freebee camp site

I think there are a few different books out there that publish free campsites. Another alternative is the Camps Australia Wide book. This publishes free and cheap sites all over australia and has maps in it. Not a bad book.

www.campsaustraliawide.com

cam thanks a lot for your reply I purchased that book at the weekend and yes it is good but I am looking for the "non registered" sites the book I had [now lost] listed off road sites together with a description eg de grey river in wa was just a river bank but had 30 or more campers and vans there when we pulled in
but thanks again

Gidday

I believe the book you are looking for is "A guide to PRICELSSS CAMPSITES & REST AREAS"..there is a North and Southern Guide for WA. That is the one with the bush mud maps and all the places that the normal guides miss out on

We have the first edition and her contact details inside cover are as follows Jan Holland is the author..phone 08 9259 1650 email campsite@start.com.au

Definately still available in an updated format (some older ones have been deleted...maybe too popular for some of the locals?...)we purchased a new one as a gift only a few weeks ago...so you should have no trouble

Regards

Check out the ExplorOz bookshop for the Jan Holland Priceless Campsites series - i got my set here. The series also covers NT, but as far as i know, not the other states.

Otherwise, as you travel, you will get a 'feel' for finding good bush camping spots; look for tracks alongside rivers, tracks to the coast or lakes or just tracks into unfenced bushland, old gravel pits or old roads (they tend to block them off after a while in WA so it's just a watching game). SA is good about leaving old roads accessible, and if you go off the highways, you don't need to get far from the road for a quiet night.

We use Camps Australia Wide as a back up. We know if we don't find something soon, no stress - we will can always stop at the next listing from Camps3.