FREE CAMPING AUSTRALIA & CAMP LAKE LONSDALE
Free Camping With a Tear Drop
The advantages:
Less expensive to buy than normal size van
Easy to tow at all speed limits. Low weight
Fuel efficient for long road trips
No hassle at fuel stops and general driving
A real bed, kitchen. An awning for shade
Battery for electrics. Good resale value
Lake Lonsdale
There are countless free camping sites in Australia. These sites range from mountains to the coasts, throughout regional Australia to the remote Outback.
One such location near to the Western Highway connecting Melbourne to Adelaide is the scenic Lake Lonsdale. This large lake with the expansive Grampian mountain ranges as a backdrop is a ten minute drive from the small city of Stawell and is a little over two hundred km west from Melbourne.
Highly recommended by interstate travellers and locals alike as a spectacular camping spot. This area has natural bush, mountain and lake views and is far from any highway traffic noise. All camping area's offer easy access to two wheel drive and towed vans. Camp fires are allowed and many camp sites may be found with shady trees. Often a cool early evening breeze off of the lake will temper the hot summer days followed by clear starry nights over the lake and the mountainous background.
Lake Lonsdale has several access roads from the Western Highway. The most direct and shortest is via Deep Lead along Red Hill Road. This is a well made gravel road with no corrugations of four km suitable for towed vehicles and connects to the fully sealed Sandbar Road which partly skirts around the lake and onto Halls Gap. Alternatively drive the longer fully sealed Sandbar Road via the Western Highway turnoff from the Melbourne side of Deep Lead to the numerous camping area's.
Flat Rock Free Camping Australia
A popular free camping area at the lake is called Flat Rock. Located about two hundred metres off of Sandbar Road. The unsealed entry road is suitable for all types of vehicles. A small block of clean modern drop toilets are onsite. These are cleaned several times per week in the summer months. Lake swimming is possible although dead timber is a common sight on the lake foreshore and water reeds are common. Boat fishing is popular and when conditions are suitable a good haul of freshwater yabbies are often taken out of the lake by fishermen in their tinnie boats. In the warmer months anywhere from one or two, to dozens of free camps could be seen at Flat Rock. Camp sites never seem to get cramped as there is a large area available. The boat ramp area is about a short five minute drive from Flat Rock and has a launch jetty, breakwater and toilets.
As a free camping stay overnight or of a few days Lake Lonsdale is one of the best between Melbourne and Perth in Southern Australia. A distance of over 3,400 km. Only rivalled perhaps by free camping along the Nullarbor Cliffs of the Western Australia and South Australia border region. Go to the Nullarbor Cliffs post on this website.
Another highly recommended free camping site by travellers is Lake Lascelles. The lake is about five hundred metres from the small town of Hopetoun in Victoria. There are shower and toilet facilities at the lake. Hopetoun is in North Western Victoria.
Go to the Lake Lascelles post on this website.
Traveldriven
CURRENT LAKE LONSDALE WEATHER
DRIVE MELBOURNE - LAKE LONSDALE - ADELAIDE
TEAR DROP CAMPING
LAKE LONSDALE FREE CAMPING FLAT ROCK
LAKE LONSDALE FLAT ROCK
FREE CAMPING BESIDE THE LAKE
BACK DROP TO LAKE LONSDALE
BIRD LIFE & BACK TO NATURE
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