The beginning of April saw us taking a trip for five nights. It was the first time we've gone away in the school holidays camping and were bracing ourselves for the crowds.
We arrived at Dunn's Swamp, about 25km out of Rylstone on the Friday afternoon and didn't have too many choices of campsites. We where pleased we arrived on the Friday thinking it would fill up fast. A few more arrived on the Saturday and then by Sunday afternoon there was only a handful of us left. To our surprise Dunn's Swamp isn't nearly as busy as we thought. Although we have heard if you plan to go there on a long weekend plan to be there EARLY or you may miss out. There are no bookings and limited places for trailers and caravans.
The trailer spaces were excellent with their only, and not to be dismissed downfall being they are not on the water with no water views. They were spacious, relatively level with separate, individual campfire spaces. Wood is supplied but not everyday. Canoes are available for hire every weekend and school holiday time.
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| Own private campfire area |
Camp fees are an honesty system with National Parks. Cost was $3 per adult and $2 per child. Pit toilets are scattered around the whole place and in all my camping experience they are the cleanest, least smelly pit toilets I have ever used!!! That in itself made the camp fees well worth while. The whole places was immaculately clean and well maintained.
Useful Links:
http://www.rylstone.com/pdf/DunnsSwamp.pdf
http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/NationalParks/parkCamping.aspx?id=N0051
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| Matthew enjoying many a hot chocolate |
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| Misty Morning |
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| Kookaburra's watched every move we made |
The beginning of April saw us taking a trip for five nights. It was the first time we've gone away in the school holidays camping and were bracing ourselves for the crowds.
