Caravan Parks in Australia - Part Two

@JudyEv (366677)
Rockingham, Australia
October 6, 2025 8:32pm CST
Carrying on from my last post about caravan parks, in many areas there are places where you can ‘free camp’. In some you need to be self-sufficient meaning you have to have your own toilet, water supply and waste water storage unit. If a place has a composting toilet, you might be able to put your tent up there. You’d still need your own water. Ablution blocks vary from great to pretty ordinary. There might be separate toilets and showers or both combined in the one room. Some have a laundry which may or may not have coin-operated washing machines and dryers. The better ones also have ‘camp kitchens’ with some sort of cooking facilities and sinks, tables, chairs, etc. And maybe a fridge. The photo shows part of the caravan park at Mukinbudin. Sections are marked off and you are allocated a ‘spot’. You might be able to see cement standings which aren’t meant to be parked on but to provide a level floor if you put out the shade from the side of your caravan or motor-home.
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@FourWalls (80735)
• United States
7 Oct
I like the pop-up orange van in the picture. I’d just be afraid that my back would act up and I couldn’t get down from the bed! We have free camping in BLM (Bureau of Land Management) places, national forests, and other places. We also have expensive RV parks in places. It seems,so that yours and ours both run the gamut!
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@JudyEv (366677)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Oct
I didn't think to point out the orange van but you saw it anyway. We're lucky in that we have a good bed and can stand up easily in our motor-home. It's lucky we don't have to sleep in the bed above the cabin as we'd never manage clambering up and down the ladder.
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@rakski (149387)
• Philippines
7 Oct
some have good facilities there for camping
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@JudyEv (366677)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Oct
Some have very good facilities; in fact, most do.
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@rakski (149387)
• Philippines
11 Oct
@JudyEv we don't have that here
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@Fishmomma (11615)
• United States
8 Oct
I did a lot of camping back in the days of Girl Scouts, as was the leader for 1 year and the troop loved to camp. Had several big tents, so everyone fit. Sometimes miss camping, but so many places near me are expensive now.
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@Fishmomma (11615)
• United States
10 Oct
@JudyEv That is the only way I would camp now.
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@JudyEv (366677)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Oct
@Fishmomma If we had to sleep on the ground now we'd be battling to get up off it in the morning.
@JudyEv (366677)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Oct
I'm sure there are great memories there. Our camping is much more civilised now with a motor-home with a toilet, refrigerator, etc.
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@LadyDuck (488431)
• Italy
7 Oct
I have the feeling you have good facilities there. Your country is so large that surely many people own a caravan. Facilities here in Europe are not always the best.
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@LadyDuck (488431)
• Italy
10 Oct
@JudyEv - In some countries the facilities are pretty good, usually they are better in the northern countries (Germany, The Netherlands, Denmark), than in the Mediterranean countries.
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@JudyEv (366677)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Oct
When we toured the continent, we were surprised how many caravans and motor-homes were on the road. Mostly the facilities were reasonably good and one campsite at Boden-en-See was huge with its own supermarket.
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8 Oct
thanks Judy for sharing this the caravan park looks awesome
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@JudyEv (366677)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Oct
This is a very nice park with good facilities.
@LindaOHio (207609)
• United States
7 Oct
Thank you for the informative post. It seems like the US has similar campgrounds.
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@JudyEv (366677)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Oct
I wrote the post mostly for someone from India who didn't really understand about campgrounds.
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@LindaOHio (207609)
• United States
10 Oct
@JudyEv That's very cool.
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@RebeccasFarm (90883)
• Arvada, Colorado
7 Oct
Its a great way to travel.
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@JudyEv (366677)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Oct
It is indeed. We're enjoying our time away.
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@Nevena83 (66066)
• Serbia
7 Oct
Sounds very interesting. I've never been camping.
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@JudyEv (366677)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Oct
Camping is popular here. Some have tents but others have motor-homes or caravans.