The best camping near Mummel Gulf National Park
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Oxley Riverside Campsites
6 sites · RVs, Tents5 acres · Mount Seaview, NSW
Welcome to our beautiful property on the Hastings River. Oxley Riverside Campsites is a little piece of paradise located inland and west of Port Macquarie.
Our property features undulating hills with lush, green grass, fantastic views and access to a refreshing river to cool off in, on hot summer days.
Oxley Riverside Campsites offers four listings for your enjoyment. We have campsites right on the river for kayaking and swimming enthusiasts and for those who choose to relax and just take in the stunning surrounds.
We welcome your furry family members as long as they are on leashes.
Oxley Riverside Campsites provides large private spaces for each campsite with a communal covered picnic table and barbecue for the use of all campers.
Campfires are permitted outside of fire ban season, and there is a dedicated firepit on each site.
We look forward to welcoming you!
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Cracknback Riverside Campground
30 sites · RVs, Tents5 acres · Lower Creek, NSW
**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**
Cracknback Campground is situated almost half way between Kempsey and Armidale shires. They are each responsible for this road. The boundary between the two shires is at Blackbird Flat - which is 12 km from us towards Kempsey. The Armidale Shire section of road is officially closed (though not policed). We are obliged to pass on this information as it must be your decision whether to drive on Armidale Shire Road. There are also old signs still up saying road closed/landslip/turn around etc.
Our working farm is located between Kempsey and Armidale at Lower Creek in mid-north NSW. We have grassy campsites right on the beautiful Macleay River, which is famous for Bass fishing, kayaking and swimming.
*When you come here, our home is your home. Please respect the pristine wilderness and leave no trace. Clean up your camp and take your rubbish home.
* Heaps of flat ground for kids to ride bikes
* Watch tortoises and fish in the river
* Beautiful mountain ranges and and such an open sky you can see the Milky Way
* 30 roomy sites, flushing toilets, hot showers
* We are dog friendly...if your dog is friendly. Please pick up after them.
* Fire pits provided but bring your own wood
Additional guests welcome at $20 per head per night over 15 years old. Kids under 15 years $5 per night.
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Riverside Camping - Long Flat Pub
25 sites · RVs, Tents7 acres · Long Flat, NSW
Enjoy the seclusion & picturesque location of this idyllic location. The 7 acre camping area has spacious un-powered sites. Pitch your tent, set up your camper trailer or caravan next to the river.
Easy accesses for swimming in the river, adjacent to the camping area. Bring your kayak, canoe, lilo, or inflatable boat & enjoy the rapids, or bring your fishing rod!
Dogs under supervision are welcome - notification is required when booking, including the breed of dog and conditions, do apply.
Long Flat Travellers Rest Hotel is one of Australia's original country pubs and is nestled on the banks of the beautiful Hastings River, is on the Oxley Highway in the picturesque village of Long Flat just 50km from Port Macquarie NSW.
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Little Plain Hall Grounds
7 sites · RVs, Tents5 acres · Elands, NSW
Little Plain Hall grounds - a small rural hall and grounds celebrating their 100th year in 2023 and adjacent to the Ellenborough River with a number of campsites available. This open grassed area of 6 acres is 5 kms further on from the Ellenborough Falls turnoff. (PLEASE NOTE: We are not near Ellenborough village but in Elands- this is a somewhat common error when people look us up.)
We are a community-run non-profit facility available to campers. All funds raised are used to improve the grounds and hall.
Directions to find us:
From the South
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Taree through Wingham,
Follow the Brown tourist signs to Ellenborough Falls. We are approx. 5 kms from the falls turnoff.
From the north-
Off the Pacific Highway:
Again the brown tourist signs will get you to Ellenborough Falls
Port Macquarie end through Comboyne-either way requires access over narrow, dirt roads.
From the Falls turnoff: continue straight ahead on Glenwarrin Road (don't turn into the falls). you will cross over 2 bridges. After the 2nd bridge, the grounds are on your right at the top of the small hill.
Larger rigs are not advised.
