The best dog-friendly campgrounds in Hunter Valley

Looking to explore the picturesque Hunter Valley in Australia with your furry friend? From Farm Stay, Ben Bullen (384 reviews), Bunyip's Camp (577 reviews), and Spirit of the Forest (326 reviews), these top campsites have got you covered. Enjoy popular facilities such as potable water, campfires, and toilets while engaging in activities like hiking, fall fun, and wildlife watching. With an average price per night of $30 and options as low as $10, camping in the Hunter Valley has never been more affordable. Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity to reconnect with nature and create unforgettable memories with your pet!

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Top-rated campgrounds near Hunter Valley

Looking to explore the picturesque Hunter Valley in Australia with your furry friend? From Farm Stay, Ben Bullen (384 reviews), Bunyip's Camp (577 reviews), and Spirit of the Forest (326 reviews), these top campsites have got you covered. Enjoy popular facilities such as potable water, campfires, and toilets while engaging in activities like hiking, fall fun, and wildlife watching. With an average price per night of $30 and options as low as $10, camping in the Hunter Valley has never been more affordable. Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity to reconnect with nature and create unforgettable memories with your pet!

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Top-rated campgrounds near Hunter Valley

1. Waves 'n Ripples Anna Bay

96%

(39)

22 sites · Tents, RVs · Anna Bay, NSW

Location, location! Wotif’s top 10 Aussie Town of the Year Award recipients for 2025 has Stockton Beach (Anna Bay) Port Stephens as the No:1 for a tourist destination. Only a kilometer away from Anna Bay shops, Tavern, restaurants, 4x4 access to Stockton beach and Birubi Beach. Activities include camel rides, horse riding, 4x4 tours, quad biking, sandboarding, golfing including putt putt golf, surfing and surf school, dolphin cruisers and so much more. About 3km from One Mile Beach, Boat Harbor and the remaining beaches are all within 20min of location. All types of vehicles can find a place within Waves 'n Ripples to camp from RV's, cars, 4x4's, AWD's, and camper trailers. We can cater large group bookings with multiple vehicles. 5+ The property has a scenic outlook in every which way with undulations, and a wonderful ridge line separating the North (Waves) & South (Ripples) side of the property. The North ridge only accessible by 4x4's & AWD's currently. There are areas with shaded cover under trees, and wide open spaces for those wanting to soak in the sun and have their own ability to shelter (awnings, tents, gazebos etc.) . Limited spots available to ensure no overcrowding. There is plenty of space & places to walk within property with family or mates and take in the natural beauty while looking out for birdlife, wildlife and star gazing at night along with the very best sunsets on Birubi beach to savor your day. You got 'a love Anna Bay. There is a strict fire ban as designated by NSW State Gov. from September 31st 2024 to March 31st 2025. Gas products are allowed for use. No toilets, running water or power on site. Take with you what you bring including your rubbish in respecting the land and environment. Feel free to send us a message with any questions you may have (including large group bookings that are available) in ensuring your time at Waves 'n Ripples is a memorable one. Regards, Andrew & Family.

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AU$146

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2. Wootton Arabian Stud Farmstay

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(314)

7 sites · Tents, RVs · Wootton, NSW

A beautiful hilly 90 acre working farm in the hinterland above The Great Lakes (Myall, Smith , Wallis Lakes), 30 mins from Seal Rocks, just 10km off the M1 about 20 minutes from Bulahdelah. The property offers privacy and magnificent views of rolling green hills and ancient trees and a huge dam with pontoon for swimming. Great stars on a clear night. Sit, relax, and enjoy the magnificent views or utilise the surrounding forests, beaches, lakes, farmers markets, and local winery. You'll be camping with a herd of horses who do visit camping sites. There's also the Pet pig "Barney Rubble" and ponies / ducks/ chickens/ talking parrot to entertain little people. Firewood can be purchased when you arrive for CASH for $20 per load and must be collected from the house upon arrival. Eggs also are available - $8 CASH on arrival. Lemons are free. We limit bookings for your privacy. It is a hilly property so you need adequate power and 4WD to access the higher sites, particularly if towing. 4WD are most suitable for this property. Message before booking about access, particularly after rain, if you don't have a 4WD/off-road van. Dogs are welcome and are fine to be off-lead provided they don't chase horses and are friendly. They must be on a lead near the house around the free-range chooks etc. Campers should be fully contained. Bring all, take all, no footprint camping. We look forward to hosting you.

