8km north from Halls Gap along the gravel Mt Zero Rd
under 3hrs from NW suburbs; 10km (11min) north of Halls Gap on gravel road; 5km (5min) south of the abandoned historic Heatherlie quarry.
17min (16km) to Lake Lonsdale camp ground; 13min (14km) to Beehive Falls ;
17km / 16min to Trooper's Creek campground just SW of Rose's Gap;
near the historic Heatherlie Quarry walk (source of the sandstone for much of Melbourne's major buildings) and Beehive Falls (both walks are ~1.2km walk each way)
this camp is mainly for young adults or tourists passing through for an over-nighter or two, camping in rooftop tents, tents or swags who use it as a base to explore
there are no activities for children apart from playing on the open grass areas or risking their lives riding a bike around the many curves of the camp ground access roads, and the 8km of gravel road is not great for families
it is also not a great site for caravans or grey nomads
tends to be pretty much empty during the middle of the day as the overnighters have left, and most of the others are off exploring
~30 sites in a very nice camp ground with mix of tall eucalypts and pines for shade and very good wind protection (as long as they don't drop branches) as well as quite a few wide open fenced off grassed areas for tents and there is some areas suitable for a few caravans but those with caravans are probably better off at
Green Hill Lakes Camping Reserve, Ararat where there is a much larger area and an RV dump point
large site but can get very busy in peak periods and can have some dust from Mt Zero Rd in peak periods- so try to camp as far away from it as possible
seems relatively free of mosquitoes (no stagnant or running water near by and the soil is sandy so drains well) and flies
there seem to be quite a few very noisy kookaburras which will wake you 2hrs before sunrise so bring ear plugs, plus there are rosellas, gang-gang black cockatoos, blue wrens and other birds
dogs are allowed on leash but very few bring them as either they are not traveling with dogs or they can't take dogs into the rest of the Grampians so no point bringing them here
drop toilets, nice outdoor cold shower enclosures (bring a bucket to fill up the shower bucket from the rainwater tank - if it has water)
fire pits are raised metal sided versions and shared for all in that zoned area - hence many create their own fire pits which unfortunately does mean there is a bit of charcoal around when setting up tents on non-grassed areas
there is also a nearby bush camp which is much less busy and could fit 20 caravans 2km away down Pines Rd and to the right although this is often used to keep bees
240m elevation