Tassie at Christmas

It really depends where you go as to how busy it will be. We were there at Xmas time a few years ago and stayed at Macquarie Heads (near Strahan) over the actual Xmas Day and Boxing Day and left the day after that.... it wasn't to bad as far as being busy went, but the motorbikes that ride on the beach there did get a touch annoying (started getting busier Boxing Day) . After that we headed towards Arthur River area for New Years, fairly quiet around that area, but as we headed North after that we found a few places that were refugee camp like. The week before Xmas we were down South at Cockle Creek, all the locals had dropped there caravans off there a week or so earlier to save their spots for the Xmas period, the place was a ghost town as far as people went, but we struggled to find a camp area (found a nice spot eventually though). Guessing the East Coast would have been pretty busy, so it just depends where you go as to what it will be like.

Anywhere along the East Coast over Xmas period is booked out well ahead. All the free camps on the East Coast are occupied months before with empty vans/camps waiting for the campers to arrive. A good lay back caravan park is in Zeehan with new owners doing it up.
A place not to miss under any circumstances is "The Wall in the Wilderness" at Derwent Bridge.

Seeing you are only here for four weeks over the Christmas period, as stated it will be busy on the East Coast, but if it was me i would as you say "wing it", you will always be able to fit in somewhere.
The caravan park in the Huon Valley is very busy at that time of the year, but do have a large over flow area, also good camping at Rivers Edge about 20ks out of Huonville,
Cheers
baz

1st See if you can even get on & off the boat with your car & van at the times that suit you.

Thanks everyone, we'll head over on 22nd December so might book in somewhere for Christmas for 3 or 4 days then play it by ear. Have wikicamps and camps 8.

Any tips on a good caravan park to stop up when we first get there, probably for 3 nights, leaving on boxing day or there abouts. Will have Mr. 15 yo with us, so somewhere either on a river or beach.