One toilet available and limited tank water - please BYO water and be water wise with the tank water at the hall. Well behaved pets are welcome. We do try to keep a limit on the number of animals on site at any one time so a quick notice to Kate if you plan to bring your furry friends, please.
Hall available for hire - please send an enquiry.
Instagram page #little_plain_hall_camping. Feel free to add your photos through tagging us.
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Altamira Along Bakers Creek
20 sites · Lodging, RVs, Tents250 acres · Bundook, NSW
Altamira Along Bakers Creek is a country escape on a working farm in the heart of the beautiful Mid North Coast. Our property is located just 30 minutes from Gloucester, 50 minutes from the Pacific Highway, 2 hours from Newcastle and 4 hours from Sydney.
There are plenty of activities including bush walking, swimming in the pool, relaxing in the spa, strolling to the creek or sitting by the bar.
We have unpowered campsites along and within walking distance of the creek. Caravans, tents and roof top tents all welcome on 250 acres of private rural property set in the majestic Wako Mountain Ranges.
There is an animal petting farm for the kids to enjoy and a bar for the adults to have an afternoon drink.
Enjoy access to a communal pool, tennis court, commercial kitchen, shower and toilet. There is a BBQ entertaining area, outdoor communal fireplace and sitting area for your comfort. Please note our drinking water is fed from the creek, you are welcome to purify it or bring your own drinking water.
We have free range animals on our farm and ask that you keep your pets on leash when not at your campsite.
Come enjoy a farm stay on our working farm, Altamira.
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Hillside Farmstay
99 sites · RVs, Tents200 acres · Nemingha, NSW
A 200 acre horse breeding property on the outskirts of Tamworth. 6 minutes to the Country Music Capital CBD. Lots of shady trees to camp or park your van/RV. Hills that you can see forever from the top of....
Some outdoor seating. There's two flush toilets, two hot showers.
Dogs are welcome but must be strictly on a lead at all times. There is a dog run available if you want to leave your dog and go to town or the Country Music Festival.
Generally most people stay and camp near the horse barn. Indoor shower and toilet available and there is a outdoor hot shower and a sink and a tub to rub a dub dub. Laundry is available. Ask for the key ($5)
The outdoor shower is private but has no roof so you can shower under the stars. Picnic table provided and a fire pit to barbecue in winter (fire bans in summer)
Transported horses are also welcome...yards available.
Price is per person.
Children under 12 are free.
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Orana at Home Hill West
2 sites · RVs, Tents700 acres · Nowendoc, NSW
Situated on 700 acres along the popular Thunderbolts way between Gloucester to Walcha in Nowendoc, with an abundance of natural animals like wombats, lyrebirds, wallabies, kangaroos, possums and echidnas
Orana offers self sufficient, quiet and peaceful camping with campsites out of sight from each other. Come to Orana to regroup and enjoy all that nature has to offer.
Firepits are provided and plenty of free stockpiles of wood to collect around the property. Local area fire restrictions must be adhered to and will be advised at the time. You are able to purchase split firewood if you prefer.
There is local shop 20 minutes from the farm which has basic supplies if required and mostly open weekends only.
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Gloucester River Getaway Bundook
5 sites · RVs, Tents18 acres · Gloucester, NSW
Our land consists of 18 acres of gently sloping property with 450m of Gloucester River frontage. We are located 35 mins north east of Gloucester or 40 mins west from Nabiac.
We offer 5 camping sites within a cleared paddock area. Campers must be fully self contained including water, grey water, blackwater and power..
Enjoy yourself by swimming in the river, kayaking, bird watching, and 8 acres of land that is suitable for bush walking.
Disconnect from modern day technology with no reception, just enjoy the serenity and the peace and quiet of being fully present and immersed in nature.
Firewood is available for purchase.
If you are fishing, we encourage catch and release please.
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Elands TereTulemast EXCLUSIVE SITES
37 sites · RVs, Tents90 acres · Elands, NSW
We are based in the mountains North West of Taree in NSW.
Some may decide to visit because of the Famous Ellenborough Falls being on our door step. While others are seeking space, nature, a river side camping spot, a mountain bike focused holiday with the fam, or a cheap group stay right on the river. And others just simply LOVE this area and come back each year, and bring their dog!