3. Sheffield B&B Farm stay Tamworth

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(71)

14 sites · Tents, RVs · Kingswood, NSW

Located in a quiet rural setting upon 30 acres, overlooking the city of Tamworth, just a quick 10 minute drive from the CBD. As I wake in the morning you will find yourself surrounded by horses, enjoy the relaxed atmosphere and you welcome to feed the ponies a carrot or two. We cater for all your accommodations and camping needs with grasses powered camp sites for hooking up your caravans & horse floats or we provide self contained units and B&B style accommodation. Offering toilets, showers and drinking water. Accomodation options include powered and unpowered sites - suitable for set-ups from tents to big rig RVs. Located close to amenities and a campfire. Sheffield runs a unique hands on farm experience join us to come feed and communicate with the friendly horses, pigs, goats, chooks, Guinea fowl and cats . Enjoy walking through our beautiful gardens and have a picnic. Follow Debbie around and learn why the guniea fowl are in the trees or how the horses sleep while standing up? Collect the chook eggs and feed the pigs, horses and goats.

4. Lakic House

8 sites · Tents, RVs · Swan Bay, NSW

Hobby farm in Port Stephens — secluded but not far from everything. It is situated near the Pacific Highway side of the port, with plenty of clear areas to park. You can also enjoy some bushwalking if interested. There are sheep on the property roaming around, along with some chickens. It’s a convenient place to stay if you are looking for an overnight resting spot, or even for a longer stay, as you can use it as a base camp to be near the places you want to visit during the day.

5. Lostock Dam Caravan Park

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(20)

21 sites · Tents, RVs · Lostock, NSW

Bordering the majestic Barrington Tops National Park and nestled in an amphitheater of mountainous surrounds, we have all the right ingredients to take you to a reality where you can forget the grind of your everyday life. Allow yourself to be taken away by the serenity of unspoiled nature, of beautiful Paterson and Allyn Rivers. Tranquillity is waiting for you at Lostock. We have both powered and unpowered site options available. Year round activities at Lostock include: Canoeing in river and or dam Swimming Fishing Barrington Tops offers a bushwalker’s paradise, with an excellent walking track network that includes short and easy walks and push bike tracks 4 Wheel Driving Star Gazing Motorbike Riding Bird Watching

Recent reviews from the Hipcamp community

Nicci

1 day ago

5 m Class B

7 nights at Waves 'n Ripples Anna Bay

Very handy spot in terms of access to beach, shops and other local spots. Quiet and plenty of trees. Sandy ground so ideal to take a mat to put down and like many outdoor spots near water, mozzie repellent. Peaceful and practical :)

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Chris

1 week ago

13 m pop-up camper

With kids

3 nights at Waves 'n Ripples Anna Bay

Awesome place, Andrew was very accommodating. Would definitely come back here

Shelby

2 weeks ago

Tent

With pets

3 nights at Wootton Arabian Stud Farmstay

Linda’s land and horses and animals are absolutely truly phenomenal. Linda is such a beautiful soul who was so welcoming and accomodating towards us (and gifted us eggs on our arrival) and showed us the best spot to camp on her beautiful property. The drop toilet is well maintained and clean. The property is absolutely beautiful to wander in, swim in the damn, say hello to the horses who approached our campsite multiple times each day (Freddy the Shetland did try to steal a sponge, nothing is safe!). Bo, my beautiful dog was able to say hi to the horses, Linda’s dogs, the pig and explore the property, both him and my mum had a wonderful, beautiful stay 100/10, it was magnificent! I cannot wait to come back! 😊

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Vincent

November 2025

Tent

Group trip

Weekend Trip to Sheffield B&B Farm stay Tamworth

We loved camping here, it is a hidden gem with clean facilities and hospitality that is world class, can't recommend enough

B

Beau

November 2025

Tent

Group trip

Weekend Trip to Wootton Arabian Stud Farmstay

This was our second year visiting Linda's property and again have loved every second of it. Each camp site is far enough away from each other that you still feel like you are solo camping, the views are beautiful and Linda herself is cheerful and welcoming. Can't wait for our next visit!

M

Monique

November 2025

7 m travel trailer

With kids

2 nights at Sheffield B&B Farm stay Tamworth

The hosts were absolutely lovely and the property was beautiful!

