| Author |
Message |
RatholeTunnel
Station Master
Joined: Feb 10, 2007
Last Visited: Aug 15, 2008
Location: Sydney Area
contact
|
post
|
|
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:42 pm
|
|
Searching for camping areas close to the rails, particularly suitable for backpacker/walk entry. Low cost is okay, free ones are excellent. Anywhere in the rural or regional settings around the state.
|
|
 |
Maikha
Not a gunzel
Joined: Sep 06, 2003
Last Visited: Nov 22, 2008
Location: Wagga Wagga, NSW
contact
|
post
|
|
|
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:54 pm
|
Bethungra Spiral
Although actually getting there by public transport is half the fun! 
Cheers
Maikha Ly
The Intercity Platform & Valve Gear Media!
http://www.theintercityplatform.com/
Comments made are that of my own, and do not reflect those of organisations mentioned. |
|
|
Kav442s5
Chief Train Controller
Joined: Jan 01, 2006
Last Visited: Nov 23, 2008
Location: Near the 160km peg on the Short North, at the computer playing keyboard warriors.
contact
|
post
|
|
|
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:31 am
|
|
Burren Junction Hot Spas camping ground. Has mineral springs, however its 100km west of Narrabri, and not exactly the easiest place in the world to get to without a car, although I do believe Countrylink has a coach service that connects with the Xplorer at Narrabri. Would be good around November-December when the wheat harvest is on.
It's creepy crawly season, so stop those creepys from crawling, particularly if its a TERMITE!
|
|
|
C3827
Locomotive Driver
Joined: Aug 14, 2004
Last Visited: Nov 30, 2008
contact
|
post
|
|
|
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 5:46 pm
|
|
What are you actually looking for - a commercial caravan park near a railway or a place to camp in the scrub that is near a railway but accessible by public transport?
|
|
|
TheLoadedDog
El Sombrero!
Joined: Jun 19, 2003
Last Visited: Sep 28, 2008
Location: Macquarie Fields NSW
contact
|
post
|
|
|
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 8:23 pm
|
Tenterfield.
Campsie.
Sorry.
Humphrey! We're leaving!
|
|
|
Blaze
Station Staff
Joined: Jul 30, 2008
Last Visited: Nov 30, 2008
Location: Newcastle
contact
|
post
|
|
|
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 3:27 pm
|
|
I think there's a campsite just out of Dungog...near the bridge on the northern outskirts of town.
|
|
|
chase42211
Chief Commissioner
Joined: Jul 07, 2004
Last Visited: Dec 1, 2008
Location: A well paid kettle boiler.
contact
|
post
|
|
|
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 3:32 pm
|
|
Lithgow Caravan Park. Its next to the main west and backs onto the Farmers Creek Viaduct.
|
|
|
GrahamH
Assistant Commissioner
Joined: Aug 04, 2007
Last Visited: Dec 1, 2008
Location: At a terminal on the WWW.
contact
|
post
|
|
|
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 9:08 pm
|
|
Culcairn had a caravan park / camping ground on the flats below the bridges carrying the Main South and the Olympic Way 20 - 30 years ago. Stayed there one night, great spot! It was just on the south edge of town.
|
|
|
edison
Chief Commissioner
Joined: Feb 19, 2005
Last Visited: Nov 30, 2008
contact
|
post
|
|
|
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:44 pm
|
|
To further TLD™'s puns: Ropes Creek.
|
|
|
4426_No_2_end
Chief Commissioner
Joined: Dec 18, 2007
Last Visited: Dec 1, 2008
Location: UPSTAIRS FROM THE BLOKE BELOW
contact
|
post
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:21 am
|
|
Wondabyne maybe....
2008 BOGIE AWARD WINNER - BEST CONTRIBUTION TO PRESERVATION
SUPPORT YOUR RAIL PRESERVATION VOLUNTEERS!
Donations of Alcohol and Labour Willing Accepted at Any Rail Preservation Group.
|
|
|
ShowMeTheMoney
Banned
Joined: Jul 31, 2006
Last Visited: Nov 26, 2008
Location: Banned
contact
|
post
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:26 am
|
|
Lions Rd just 10 mins over the border in QLD.
|
|
|
Bwana
Chief Commissioner
Joined: Jul 21, 2003
Last Visited: Dec 2, 2008
contact
|
post
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:34 am
|
Rathole, what is your intent? do you want to sit outside your tent and watch trains go by, or do you just want to be close to a station, or what?
If you just want to be within walking distance, both Harden and Cootamundra have caravan parks only about 1 block from the line - at Harden you can stand at the entrance to the men's and look down the street to watch the trains go by.
| 4426_No_2_end wrote: | | Wondabyne maybe.... |
Again this depends on Rathole's intent. Camping is not permitted in the stone sculpure bit, but at the top of the hill there's enough of a clearing in the national park to set up a tent (I used a hammock between 2 trees). Hope you're a sound sleeper though, 'cos you hear the horns all night long.
|
|
|
TheLoneGunMan
Chief Train Controller
Joined: Nov 13, 2005
Last Visited: Nov 26, 2008
Location: Lineside taking pictures of trains and railway stations
contact
|
post
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 5:26 pm
|
| 4426_No_2_end wrote: | | Wondabyne maybe.... |
Hi All,
I wouldn't laugh at Wondabyne only because I have seen tents up there close to the railway.
|
|
|
chase42211
Chief Commissioner
Joined: Jul 07, 2004
Last Visited: Dec 1, 2008
Location: A well paid kettle boiler.
contact
|
post
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:48 pm
|
| TheLoneGunMan wrote: | | 4426_No_2_end wrote: | | Wondabyne maybe.... |
Hi All,
I wouldn't laugh at Wondabyne only because I have seen tents up there close to the railway. |
Last time I was up Mullet Creek in the boat, RailCorp had No camping and trespassing signs all along the line.
|
|
|
janesmith1
Junior Train Controller
Joined: Nov 28, 2007
Last Visited: Nov 29, 2008
contact
|
post
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:22 pm
|
If you fancy a walk you can walk in from woy woy tip down to the old remains of a camp that was once set up there when they were building woy woy tunnel as i did a walk down there with national parks and some times in the summer you can see them parked on the other side of the river.
Or if you hit low tide you can walk up to the very end of the river where there is a small tunnel that runs under the line and cross there.
jane
|
|
|
|
|
