After a different campground at Lake Mountain, we packed up and rolled down the hill, keen to find a nice campground on a creek, and Big River State Forest Camping was the most likely option without driving a huge number of kilometres. Where is Big River State Forest? The Big River State Forest is about…
We’ve camped in some pretty random places over the years, and when Sarah suggested we spend a night at the top of a mountain, right next to an Alpine Resort, I wasn’t sure how to react. We decided to check it out anyway, and spent the night in a car park at Lake Mountain, after…
After doing some fairly ambitious 4WD tracks with our Lifestyle hybrid camper behind us, we rolled into Cooks Mill Campground on the public holiday Monday, to find hordes of people still at camp. Despite this, we found a quiet spot to pull in, and decided that most people would probably leave, and we set up…
Halls Gap in the Grampians is a pretty magic town, and its got a well known walk that you can do, which takes you to an amazing little stream with a bunch of waterfalls and natural slippery slides that the kids love. Venus Baths is hugely publicised in the tourism brochures, and for good reason;…
Victoria surprised us on so many levels, and we had an absolute ball travelling from the South Australian border across to the end of the Great Ocean Road, not far from Geelong. After that though, we were a bit unsure of where to go, and when a long weekend rolled around, we decided to head…
Victoria is well known for being a great place to test your 4WD out, and one of the more well known locations is Cobaw State Forest. We headed there after two awesome nights at Amblers Crossing Campground in Lerderderg State Park in search of some more bush camping and 4WD tracks. Where is Cobaw State…
After a couple of magic nights at Amblers Crossing in Lerderderg State Park, we were keen to move, and find somewhere with decent internet reception to arrange accommodation for the upcoming long weekend. We knew leaving it too late would mean struggling to find a place to stay, and so a plan was hatched to…
The Lerderderg State Park was a destination of choice for us, to explore some of the great 4WD tracks in the area, and it doesn’t lack options! After deciding against camping at Lederderg Campground and heading to Amblers Crossing instead, we set up and had a pretty cruisy afternoon. The next morning though, we hit…
Whilst staying at Jamieson Creek Campground, we headed off on a couple of 4WD tracks, with the second one being Mt Cowley Track. This is nothing extreme, and very short, but it was worth a look. About Mt Cowley The Great Otways National Park is a beautiful place, and when I read that Mt Cowley…
After spending a few hours driving the Brisbane Ranges 4WD tracks, we bumped into a Parks Victoria bloke in a Ute, and had a quick chat. We told him we were going to Lerderderg campground, and he suggested we consider Amblers Crossing instead, which we were very grateful for. Local knowledge is the best knowledge,…
There’s a heap of 4WD tracks near Melbourne, and we’re starting to tick them off as we travel around on our Lap of Australia. After an eventful day where we lost 3 annexe poles, we rolled into Fridays Campground in the Brisbane Ranges, just in time for it to start raining. The next day though,…
The Great Otways National Park surprised us on so many levels. From stunning rainforests, incredible free camping and 4WD tracks galore, you really can’t go wrong. To finish our Great Ocean Road trip, we based ourselves in Hammonds Road North Campground for 3 nights, with the idea of exploring the Anglesea 4WD tracks. There’s a…
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