Lakes Entrance

Fishing, whale watching, and swimming—the Lakes Entrance area has water-logged experiences and more.

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SIBA Retreat Centre

SIBA Retreat Centre is a beautiful and friendly Buddhist retreat centre in the Snowy River country of East Gippsland, Victoria. Formerly ONTOS, it was founded by Lama Choedak Rinpoche and formally opened and consecrated by His Eminence Chogye Trichen Rinpoche in 2006. During this time His Eminence gave the centre the dharma name 'Tsarchen Choeling'.

SIBA has all the conditions for the perfect retreat. Simply being at SIBA calms the senses and heals the mind. SIBA is a welcoming and peaceful refuge and its unique atmosphere is well known to visitors.

Enjoying some coffee with a view on the balcony

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Mingling Waters

Mingling Waters, nestled along the pristine Nowa Nowa arm of Lake Tyers, is a peaceful retreat only 15 minutes drive from the costal town of Lakes Entrance. Offering a range of charming, rustic accommodations. 

Guests can choose from quaint cottages, bunkhouses, glamping and camping accommodation or powered campsites, making it ideal for both solo escapes and group bookings. 

The park is well-equipped with a camp kitchen, a recreational lounge, and a rustic dining and bar area that houses Jack Ramsdells famous wooden sculpture, "Ra", which is open from Thursday to Sunday, serving tap beer, drinks, and hearty meals.

For outdoor enthusiasts, the area is a haven for activities such as cycling along the rail trail, exploring nearby mountain bike tracks, boating, kayaking, fishing, walking tracks and hiking. On cooler days, the park's recreational room, complete with a wood-burning fireplace, offers a cosy indoor retreat and is also cooled for use in the summer months.

Mingling Waters is a gateway to nearby scenic landmarks like the Rail Trail and the iconic Stoney Creek Trestle Bridge, the local fishing is excellent and it's positioned perfectly for both cyclists and nature lovers alike.

Roseneath Holiday Park

The Roseneath Caravan Park is located in the beautiful, scenic Gippsland area, on the sandy, South East shore of Lake Wellington. This family and pet friendly caravan park offers a real bush experience, being located in the tranquil bushlands of Meerileu.

Experience fabulous fishing, boating and swimming. Fishing is a lot of fun and good catches of Bream, Mullet, Flathead, and Carp can be had. Fishing on the lake is great from the shore or a boat. Hollands Landing boat ramp is only a short drive from the park.

You can relax with 10km of sandy, child friendly swimming beach on beautiful Lake Wellington. Enjoy the lake's clean, safe swimming conditions, which are ideal for yachting, canoeing, kayaking, jet skiing, and boating. Or take a long, lazy stroll along one of our many walking tracks or along the water's edge. You can also bring your pushbikes and enjoy one of the many bike tracks. The park is pet friendly and ponies and horses have a large paddock with clean water if you wish to bring them along and saddle up for some excellent trail riding.

Get back to nature with some native flora and fauna spotting. Abundant wildlife includes rare Sea Eagles, Wedge Tail Eagles, friendly Parrots, and Rosellas. Wombats, Kangaroos, Wallabies, Rabbits, and Echidnas are easily found and large bush possums are everywhere and are easily hand-fed and friendly. Groups of Hog Deer are seen occasionally as they are fairly timid.

We are located between Bairnsdale and Sale. The Park is set on 174 acres of peaceful bushland, including Banksia, Red Gum, White Gum, and ancient River Gum forest. The Park offers both powered and unpowered sites, a communal lounge, separate accommodation, modern toilet facilities, sheltered BBQs as well as a camp kitchen. The park also offers a swimming pool and tennis court.

Let the caravan and camping experience rejuvenate and relax you and your family.

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Corringle Castle

Corringle Castle Campsite offers a relaxed and natural camping experience on Victoria’s scenic Snowy River estuary, just a short drive from Lakes Entrance and Orbost. Set among bushland and coastal scenery, this peaceful campsite is a great base for exploring the river, estuary backwaters, beaches, and waterways of East Gippsland.

