Yalwal Campground - NSW

  Camp Free

Position

DEG: -34.922501 150.384171
DMS: 34º 55' 21" S 150º 23' 3.01" E
UTM: 56 H 6132427mN 261048mE
Altitude: 82.45m

Description

Place Type

Camps & Accom - Camp Free

Location

120.52kms East of Canberra - Driving 217 km (3 hours 30 mins)
139.85kms SouthWest of Sydney - Driving 198 km (3 hours 15 mins)
922.38kms North of Hobart - Driving 1568 km (1 day 9 hours)

Address & Contact

LOT 7307 Yalwal Rd
Buangla New South Wales 2540
Phone: 02 4429 3111
Email: N/A
Web: N/A

Information

Yalwal is a former gold mining town. This historic goldmining area once boasted a substantial town serviced by a school, stores, pubs, banks and a post office. During the First World War some of the homes were dismantled and used as building materials for the war effort. The last of the gold mines closed in the 1920's and the 1939 bushfire destroyed the township. In 1972 the valley was flooded to create Danjera Dam and all that now remains of the settlement is the graveyard and mine workings in the surrounding area.

Today the area is a beautiful and tranquil unspoilt wilderness area where you can enjoy pristine bush and abundant wildlife. Bushwalking, fishing, swimming, canoeing and nearby 4WD tracks are the key attractions for visitors. Active visitors will enjoy the numerous walking tracks to good sites such as Tianjara Falls, and Monument Rocks.

The campsite offers plenty of room for camper trailers and larger groups on flat camp grounds (albeit hard ground). Road access is good (2WD accessible) with the last 15kms being gravel. Located 26km from Nowra this can get popular - especially if you time it when another large group is there.

Facilities are managed by Shoalhaven City Council and include toilets, BBQ facilities, water (not for drinking) and bins for recycling. No showers. Firewood is not provided but open fires are allowed if there no fire restrictions in place. Dogs allowed on lead

For a taste of what you can expect to see at Yalwal, please enjoy this short video clip by Member - George Royter, made exclusively for ExplorOz.com
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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Nowra at 22/04:30pm EDT
Distance from Yalwal Campground 14.03km E
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
27.6°C26.7°C52%16.9°C1018.9hPa0.0mmE17km/hr
9knots
26km/hr
14knots

Closest Climatic Station

Nowra Ran Air Station Aws
Distance from Yalwal Campground 14.03km E
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C27.526.324.922.719.316.916.418.321.022.824.625.7
Mean Min. °C16.516.814.812.28.97.66.56.78.610.313.614.6
Mean Rain mm63.3144.789.460.952.3107.765.032.636.570.672.570.7

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