Address & Contact
Whipstick VIC 3556
Phone: 131 963
Email: N/A
Web: https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/parks/greater-bendigo-national-park/where-to-stay/notley-campground-and-picnic-area
Free camp area situated in an open dry sclerophyll forest on gravel this is a quiet spot at the end of a cul-de-sac. Access is via the unsealed Neilborough Road.
The road and
parking area are suitable for caravans and campervans and small buses. There are drive-through sites available.
Designated sites are scattered around a circuit road. All are level, graveled and lightly shaded. Some have a table and BBQ (gas cooking preferred) and all are short (6-7m). A bus
parking area is without shade.
Fires can only be lit in the fireplace provided, and if it is not a day of Total Fire Ban. BYO wood. There are no
bins or water at the site. No horses, dogs, or drones.
There is a very large
shelter shed and an old
dam in the separate day area.
The Old Tom
Mine site is an easy 30 minute return walk, and is a popular spot for
fossicking and prospecting. Explore remnants of both alluvial and quartz reef gold mining techniques from the 1800s. See the Old Tom Reef
mine, the remains of a puddling machine and the site of old cyanide vats, used to reclaim gold from old tailings sands.
Continue on to
Flagstaff Hill for a panoramic
lookout view across the surrounding landscape.
Seasonal road closures apply to areas within and tracks bordering this park from 15 June.