- Lower Creek
Cracknback Riverside Campground
Hosted by Beth · Lower Creek, New South Wales
16 sites · RV, Tent · 5 acres
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Cracknback Riverside Camping
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(339)Campfires allowed
Toilet
Potable water
Pets allowed
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98% Recommend339 Ratings · 217 reviews
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· August 2026
5 m travel trailer · With pets ·
Cracknback Riverside Camping
Big open spaces, beautiful river views with easy access for fishing and kayaking. Flushing toilets and hot showers were an added bonus for this great place. Beth and Ben were very welcoming and friendly.
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· July 2026
Tent ·
Cracknback Riverside Camping
Beautiful place and had it do our selves will definitely be going back, thanx Beth.
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· June 2026
4 m pop-up camper · Group trip ·
Cracknback Riverside Camping
The photos of Cracknback actually don’t do it justice. It is incredibly beautiful! We had the entire camp site to ourselves. Camping down by the river, sleeping with the sound of the river flowing past and then waking to the bird song. This place is incredible. Beth and Ben are fabulous hosts - no question was left unanswered and they were so generous with arrival times and departure. Don’t forget while you’re there to get some eggs and fruit off Beth! Truly fantastic produce. The facilities here are excellent and so, so clean. This is a great camp to sit back and relax or to do some driving through the picturesque countryside. Only one regret was that we weren’t staying longer. Highly recommend and we will definitely be back!! Thank you so much for having us.
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· April 2026
5 m Class B ·
Cracknback Riverside Camping
I almost don’t want to leave a review so we can keep this place all to ourselves, but that would be doing Beth and Ben and injustice.
The river and campgrounds are absolutely spectacular and well maintained.
Beth and Ben are both helpful, warm and kind hosts.
Plenty of fish around as well as use of their kayaks to paddle up and down the river.
Perfect place to relax, unwind and just dangle about in the waters.
Thanks for having us, we will be back every year I’m sure of it … it’s hard to stay away 🌿🫶
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· April 2026
Tent ·
Cracknback Riverside Camping
Road to there is bit rough for a 2wd or car that’s bit low, if you re coming from Armidale side, since it’s about 50km super narrow and complete off road. But campsite itself is located in a beautiful area.
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· April 2026
Tent · With kids ·
Cracknback Riverside Camping
excelente place , beautiful river for swimming or fishing toilet and showers . definitely come back
Awesome spot! The river was amazing. Great, dog friendly camp.
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· April 2026
The camp experience with the lot
5 m travel trailer ·
Cracknback Riverside Camping
It’s a pretty setting with the lot ! Swimming / fishing / kayaking / camp fires / toilets / showers - very unique
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· April 2026
Great easter weekend!!
4 m pop-up camper · With kids ·
Cracknback Riverside Camping
Great place to bring family and dog. Easter weekend was busy but lots of space between the big sites. Definately coming back
Mixed feelings
· April 2026
Tent ·
Cracknback Riverside Camping
Overall it was a good weekend with friends. Communication with Beth and Brad was great. Firewood was brought around to keep us going. The road from Kempsie was not SUV friendly. Please rethink driving out unless you have a 4wd. The amenities are functional but barely private and are unisex.
Great swimming, fishing and facilities/amenities...
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· March 2026
5 m Class B · With pets ·
Cracknback Riverside Camping
Beth’s communication was sensational. The campsite itself is fantastic and mown for us the day before our arrival. The river and air temp was perfect. We enjoyed our stay immensely, despite the tricky road situation.
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· February 2026
Picturesque Camping
5 m pop-up camper · With kids ·
Cracknback Riverside Camping
Great riverside camping. Mown grassy campsites right next to the river. Nice swimming hole close to our campsite. Toilets were clean and showers with hot water. Beth and Ben were great hosts, thankyou we had a fantastic weekend away. Beth's directions were good, the road in from the Armidale end is pretty wild so take your time.
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· February 2026
Tent ·
Cracknback Riverside Camping
Great spot. Lovely camp sites. Hosts very welcoming. We will be back.
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· February 2026
Tent ·
Cracknback Riverside Camping
Beautiful & relaxing spot close to the creek where u can swim with amenities. What else could you ask for 🙌 Great hosts
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· February 2026
Sunshine, Smiles & Riverside Bliss
Tent · With pets ·
Cracknback Riverside Camping
We had the most wonderful, feel-good stay at Cracknback Riverside Campground! 🌞🌿
Ben was super warm and welcoming, and the delightful Beth absolutely made our trip — she even sent us off with fresh, home-grown garlic, which was such a sweet touch! 🧄💛 The place has the happiest, easy-going riverside vibes and feels so cared for.