You’ll find yourself close to water activities like boating, canoeing, and fishing at the river mouth or nearby beaches, while wide sandy shores and sheltered backwaters make for great spots to unwind, watch wildlife, or enjoy a picnic. The area’s natural beauty, expansive skies, and coastal forests make it ideal for nature lovers, photographers, birdwatchers, and anyone looking to escape the crowds.

The setting is unpretentious and down-to-earth, with campers enjoying a simple, bush lifestyle close to water. Bring your own supplies, enjoy the peaceful surroundings, and take in the sounds of nature by night and the sun over the river by day. It’s a wonderful spot to relax, explore, and reconnect with the outdoors in one of Victoria’s most laid-back coastal regions.

Snowy River Station

Enjoy open spaces and deserted beach, using our farm as base camp to explore the amazing Snowy River Region on the Wilderness Coast. We offer sites for self-contained campers only and there is no services,
pets are welcome. Please note - All the area that has been slashed in the front paddocks
you can camp in and spread out.

Beach access is straight over the road from the front gate

You can lite fires and firewood is for sale at the farm gate store honesty box further down the road from the gate you enter if you don't bring your own.

Escape the modern tourist
world
and in a pristine, undeveloped old country farming area right on the coast near the mouth of the famous Snowy River.

Amazing fishing in both the River and
Corringle Beach, with many different species caught at different times of the year.

Enjoy the 40-kilometre deserted beach, sun baking (even nude if that's your thing), and swimming, but care must be taken
(unpatrolled surf beach).
Romantic sunsets with no one but the odd seal and sounds of the waves to disturb you.
Beach fire at night is something special to do.

The beach track is across from the front gate, there is no beach sign from the road because the public will then use the track which is only for Hipcampers and you wont enjoy the deserted beach. Call me if you cant find the track, but most people have not had a problem. This walking access is steep, easier tracks can be driven to down the road.

Or take a dip in the river further down the road, and explore the waterways,
with many birds; black swans in the lakes next to camp, plus kangaroos, wombats, emu and deer.
There is a boat ramp just down the road to explore the river system.
Perfect for water sports, and with fish cleaning tables at the wharf.
 Go by boat to the Marlo Hotel from the
wharf straight over the river.

Orbost is 15 minutes drive and has a supermarket, hotel, bottle shop and other conveniences.

We are open to accepting larger group bookings, but please discuss this with us first.

Other things you can do in the area:

- Driving trips to High Country Scenic Route
and exploring the High Country (4-5 hour round trip).

- Visit the Buchan Caves about an hour into the High Country - they are amazing.

- Explore Cape Conran & you can even
Dive for Abalone and Crayfish.

- Visit Lakes Entrance and buy Seafood from the Trawlers.

- Drive to Mt Hotham ski resort and explore the Omeo High Country (3 hours)

- Visit Gordon at the Opal & Gemstone House in Orbost and find out about the gold, geology and gemstones of the area, hearing first-hand stories about how the area was many years ago
from a great local old-timer who loves to share his knowledge and the old ways things were done.

Beautiful spotted horse grazing the the paddock next to the campsite

Arriving to the beach from the track starting at the carpark through the coastal dunes.

Large paddock suitable for all types of camping. 

Road from the entrance of the property to the campsite

Set up camp nestled in the corner of the campsite.

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River's Edge Retreat

We're located just 8 mins inland from Lakes Entrance, near Lake Tyers. Our campsites offer secluded lush lawns surrounded by trees on the edge of the river.

The immediate vicinity offers bush walking, canoeing/kayaking and fishing. For those keen on adventures further afield there is a boat ramp 8 mins drive away, the nearest beach is a 10 min drive away, and the township of Lakes Entrance is just 8 mins drive too.

Plenty of water sports options, hospitality venues including waterfront cafes, and scenic spots to visit in the area.

There are no amenities so please ensure you are fully self-sufficient. The campsite has a tap with drinking water (BYO hose), and dogs on leashes are welcome.

Being on the river's edge, the property has a gradient toward the river, so ensure you are equipped with levelling ramps for caravans / camper trailers.

