (work requirements). But will definitely be back 1st chance we get

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Mike

November 2025

Tent

With kids

Weekend Trip to Hillside Camp on Bow River

My son and I loved camping at David’s place and what a place it was! Absolutely beautiful country, and whilst we’ve camped at a few big properties (couple of thousand acres) this was by far the most camper friendly I’ve experienced. David was an absolute legend, very informative and super helpful, he met us at the gate and escorted us out to Riverside campsite, explained everything along the way. They have sign-posted and mapped the entire property making it almost impossible to get lost. We enjoyed long hikes into the bush, caves and all across acres of amazing bushland and lookouts. The best part was walking along Bow River for km’s and swimming in the waterholes. There’s not a huge amount of water this time of year with the drought, but beautiful enough to enjoy what’s there. I couldn’t imagine how incredible the river would be after some proper soaking rains. Animals everywhere, and the wildlife here will surprise you. Highly recommended and please look after the land by leaving no trace. Thanks David, Max and I loved your place and can’t wait to come back again soon.

Paul

November 2025

4 m pop-up camper

Weekend Trip to Hillside Camp on Bow River

awesome place and Dave is such a great host - i'll be back again for the 3rd time

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Haylee

October 2025

5 m car

1 night at Pleasant View

Definitely would recommend staying at Grahams land, he offered different options for us to camp and showed us around. He met us at the turn off the main road and allowed us to follow him to the land making it super easy for us! Graham was super quick to reply! The scenery and views are amazing and the sunrise and sunset can be viewed perfectly over the mountains, would definitely love to visit again.

Cameron

October 2025

Tent

Group trip

Weekend Trip to Hillside Camp on Bow River

Dave is a legend. Been camping here multiple times and seriously love it. Magical experience

warren

October 2025

8 m travel trailer

Group trip

1 night at Pleasant View

Great stay , fantastic host very friendly and good advice on what to see during your stay

warren

October 2025

6 m travel trailer

Group trip

2 nights at Pleasant View

We loved our stay here , Graham was a great host and very informative of the local area and things to see

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Ruth

October 2025

Tent

With pets

4 nights at Hillside Camp on Bow River

Had the most amazing few days on the property. Toilet, dog friendly, on a little river, able to have a camp fire, shade......honestly just ticked all boxes. The night sky's are jaw dropping and watching 🛰 satellites are lots of fun. Relaxing, bushwalking and a bit of 4WDing Above and beyond with their signage and mud maps for 4WD tracks, including how tricky each are. Walking trails clearly displayed. AMAZING caves, escarpments and lots of critters to watch. Host were fantastic with their communication and making sure we were happy. Cannot thank them enough for allowing us onto their property. Rugged and beautiful.

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Shayne

October 2025

Tent

With kids

Weekend Trip to Hillside Camp on Bow River

Gully view was well grassed and flat. We really enjoyed driving the 4x4 trails and views, Exploring Bow river and all it's caves was probably the highlight of our stay. Amazing. Dave was super helpful and laidback. We'll definitely return 🤠

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Mark

October 2025

Tent

With pets

Weekend Trip to Hillside Camp on Bow River

David’s land was amazing! There’s so much space to explore and plenty to see and do. The caves are unreal, and the wildlife was incredible — we spotted wombats, kangaroos, and even a few goannas. Highly recommend camping here if you’re after a true nature experience!

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Brett

October 2025

Tent

With pets

2 nights at The Gateway-Hargraves Bushland

We had another great stay at Home Base. It’s very peaceful and such a great place to relax. Plenty of shelter and love the forge for camp fire cooking. Recommend staying here. Stop at the little shop at Hargraves on the way in. The pies are delicious.

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Rob

October 2025

10 m pop-up camper

With pets

Weekend Trip to Phoenix Flats

Classic paddock camp. Heaps of clear space to setup. Big sky's and views. Nice hosts and plenty of quiet to recharge the serenity meter.

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Matt

October 2025

5 m travel trailer

With pets

1 night at Pleasant View

Excellent place to stay with beautiful views, camps spots were nice and flat.

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Andrew

October 2025

6 m travel trailer

With kids

1 night at Pleasant View

Great place to stay. Loved it. Space , fireplace and wood. Definitely coming back

Amelia

October 2025

4 m pop-up camper

With kids

Weekend Trip to Hillside Camp on Bow River

Unreal spot! Super private with so much space. Awesome walking tracks and 4WDriving tracks to explore, highly highly recommend!!

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Kelli

October 2025

3 m pop-up camper

Weekend Trip to Hillside Camp on Bow River

I stayed at Riverside camp site which required 4WD to get into. Sitting up above the Bow River, this camp site was private, with only a couple of other sites within squinting distance. The area was flat with wild life in abundance. Kangaroos came through twice daily, some wombats at night and an extremely large goanna came wandering through. The Bow River itself was a short walk from the site and still had flowing water which was enough to paddle in and let the dogs cool off. Dave was an excellent host - escorting me to the site whilst letting me know of the 4wd tracks, walking areas and other interesting things to know or do. I’d highly recommend Hillside and will certainly be back.

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Brandon

October 2025

Tent

Weekend Trip to Sofala

We stayed at site 8. The boat was great - called ahead of time and met us at the gate to show us to the camp site, very friendly bloke. Camp site was very private, we stayed on the October long weekend and didn't see anyone else (can sort of see the neighbours, but +200m away through trees). Site was quite large and next to the creek. Creek was flowing, deep enough for a quick dip but not to deep enough to swim in. You will want a 4WD/SUV to get to the site.