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The Branch River Retreat

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· The Branch, New South Wales

108 acres hosted by Debora E.

1 lodging site · 4 RV/tent sites

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Enjoy the comforts of home at some sites—including flush toilets, showers, and a kitchen.

Our property is a private farm and we ask you contact us first to ensure we can provide the facilities suitable for you. The farm has limited facilities, but is the perfect setting for birdwatchers and native animal lovers. A rare offering is the diversity as estuary dolphins gently make their way past the riverside sites at least once a day. The Branch River Retreat offers 110 acres with a diversity of sites beside a wide river, a fish-filled dam and other scattered paddock sites among trees and dams. This will suit off-road independent caravaners and tent dwellers. The river is lined with mangroves and branches off the Karuah River and into the Port Stephens system. The extraordinarily diverse birdlife includes the quintessentially Australian Wedge-tailed eagle and sea eagles, hawks, and Tawny Frogmouths. Be lulled asleep under starry nights and be woken by Magpies and Kookaburras, and be dazzled by the colourful parrots and smaller shyer birds. You may even be visited by curious Kangaroos, Wallabies, or Echidnas. For the lucky few, you may espy a Koala along the foreshore. For this reason, while we accept dogs, they must be on a leash (if not just for their own safety). The rest of the property enjoys aspects of undulating landscapes with small mountains and valleys. The night sky puts on its own stellar show between setting suns and rising moons. The boat ramp offers easy access for kayaks and canoes (no motor vessels please). Or just sit on a camper chair and dangle your feet in the water while watching the mud crabs go about their social business. Riverside sites are not powered and do not have water or sewerage. They are situated within 10m to 25m of each other and if this is too close, we recommend booking two sites. (For this reason we have kept the price lower.) Generally, we prefer campers to be 100% self-contained, with their own toilet. A toilet is however accessible, but some 300m to 400m distance from the dams and rivers. There is cold potable running water here for topping up. There are sealed roads to the front gate to access the property from north and south. All-weather gravel road access is available, although paddock sites can only be accessed by vehicle during dry periods. Weather willing, we can provide more secluded sites by some lovely dams. If touring around the area is your aspiration, the property lies central to Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest, the Great Lakes district, Stroud Valley, Dungog, Gloucester/Barrington Tops, Nelson Bay, and Newcastle. Local groceries can be sourced from Karuah and Stroud. Activities include: - Bird/nature watching - Paddling/canoeing - Fishing - Bike riding (No motor vessels please) - Surface type: grass or paddock leveled areas and others with slight slopes and accessed with the essential 4WD (of course subject to weather). - Generally fair to good Mobile phone access. - It will be necessary to BYO or Preorder firewood for applicable sites out of fire season, (where facilities are provided). - No electrical connections unless by arrangement (for longer term Hipcampers) - We treat our own sewerage. - No generators please.

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40 ratings · 32 reviews

Emily M.recommends

April 30, 2024

Riverside and Riverview Campsites

Lovely riverside camping spot

Debora's property was beautiful. Deborah herself was very accomodating with our stay since a large group of fellow campers were also staying the weekend we were. We camped up on the hill overlooking the site - not as many mossies. The flushing toilet was a nice addition. Very tranquil location. Loved sitting on the jetty drinking coffee taking in the river scenary. Didn't see any dolphins, but did see a pair of beautiful black cockatoos! Thanks Deborah :)

Abe L.recommends

April 29, 2024

Cottage with Farm and Dam Views

Fantastic farmstay!

Loved the open paddocks and river and dams all nearby! Had a wonderfull time so much to do and see! Will be back for sure!

Margaret W.recommends

April 24, 2024

Riverside and Riverview Campsites

Awesome camp spot!

We loved camping at Debora’s Ranch River Retreat. There was heavy rain in the area, leading up to our visit, but river sites were gravel based so very easy to set up. A great little jetty allowed us to put the kayak in without any problems and also a great spot to fish off. A picturesque, secluded riverside spot that gives you the serenity and peace of the bush. It was a pity we didn’t get to meet our host but the farm manager came to visit. Great time had by all Cheers

Samantha B.recommends

April 22, 2024

Riverside and Riverview Campsites

Relaxing and Quiet

Beautiful river views! The camping area riverside was prepared and level for our van. Deborah's directions and communications throughout were wonderful. The property was easy to access. We had a wonderful time sitting back next to our camp fire, listening to and watching the wildlife. The clear uninterrupted night sky was amazing to take in as well. Only a small time for us to line fish because of the rain and fussing over our new van (lol), but could see this would be something to keep you entertained at Deborah's if you wanted. We brought our dog Bronson, who was kept on a long lead most of the time. It was good to be able to bring him somewhere and not worry. A great experience for us, we will be returning in the future! Thanks again for having us!

Jay M.recommends

April 21, 2024

Riverside and Riverview Campsites

Clean, relaxing and very accommodating owner (100% above & beyond)

Zhang W.recommends

April 15, 2024

Riverside and Riverview Campsites

I had a great weekend camping and kayaking along the beautiful and tranquil river. The toilet was clean and had running water. There were other sites nearby, but they were not occupied for the weekend.

Location

The Branch, New South Wales, AustraliaTraditional, ancestral territory of Guringai and Worimi First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking

Hosted by Debora E.Joined in July 2023

Response rate: 100%Response time: Within 3 hours

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