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MY RIG Adventures | CARAVANNING & CAMPING TIPS (Australia)!

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Here are all of the things to remember before hitting the road when packing down the outside of your caravan. For the full video, head to @myrigadventures on YouTube. ⛺️ - PIN IT For Later -

Here are the essential items you need to remember when packing down the interior of your caravan before hitting the road. You may even have some extra items you could add to your list. FULL VID on YouTube (click on the link). ⛺️ - PIN IT For Later -

Before hitting the road, make sure your caravan tow vehicle is ready to roll with this handy pre-travel checklist. ⛺️ >PIN IT For Later<

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There are still some gorgeous free camping opportunities for a Great Ocean Road adventure, especially for those who prefer bush camping amongst nature. For free camping on the Great Ocean Road, you’ll be heading into the hinterland after your coastal day trips. Here is the best free camping on the Great Ocean Road with information on what to expect when you arrive and how to get there. ⛺️ >PIN IT For Later<

11 fantastic Free Camps that will get you from one end of the Great Ocean Road to the other. Some are along the coastline, while others will have you veering off into the adjacent bushland. #greatoceanroad #freecamping #freecampingvic #greatoceanroadcamping #viccamping

11 BEST Sites! Free Camping on the Great Ocean Road 2022 | MY RIG Adventures

VIC Camps

Finding over-sized quirky sculptures, known as 'Big Things' is a fun way to spice up your Outback road trip through the Northern Territory. Big Boxing Crocodile, XXXX Can, Aboriginal Woman, Child & Hunter.. plus more. Printable checklist for your travels. #bigthings #northernterritory #list #checklist #roadtrip

NT Things To Do

🦕 BIG Muttaburrasaurus 🦕 - Hughenden, QLD In the main street of Hughenden stands the BIG Muttaburrasaurus out the front of the old Grand Hotel. Inside the Flinders Discovery Centre is a life-size skeleton of the Muttaburrasaurus.

📚 BIG Books 📚 - Alice Springs, NT Outside the entrance to the Alice Springs Public Library is a set of Big Books. All eight of the giant books are by the author Neville Shute, who wrote the book A Town Like Alice, which was later adapted into a film. The locals weren’t too pleased about having the spines of books by an author who wrote about a town ‘like’ Alice, but not actually about Alice Springs itself. Rightfully so.

📸 BIG Camera 📸 - Meckering, WA Step inside the giant SLR Big Camera to explore the only museum totally dedicated to photography in Australia. The collection includes more than 3,000 working cameras, enlargers, projectors, kaleidoscopes, slides, movie projectors, magic lanterns and more.

BIG Things

If you're travelling along the Stuart Highway in the Northern Territory, Banka Banka Station offers a fantastic camp for travellers. Powered sites & water available. Nightly campfires with a licensed bar. Explore the original mudbrick homestead and memorabilia. #camping #northerterritory #australia #travel #roadtrip

Camping at Banka Banka Station offers a great outback stopover for travellers through Northern Territory. South of Daly Waters Pub and north of Tennant Creek. Licensed bar, campfire, bush waterhole, sunset on the hill. Powered sites available, pet-friendly. #bankabankastation #northernterritory #camping #biglap #australia

NT Camps

A Gibb River Road camping trip offers a truly unique wilderness experience where you can really get lost amongst stunning gorges, freshwater swimming holes and many outback stations. Despite the Kimberley’s remoteness, you are also able to find luxury accommodation and friendly Aboriginal people. If you’re a true 4WDer and dare to explore to the coast, you’ll be rewarded with the most romantic beaches in Australia during your Gibb River Road itinerary & camping journey. Here are 11 of our best Kimberley attractions that you can tackle by car. Most of the attractions are located on or slightly off the famous Gibb River Road, which in itself, can be challenging to drive. >PIN IT For Later<

Plan you Gibb River Road adventures with this jam-packed itinerary. Covering campsites along the way as well as activities and National Parks to explore. #kimberley #kimberleywa #gibbriverroad #gibbriverroadwa #wacamping

Gibb River Road Itinerary & Camping [11 Kimberley Attractions + Map] | MY RIG Adventures

