Table of Contents
Introduction
Getting there
Other nearby attractions
west
east
Nearby camp grounds
west along the Great Ocean Road
east along the Great Ocean Road
into the Otway Ranges forest areas
elsewhere
Aire River West campground
Aire River East campground
Aire River camp grounds
see also:
photography and camping main index page
non-commercial camp grounds for tents 2-4 hours from Melbourne
Johanna beach camp ground
Introduction
the main Aire River campgrounds are walking distance to a beach on the western part of Cape Otway near the Great Ocean Road (GOR)
there are two camp grounds near each other run by Parks Vic and each require online booking and have drop toilets but no potable water nor showers
there is also a smaller free camp much further inland at Aire River Crossing
Getting there
3hrs (232km) from NW suburbs via Geelong and Colac
if the Princes Fway is problematic, can also travel to Ballan then down to Colac but this adds 30min and 30km
33min (30km) west of Apollo Bay
42min (32km) SE of Lavers Hill
67min (76km) S of Colac
83min SW of Lorne
Other nearby attractions
west
Castle Cove Lookout
Otway waterfalls:
Triplet Falls
Hopetoun Falls and Redwood forest
Beachamp Falls (nearby free campground)
Otway Fly Treetop walk (commercial)
Melba Gully glow worms at dusk, Lavers Hill
Johanna Beach - wild surf beach
45min drive to Wreck Beach near Moonlight Heads - embedded anchor at low tide
The Twelve Apostles
east
Cape Otway lighthouse
Maits Rest rainforest walk
Elliot River coastal area walk
Apollo Bay beaches, cafes and shops
Nearby camp grounds
west along the Great Ocean Road
22min (17km) NW
Johanna beach camp ground
on a wild surf beach
also run by Parks Vic and requiring booking online
online bookings
54min (53km) to Princetown Recreation Reserve (bookings)
66min (69km) to Port Campbell Recreation Reserve (bookings?)
east along the Great Ocean Road
33min (30km) to commercial parks in Apollo Bay
34min (25km) to Blanket Bay campground Cape Otway (Parks Vic online booking)
69min (64km) to
Jamieson Creek camp ground Wye River
(Park Web booking) just past Wye River which has commercial camp ground as well
into the Otway Ranges forest areas
37min (23km) to the small Aire River Crossing campsite
43min (43km) to
Beauchamp Falls camp ground
66min (62km) to
Dandos camp ground Otways
72min (65km to
Stevensons Falls camp ground Otways
via Apollo Bay (80min, 72km via Lavers Hill and Beech Forest if you wish to see other falls along the way)
elsewhere
90min (88km) NW to Lake Elingamite near Cobden
2.5hrs 169km NW to Lake Bolac foreshore camp
3.5hrs to Halls Gap and
The Grampians
Aire River West campground
closest one to the beach
“10min” walk to west end of Glenaire beach?
3km 45min to Glenaire Beach
fires only in the fire pits
jetty and boat access
40 camp sites, many alongside the river, some others with some shade and wind breaks
bookings
Aire River East campground
fires not permitted
jetty and boat access
10min 600m walk to Aire River West campground along the gravel road
bookings