Guudji Yiigu Nyiirunang - Birpi for Welcome Everyone!
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Teretulemast is an Estonian name, it means WELCOME.
THE HISTORY OF OUR PLACE as we know it:
The Biripi people were the original and will always be the landowners of this area. They spent their summers on the mountain, while their winters were beside the coast. We are told, this area was once a women's only area, where they would bath and give birth. We respect those past and present who took care of this land and lived amongst it. This is Biripi country. Sometime after this, some people took over the land, and then offered it to others. Then cut trees down to build with, and put cows on it for over 80 years.. then we were offered it! And here we are today....
US: We LOVE hosting people, as we literally LOVE sharing this place with others. It’s part of who we are, but also a huge part of our bigger picture, in getting people re connected with Nature, so much so, that they want to protect it. Plus it’s so damn pretty here, all year around!
You Camp/Hipcamp has been a driving force as to why we have had so many guests find us, and ultimately stay with us (along with some help from our insta #teretulemastelands blogs & workaway/helpx). But if you are wondering why people would visit, I'll do my best to summarise:
• 400 metre walk from our RIVER flat to the famous Ellenborough Falls (famous for being the longest consistent drop in the southern hemisphere - hows that for on the map?)
• All sites have access to the river with a short walk, or a tiny walk. Most are sitting on the famous Ellenborough River.
• The Penthouse spot of sites is our River Flat. With it's hot shower, 2 composting toilets (still fully off grid), outdoor bbq/kitchen, gas & combustion stove & bar in shed (with solar lighting & fridge). PLUS A MTB PUMP TRACK! ALL PART of what you get when you book it!
• The Ellenborough river is gorgeous & fresh, so paddling, floating, swimming, drinking and generally lounging around in it, is welcomed! And the locals often hang out together at the falls (where there are even deeper water holes) and the local made famous The Rapids (8 min drive away). *we will show you once you get here! bYO drinks and floaties!
• ALL sites can accommodate reasonably large groups, SERENITY and RIVER FLAT can cater to around 100 OR more if you wanted them to. 2 composting toilets on these sites. (so toilets will be the main limiting factor for a super large group).
• We book out each site ‘exclusively’, so only you, your mates and family will be sleeping next to each other. Which is why we have a min rate, versus a per person rate. And why most sites include from 8 people up to 15 people within their min rate. Pretty awesome deal when you divide by that!
• Many sites are 4x4 caravan friendly (need good approach and departure angles), and yes, you don’t need to reverse them in, you drive them through making them easy to stop, enjoy your space and get out again!
• Local sites are a plenty, whether that is go for a walk to see the falls, OR it’s a rainy day and you take a 45 min trek deeper into the Gondwana belt, where the big trees live, the turquoise water begins, and the Koalas, and Greater Gliders still live (so long as we can keep those pesky loggers away).
• Most of our sites have had their roads upgraded, but some like Between the Trees can be a little more ‘4x4’ only. So always ask us if unsure.
• YES we allow you to bring your furry friends! 😊. (aka dog friendly stay)
• YES we are perfect for the newbie Mountain Biker or those who like a speedy downhill (blue rated), as we also have a Flow Trail AND a pump track available (great for groms and codjers). NOTE: the pump track is only for those who book the River flat at this stage. Unless you're good at making friends with those staying there, bring a beer maybe.. and you can ask them if you can ride it?
• Fire pits on most sites
• FARM mornings are FREE – just ask us when you arrive! 😊. (cows, sometimes we are milking, goats, baby animals, chickens, a mini mule (Olaf), pigs & we have 4 can be noisy dogs upon arrival). Love some kids to help or just to pat a baby goat!
• Need fire wood, or eggs, we sell so just ask. 😊.
• Don’t have camping gear, well lucky you! We hire it already setup, so all you have to do is turn up and move in! Ask us for more information if this interests you. We want everyone to experience nature, and for most sites, you will go to sleep with the noise of the river passing you... most serene way to fall asleep EVA.
