Camping allows you to experience nature in all its glory and the view definitely makes it all worth it – here’s our top spots around our sunburnt country.
5. Mitchell Falls, Mitchell River National Park, WA
If you’re after something remote, then it doesn’t really get more remote than this. Mitchell Plateau is 16 hours’ drive from Kununurra and the campsite is only accessible by 4WD. It doesn’t stop there, the falls itself is 6km walk from the campsite. You are however, rewarded with a 4 tiered waterfall that will make you swear it was worth all the effort.
4. Booderee National Park, Jervis Bay, NSW
You don’t have to go very far to experience the whitest sand beach in the world, it’s not even very hard to get to – just along NSW’s south coast lies Jervis Bay. The area is rich in Aboriginal heritage, including important wetlands and preserves a flourishing diversity of plants and animals.
3. Main Range, Kosciuszko National Park, NSW
Want the best view? It makes sense to go to the highest camping site, Main Range – which encompasses Mt Kosciuszko, Australia’s highest peak. The magnificent view stretches across alpine country and cool mountain streams.
2. Lucky Bay, Cape Le Grand National Park, WA
If you’re after the sound of water serenading you to sleep and a perfect mix of sun, sand and surf, you can’t go past Lucky Bay. This 5km stretch of beach offers a number of bushwalks and even solar heated showers.
1. Bamurru Plains, NT
Sick of roughing it? Luckily there’s a new mashed up word that might just be your cup of tea – ‘Glamping’. Bamurru Plains on the Mary River floodplains, just a short distance from the boundary of Kakadu National Park, is the ultimate in luxury camping. You can still explore nature but then retreat to one of the ten safari bungalows. Mesh screen ceiling to floor walls on all three sides around the bed provides an experience in which you can hear, see and almost touch the wildlife and wilderness around you.