WA Camps

Dwellingup is a real diamond and only 90 minutes (108 km) south of Perth, WA. This pet-friendly and child-friendly little town is full of wonder and awe. Within driving distance is Lane Poole Reserve, which should be on your things to do in Dwellingup itinerary. Train buffs should add the Hotham Railway Experience to their list, then take a stroll through the Forest Discovery Centre. Dwellingup makes a great base to enjoy the surrounding areas including day trips to Mandurah, Pinjarra (be sure to stop at the lolly shop, you won’t regret it) and Collie, home to the Black Diamond Lake. Once all is done, grab a cold brew at the local pub, which is also pet-friendly. 🚙 >PIN IT For Later<

With a list of attractions such as underground caves, award winning wineries, pristine beaches and jaw dropping coastlines, it’s no wonder a Perth to Esperance road trip is a popular travel itinerary for many. From the Busselton Jetty, to the Indijup Natural Spa, travelling down through Margaret River and Albany, with tree top walks, kangaroos and wineries, there is so much you can explore in the South West Western Australia region. It is simply stunning. This 10-day Perth to Esperance itinerary is jam-packed with plenty of attractions and ‘must see’ places as you travel around the bottom of Western Australia. 🐳 >PIN IT For Later<

From exploring Lane Poole Reserve to indulging in local food, beverages and produce, Dwellingup is a great weekender from Perth. #dwellingup #dwellingupwa #murraywa #thingstodowa #westernaustralia

WA Things to do

The Lightning Ridge Car Door Tours are a self-guided experience, which doesn’t need to cost you anything besides fuel for your car and the two $1 maps. Having two days to explore all of the Lightning Ridge Car Door Tours is ideal, as the Orange Car Door Tour is more of a day trip into the opal fields with a few pubs on offer for lunch. Here's the full guide to the Lightning Ridge Car Door Tours. 🚙 >PIN IT For Later<

Newcastle turned out to be a bustling sea-side city with a seemingly endless amount of things to explore. With so many things to do in Newcastle, such as Caves Beach, the Bogey Hole, multiple Ocean Baths and Shipwreck Walk, we were contentedly exhausted by the end of our stay. We had decided that we’d spend a good 5 days exploring all that we could in Newcastle and we were not disappointed. Our main expenses were accommodation (there are no free or low-cost camps in Newcastle) and fuel as we stayed 40 minutes out of town at Swansea. Here are 26 free and unique things we found to do in Newcastle. >PIN IT For Later>

Exploring Sawn Rocks, Narrabri NSW was really something else. We felt like tiny creatures walking around the bottom of what felt like a giants world. Hidden in the Mount Kaputar National Park is the mind-blowing rock formation, infamously known as Sawn Rocks, Narrabri NSW. We were in absolute awe at this natural phenomenon as we walked around the base of the rock face amongst the giant broken pieces. Many people compare the structure to organ piping because it really does look like a massive wall of giant organ pipes. But I likened the broken pieces on the ground to humungous bits of honeycomb. Accessing Sawn Rocks is a via a 30-minute drive from Narrabri or a 50-minute drive from Bingara in rural New South Wales, Australia. 🏕️ >PIN IT For Later<

NSW Things to do

You’ll find Gumma Reserve about 5.7km east of Macksville in the Nambucca region, NSW. The last section of the road leading into the Gumma Reserve campground is unsealed. It’s easily accessible with a 2wd vehicle, but can be affected by heavy rain and localised flooding. ⏰ 30 day limit in one stay (max 50 days per year) ⛺️ Tents, Camper Trailers, Caravans, RVs, Big Rigs 🐶 Dogs allowed 🚻 Flushing toilets 🚿 Outdoor (cold) showers 💧 Drinking water (for jerry cans etc. but not bulk filling of your tanks) 🍎 Picnic tables 🗑 Rubbish bins ⬇️ Dump point 🔥 Camp fires (provided there’s no fire ban) 🏊 Swimming 🎣 Fishing 🛥 Boating (boat ramp available) 📶 Limited Telstra reception 📺 TV reception

⛺️ CAMP SPOTTO ⛺️ Do you know where this camp is...? 🔍 Clue: NSW

Carinya Station is situated just 15km out of the quirky opal mining town of Lightning Ridge, in Outback NSW. The private property is a 6600 acre working Merino Sheep Station for wool production, trade lamb sales and dryland cropping. The family-run Sheep Station is open in the cooler months for travellers to come and camp. CAMP FEATURES: 💲 From $50/nt powered | From $30/nt unpowered 📝 Bookings required ⛺️ Tents, Camper Trailers, Caravans, RVs, Buses 🐶 Dogs allowed 🚻 Composting toilet (BYO toilet paper) 🚿 Open-air shower & bath 💧 Drinking water 🔥 Camp fire 👕 Washing Machine ⚡️ Generators allowed 📶 Telstra reception 🚗 2WD & Big Rig access 〰️ Slippery when wet (guests are asked to leave before rain or wait it out) ❌ Closed during the hot months (approx. November – March).