If you want to know more, go and click on the different sites, and enjoy the many photos! 😊. Looking forward to hearing from you, or check us out on #teretulemastelands
Jenny & Lucas White
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Barnard River Farm,Hanging Rock
4 sites · RVs, Tents50 acres · Hanging Rock, NSW
A beautiful grassy area with the Barnard River wrapping around your camp site with full morning sun and shade areas in the afternoon, quiet and peaceful with an abundance of wild life. Access to the river from campsite. We have a toilet available, as well as a shower but if you want hot water you'll need to bring your own 9kg gas bottle. We have a leave no trace policy, please take all rubbish away with you.The property is located about an hour from Quirindi. Known as the ‘nest in the hills’, Qurindi has a prime position right in the heart of the picturesque Liverpool Plains. Be enchanted by the stunning landscapes, the Instagram-friendly fields of bright sunflowers, and the neighbouring northern NSW towns of Willow Tree, Wallabadah and Werris Creek.
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Omadale Brook, Barrington Tops
3 sites · RVs, Tents100 acres · Omadale, NSW
Omadale Brook offers creek side camping at its best! Crystal clear, snow laced water, with amazing vista, wildlife a plenty and serenity.
Find a peaceful place at Omadale Brook to camp and relax off grid.
Great to stop and unwind or use as a base camp for 4WD to explore the stunning Barrington Tops including the famous Aussie Ark. The Historical Victoria Hotel is located just 13kms down the road, in Moonan Flat.
Omadale is a historical Brook (nee Creek for those not of Scottish decent), originating in the heart of the Barrington Tops at Pole Blue, flowing down to meet the mighty Hunter River, the camp site is located at the bottom of the Brook just before it meets the Hunter River.
You can set up on either site as a group or simply as a single camper.
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Camp Coola
6 sites · RVs, Tents500 acres · Bowman, NSW
Camp Coola is on a beautiful farm on the Bowman River, less than half an hour from Gloucester NSW.
Camping is private and rural, choices include:
The River Flat paddock.
The Rainforest Camp (4wd access only)
And a few other private spots we can show you if you want to immerse yourself in nature.
Birds galore, Koalas & Wallabies abound.
Only 40 mins to the spectacular Barrington Tops National Park. Just a bit over an hour to the beaches of Forster / Tuncurry.
We can offer extra services by arrangement, such as;
- Looking after your dog/s if you wish to visit Barrington Tops National Park.
- Lamb / Calf bottle feeding.
- Cow milking.
- Firewood supply and delivery to your camp site - we will even get your fire set ready to light when you arrive, or even light the fire for you before you arrive.
- Patting / grooming / feeding the horses.
- Use of yards should you wish to bring a pony / horse.
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The best camping near Mummel Gulf National Park guide
Overview
About
Mummel Gulf National Park beckons the intrepid at heart with its ancient forests and diverse wildlife. Venture into this secluded sanctuary to enjoy birdwatching, horse riding, and scenic car tours. Embrace the tranquility of nature as you settle into the New Country Swamp campground, a perfect retreat for campers seeking a serene escape.
Notable campgrounds
- New Country Swamp campground - Nestled amid pristine landscapes, offering picnic facilities and wood barbecues.
Tips for snagging a campsite
- Book early to secure your spot at the popular New Country Swamp campground.
- Visit during off-peak seasons for better availability and a quieter experience.
- Keep an eye on the park's alerts for any updates on campsite availability.
- Explore nearby camping options for alternative stays close to the park.
When to go
Spring unveils a forest in bloom, with greenhood orchids dotting the landscape. Summer offers cool forest shade, while winter may surprise with light snowfall, creating a mystical atmosphere. Avoid the wettest month of January and enjoy the drier climate in July.
Know before you go
- Always check the weather and park alerts before planning your visit.
- Remember, Mummel Gulf National Park is open but may close due to poor weather or fire danger.
- Mobile reception is limited, so download the Emergency Plus app for safety.
- Pets and smoking are not permitted within the park.
- Facilities include toilets, picnic tables, and barbecue facilities at New Country Swamp campground.
Top cities near Mummel Gulf National Park
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