J

Josh

November 2025

Tent

Group trip

3 nights at Wootton Arabian Stud Farmstay

Linda is an incredibly accommodating host. We stayed for our annual footy trip and all the boys had an awesome time! We had some loud music on but always turned it down respectfully as it got later. The property has heaps of space to spread out and enjoy yourselves. We played a few big games of cricket and even managed to set up a slip ’n’ slide for a laugh. 10/10 — would absolutely recommend!

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aymie

November 2025

15 m pop-up camper

2 nights at Sheffield B&B Farm stay Tamworth

Quiet location, easy to find only 10 minutes from town.

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PUJAN

November 2025

Tent

Weekend Trip to Lostock Dam Caravan Park

Very very goooooooooooooooooooood, if you forgot anything which necessary for camping, check at office… meet the host and get your stuff from there………local for vocal.

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bhavesh

November 2025

Tent

Group trip

Weekend Trip to Lostock Dam Caravan Park

This spot was nicely maintained. Office person were so warm and welcoming.

Nicole

November 2025

10 m pop-up camper

With kids

Weekend Trip to Waves 'n Ripples Anna Bay

A great property with beautiful old growth trees. Conveniently located, close to shops and surf spots. Lots of camping sites to choose from and plenty of shade. Lots of birdlife also. We will come again. Thanks, Andrew.

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Shae

October 2025

Tent

1 night at Sheffield B&B Farm stay Tamworth

Definitely recommend staying at Sheffield B&B Farm stay in Tamworth! Such a lovely area with beautiful views, facilities and animals.

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Pauline

October 2025

Tent

Weekend Trip to Sheffield B&B Farm stay Tamworth

What a brilliant place to stay just outside Tamworth. We were lucky enough to arrive just as Debbie and her grandson were about to feed the animals. We had lots of goats running around and geese with some babies in tow. A beautiful sunset over the hills and a lovely, flat paddock to set the tents up. Flushing toilets and a hot shower were a bonus as was the firepit would definitely recommend to others.

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Tom

October 2025

3 m pop-up camper

Group trip

Weekend Trip to Waves 'n Ripples Anna Bay

We had an amazing stay at Andrew’s Hipcamp! From the moment we arrived, Andrew was a legend—super accommodating and met us at the gate. We were the only ones on site, so we enjoyed complete privacy and had the freedom to choose a lovely spot. The weather was perfect, the grass was lush and green, and overall, it was an excellent experience. We’ll definitely be back and will highly recommend it to our friends!

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Tarah

October 2025

8 m travel trailer

With pets

1 night at Sheffield B&B Farm stay Tamworth

My family had a lovely stay at Debrahs farm. Peaceful flat paddock to park our van plus nice and close to Tamworth. Our kids loved seeing and feeding all the animals. Great host.

Gary

October 2025

6 m pop-up camper

4 nights at Wootton Arabian Stud Farmstay

This was our second visit and again we had an amazing time, Linda showed us directly to our site which was on top of the hill looking down into the valley, the closest camper to us was far enough away to keep things very private, a huge collection of timber was available and we were pleasantly surprised to see a new toilet available, we will definitely be back

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Debbie

October 2025

Tent

With kids

Weekend Trip to Sheffield B&B Farm stay Tamworth

Location was good not too far out of Tamworth, land was flat and had easy access. Shared toilets were clean, but shower not very private. Centrally located campfire for all guests to share, timber provided which was great. More like caravan park feel due to lots of guests /sites close together. Good experience overall, the only issue was sprinklers were placed to close to our tent so our stuff and tent got watered.

Unpowered sites, with excellent views of Lostock Dam wall

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Iain

October 2025

9 m travel trailer

With pets

4 nights at Lostock Dam Caravan Park

Awesome views, basis amenities. No phone signal which is a plus. Good swimming

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Hannah

October 2025

Tent

Weekend Trip to Wootton Arabian Stud Farmstay

We love staying at Linda’s! It was super private and beautiful. Great location and we loved meeting all of the animals!

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Lauren

October 2025

Tent

With pets

4 nights at Waves 'n Ripples Anna Bay

We loved our stay here! With 6 kids and a dog - was such a great get away and so close to everything! We felt like when we returned to camp we were a million miles away! We will definitely be back!