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The Secret to Finding Low-Cost or Zero-Cost Destinations

Your guide to Australian caravan camp sites

Australian Caravan Co wants you to take home great memories from all of your RV adventures – so here’s some help with finding those low cost, special places. These quality guides are dedicated to the best, free and low-cost camping sites. Start looking now…



OzCamps

This easy-to-use website includes free-camping maps and a database. It displays only independent (not commercial) camping locations and is a big help if you want to cut accommodation costs. It offers convenient features such as:

  • The coordinates of each camping site can be easily downloaded to your GPS;
  • Links to regional tourist reports; and
  • Interactive maps that allow you to instantly add free-camping areas you know – so you can help other RV community members.

All Australian Caravan Park List

This website provides a full list of Australian caravan parks, contact details, a Google map of each park’s location, as well as a separate DFP list. Most listings offer links to recent reports from RV owners.

Caravan Park Photos

Getting a look at a park before you book is always a good idea. This website offers a huge gallery of Aussie photos.

Badgers Australian Caravan Park Reports

This is another very popular, non-commercial website that rates the quality of Australian caravan parks by the people who stay in them – the RV owners. Campgrounds and roadside rest areas are also included.

CAMPS 5 – AUSTRALIA WIDE

If you would like a hard copy commercial guide, ACC can recommend this directory for the budget conscious traveller. Get the 5th Edition as it’s got everything, including the latest Hema Road Atlas, rest areas, free camps, national parks, state forests, and low cost caravan parks. There are 3,500 listings, dump point lists, pet friendly sites, recently discovered free camp sites and author recommendations.

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  1. avatar Sally says:

    Have travelled for 2 lots of 2 moths travel and used free sites for 95% of travel. Camp 5 is a winner and great places to meet new places and find out what is ahead. Great present but name well as it might not come back!

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