Stapylton Campground - VIC

The wide, open spaces of Stapylton Campground offer everything you need for a comfortable stay, and is a favourite grazing spot of the local mob of kangaroos.

An attractive, quiet, well maintained camp, if rather formal. Individual campgrounds need to be booked online in advance and you need to bring your own firewood. The campground features shared fireplaces and picnic tables. There are pit toilets and untreated tank-water is available, however you should bring drinking water with you.

Located on a former thryptomene farm many sites are shaded by 3 large pines, Yellow Gums or young wattles and a field of thryptomene and wattle slopes up to sandstone cliffs behind the site. All roads are well formed gravel, grass is mown each morning by wallabies.

The designated sites are generally well spaced with wattles and shrubs between, but mainly designed for car/tent camping (short depth, many not level, distant from fire place and table). The level bus park assumes tent camping on the open common.

There are 20 designated parking bays, 25+ tent sites, 20 tables, 10 fireplaces (share) and 3 composting toilet blocks, a shelter in the "common", limited tank and ample bore water. Five of the sites are in a "gas stove only" area, with less shade or privacy.

Campsite 1 and 2 at Stapylton Campground are vehicle accessible and contain wheelchair accessible picnic tables on a compacted gravel surface. Campsite 7 is not accessible by vehicle, however contains a wheelchair accessible picnic table. The toilet block contains an accessible cubicle. The bush showers however are not accessible.

No fires may be lit on Total Fire Ban days. On Catastrophic Fire Danger Rating days this park will be closed for public safety. Closure signs will be erected but do not expect an official warning.

Popular with school groups and likely to be crowded in peak periods. May be hot in summer.

Leading off from the campground, the Mount Stapylton Loop Walk is a great introduction to the iconic landscapes of the Grampians. Meander through dense scrub, dip into forested gullies and scramble over sandstone steps to reach the unforgettable vistas to be had.

A shorter stroll out to the Ngamadjidj Shelter provides a unique insight into the rich Aboriginal history of the region. Tee up your walk with a visit to Brambuk – The National Park and Cultural Centre in Halls Gap to learn about the six seasons of Gariwerd, try your hand at traditional painting methods or treat your taste buds to some bush tucker in the cafe.