just off Flowerdale Rd
nice fairly remote spot, able to camp with vans or tents, lots of space, picnic tables and firepits and 2 drop toilets (much better for vans than Andersons gardens)
there is also a separate horse camp over the road
11 minutes from Hume Freeway (some nice views to NW en route including the conical Mt Piper which apparently wasn't a volcano but looks like one) including 7 minutes of gravel roads to get there and can feel a bit too remote and desolate for some while others will love this aspect
1hr from NW suburbs via Wandong and Clonbinane;
elevation ~560m
picnic day area at entrance has its own drop toilets
enter main camping area from the east and road loops around the central grassed bollarded area which is suitable for ball sports (does have a very old cricket pitch) or tents
in early August, the sun hits the SW corner of this grassed area at around 11am then gradually extends over the whole area, however the west border goes into shade by mid afternoon, so it you prefer the afternoon sun, you should set up on the south east corner
there is one bollarded fire pit, picnic table area at the west end next to the toilets - this would be suitable for two groups with several tents or swags
there are 3 other main fire pit areas which do allow vehicle access and in total with a couple of other smaller sites, one could fit about a dozen caravans on relatively level sites
there are a number of trailbike tracks leading off from the camp ground - one I walked starting at the SW corner did a meandering loop back to Allison Rd - nice nature walk but nothing special to see
there is wood available for fires if you are prepared to walk along those tracks for a few hundred metres to find dry wood - but you will need a small chain saw
midweek in winter it is likely to be empty, but weekends it will have groups camping given its close proximity to Melbourne
shots from nearby shooters can be heard occasionally most nights even in winter
only occasional traffic going past in winter
this camp ground and local roads was created by Italian prisoner of war (POWs)
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