If you’re after a cheerful, relaxing escape with brilliant hosts, this is it! Can’t wait to come back! ✨
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· February 2026
4 m pop-up camper · With pets ·
Cracknback Riverside Camping
Top shelf - goid price, top location, excellent hosts, clean and well maintained facilities! Definitely going back!
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· January 2026
Tent · With pets ·
Cracknback Riverside Camping
Wonderful place to camp! Right next to river, plenty of shade and space to spread out!
A well kept property, toilets and showers were very clean!
Beth and Ben were lovely hosts and always make sure you were ok!
Road in from Kempsey is windy and narrow but certainly not to worried about, if you just take your time and concentrate
Will we be going back again
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· January 2026
5 m travel trailer · With pets ·
Cracknback Riverside Camping
We had a great time away with a group of friends and all our kids. Most of our time was spent in creek which was lovely and cool.
The only recommendation would be a better way to get down to creek and into creek. Rocks are slippery in lake so tricky to get in and out.
We would love to return in the future ☺️
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· January 2026
5 m pop-up camper · With kids ·
Cracknback Riverside Camping
Great site, owners are wonderful.
Toilets and showers are great, water was wonderful, rocks are hard with little kids but everything else amazing!
Drive in was fine with a kamper trailer,
Hot water
Clean and flushable shitters
Water is allways slow flowing 23°
Nice place to
'Kick ya feet up at'
Fire pitts
Wood to gather around
Bird life
Some goanna's...
And every one is friendly.
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· January 2026
Tent ·
Cracknback Riverside Camping
Great location on the river.
Fantastic facilities.
Well worth the drive in.
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· January 2026
Tent · With kids ·
Cracknback Riverside Camping
One of the best comping points especially thanks to Ben and Beth for providing us tent after over tend popped out
Highly recommended for families
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· January 2026
5 m car ·
Cracknback Riverside Camping
20/10 would recommend! An absolute hidden gem, scenic and stunning drive in through narrow mountains and rolling hills. Spread out but can see some of neighboring campers, site dependent. I camped on the riverfront because.. why wouldn’t you? 😄 Beautiful creek, kayaks and games provided. Short walk to amenities, flushing toilets & showers (although no hot water when I was there, not an issue in the middle of summer!).
No reception with optus 👌 Hosts absolutely awesome people, great chats, very welcoming.
Will definitely become a regular :)
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· January 2026
Tent ·
Cracknback Riverside Camping
Beautiful and quiet (we visited early January), Beth was absolutely lovely and the creek was DEVINE! Thanks a bunch for having us. - Mia and Amalie
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· January 2026
3 m Class B ·
Cracknback Riverside Camping
This is such a lovely spot! The river is stunning and so beautiful to swim in. Lots of beautiful spots to set up depending on your vehicles capability.
Although it technically is 2WD accesible it should be noted that there are approx 30kms of fairly rough unsealed roads leading out to the property. We managed it in our loaded ford transit SWB van but it greatly extended the amount of time it took us to get out there so definitely take it into account.
I think the drive in to the property itself could also be a bit sketchy in a longer or more top heavy vehicle.
We will definitely be back at some point!
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· January 2026
Tent · With kids ·
Cracknback Riverside Camping
We loved our stay and extended because it was so fabulous. River front, kayaks, hot showers - what more do you need??
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· January 2026
5 m pop-up camper · With kids ·
Cracknback Riverside Camping
Great camp site with good river access. Facilities were good and well maintained. Excellent fishing. We’ll definitely be back.
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· January 2026
5 m pop-up camper · Group trip ·
Cracknback Riverside Camping
Such a beautiful place to get away from it all, with no traffic noise and like minded campers. So peaceful with only the birds, flowing water and wind in the trees to interrupt your thoughts.
Lots of options to camp away from others and great toilets and showers
Beautiful spot lovely people that run it.
Roads a not particularly safe but are being worked on for improvement. Riddled with flies..I mean way way more than you would expect camping. "Hot showers" were not hot the whole time making higine difficult with a young child. Lots of intermittent thunderstorms while we were there and UV rays on the river are off the charts. Rocky ground by river makes it really hard to pitch a tent. Over all was a nice spot the river was fresh and clean but it's not for everyone. Cattle shrieking all through the night made sleep difficult also.
Location
Lower Creek, New South Wales, AustraliaTo respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking
Hosted by Beth A.
Joined in August 2020Response rate: 100%
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