NSW Camps

The Queensland Outback hub of Winton is located between Longreach and Mount Isa. There are plenty of things to do in Winton to keep you busy for a few days while you’re visiting. Some of them are free, including the Musical Fence and Arno’s Wall. The largest tourist attractions around Winton are the Waltzing Matilda Centre and two pieces of Australia’s Dinosaur Trail – the ‘Age of Dinosaurs’ and the ‘Dinosaur Stampede.’ You’ll be kept busy exploring all that Winton has to offer in Outback QLD. We primarily stopped in Winton to do the Australian Age of Dinosaurs, but were surprised to find much more than a Museum on offer! >PIN IT For Later<

About 60km north of Hughenden, is the spectacular Porcupine Gorge National Park. This natural phenomenon features levels of sedimentary rock spanning over hundreds of millions of years. Some even call Porcupine Gorge the “mini Grand Canyon of Australia.” The walk down isn’t too strenuous, although it is very steep, so coming back up will take a lot more out of you. Be sure to pack lunch, hat, water and swimmers so you can get the most out of your walk down into Porcupine Gorge. There is camping onsite with a toilet. >PIN IT For Later<

Walkabout Creek Hotel is a little pub in north-west Queensland, which was put on the map by a big blockbuster movie, Crocodile Dundee in 1986. You can see the bar from the movie set, which is in the back shed and even hold ‘the knife’ if you ask the bar staff. These days the Walkabout Creek Hotel is located on the main street going through the town of McKinlay, although it originally sat round the corner on a side street. Make sure you stop in for some lunch and a drink on your way through. >PIN IT For Later<

QLD Things to do

The Long Waterhole is a great free camping spot in Winton. There is enough room for about 30 footballs teams (it’s huge!) with lots of prime, waterfront campsites. Some spots around the waterhole offer nice trees to camp by. There are no amenities on-site, so be sure to be fully self-contained. Just a few minutes drive up into town will find you at the RV dump point and potable water tap. Camp features include 💲 FREE; ⏰ No time limit; ⛺️ Tents, Camper Trailers, Caravans, RVs, Big Rigs; 🐶 Dogs allowed; 🔥 Fire pits; ⚡️ Generators allowed; 🌳 Some shady spots; 🎣 Fishing; 🏊‍♂️ Swimming; 📺 TV reception; 📶 Telstra reception; 🚗 2WD & Big Rig access; ❌ NO: amenities, water or power. >PIN IT For Later<

This campground is located in a very small town in the southern country Queensland region, between St George and Mungindi. The Thallon Recreation Camping Grounds offers travellers a great place to rest while enjoying a view of the beautifully painted silos in the backdrop. Camp features include 💲 $10/ night (power & water) or FREE (unpowered), ⏰ 48 hour limit, ⛺️ Tents, Camper Trailers, Caravans, RVs, Big Rigs, 🐶 Dogs allowed, 🚻 Flushing toilets, 🚿 FREE Hot showers, ♿️ Wheelchair accessible, 💧 Drinking water, 🔥 Campfires may be allowed (check to see if Fire Ban), 🗑 Rubbish bins, ⬇️ Dump point, ⚡️ Generators allowed, 📶 Telstra reception, 🚗 2WD & Big Rig access. >PIN IT For Later<

About 30km north-west of Longreach, heading towards Winton, is the Darr River, which has a great Free Camping area. We scored a great spot right on the river with our own private little jetty down the bottom, so it seemed the perfect spot to chill out for a few days and catch up on things. Camp features include 💲 FREE ⏰ No time limit ⛺️ Tents, Camper Trailers, Caravans, RVs 🐶 Dogs allowed 🗑 Rubbish bins 🔥 Camp fires ⚡️ Generators allowed 🌳 Shade 🚶‍♀️ Walking tracks 🎣 Fishing 🏊 Swimming 🏞 River frontage 📶 Telstra reception 🚗 2WD Access (only in the dry due to sloppy mud) ❌ No: water, power or amenities >PIN IT For Later<

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