Lakes Entrance is a coastal town in eastern Victoria. It's known for the Gippsland Lakes, a vast system of inland waterways. There is a pedestrian bridge to Ninety Mile Beach, which stretches along the town's Tasman Sea shoreline.

Wildlife around the beach and lakes includes kangaroos, pelicans and dolphins so bring your camera!

Grandview Sanctuary

Grandview is located on 8 acres in the township of Buchan. The campsites have beautiful mountain views and the property is close to the Buchan River.

The property is a great place to base yourself, within walking distance to the Buchan Caves Hotel, Roadhouse, General Store and the world acclaimed Buchan Caves. Take a 1/2 day or full day trip into the mountains and see the mighty Snowy River and Little River Gorge. Buchan is also a 45 minute drive to the ocean and the 90 mile beach.

Grandview is one of the original homesteads of Buchan, which we are in the process of lovingly restoring. 

We have the belief that this place is to be shared. We love where we live and this is our way of sharing the beauty of the Buchan and surrounding valleys.

Take the time to turn off your lights and see the stars

Visit the world renowned Buchan Caves - book online for a tour

Nowa Nowa Lakeside Farmlet.

Located on the picturesque Nowa Nowa arm of Lake Tyers. Our hobby farm offers 3 beautiful large campsites (1 van per site) only 20 metres from the waters edge.

OUR CAMPSITES DO NOT HAVE TOILET OR SHOWER
FACILITIES.
ALL WASTE AND RUBBISH MUST BE TAKEN WITH YOU ON DEPARTURE.

Pets are welcome but we have chickens and alpacas on the property so please ensure your pets are restrained and don't upset the other animals.

We have a fire pits for campers to relax around in the evenings. We can provide firewood for first night ($15) and additional firewood can be purchased from the general store (fundraiser for local CFA).

Generators are allowed but only for limited time to charge essential equipment. No generators are allowed to run non stop and not between 9pm and 9am. if you are going to use a generator please inform other campers.

Only a 5 minute walk to the NOWA NOWA GENERAL STORE/Post Office. You can get local fishing information from the friendly staff, stock up on fuel, great coffee and groceries, wine/beer, fishing tackle, bait, fire wood and more without having to drive!

Only a 5 minute walk to Mingling Waters which has transformed its cafe into a rustic bar housing Jack Ramsdells iconic wooden sculptures and showcasing the history of Nowa Nowa in wall murals.
Hearty meals and tap beer with indoor and outdoor dining options. Live music on weekends. 
Offering lunch from Thursdays to Sundays and Dinner Thursday through to Saturdays.

We are within easy reach of the EAST GIPPSLAND RAIL TRAIL which is popular for both bike riders and walkers. There are plenty of other great bushwalking tracks nearby as well.

It's just a short drive to the beautiful seaside town of LAKES ENTRANCE where they have supermarkets, shops, cafes, restaurants, great fresh seafood and lovely beaches.

BRUTHEN is only a 20 minute drive. BRUTHEN HOTEL, Cafes.

The BUCHAN CAVES RESERVE is another short drive. Picnic spots, camping ground, walking tracks and a variety of flora and fauna, including koalas, over forty species of birds, kangaroos and currawongs. While in Buchan check out the famous BUCHAN PUB for a meal and a beer.

25 minute drive East and you are in ORBOST, a small East Gippsland town surrounded by national parks, forests and beaches.

This is the paddock that you will be camping in....only 6 groups at anyone time.

Tambo Cottages - Camping Grounds

Tambo Cottages is offering 4 Acres of farmland (large paddock) within walking distance of the local shops, petrol station, restaurant/take away and pub. Only 8 groups of people at anyone time. 

There is water available for use, but campers will need to be self-sufficient with their own camping toilet/shower. Campers will need to remove all waste and rubbish with them on departure. 

We are conveniently located just under 30 minutes from both Bairnsdale and Lakes Entrance.  Metung is only 8km away and they have just opened their new Hot Spring complex. There is so much to see and do in the surrounding area, explore the beautiful coastline, explore the Great Lakes, take a walk/ride through one of the coastal or regional parks or simply enjoy relaxing at your campsite.

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