australia:vic:dargile
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Dargile camping ground, Heathcote-Graytown National Park
see also:
Introduction
- relatively small generally sloping camp ground in a forest environment but close to a relatively busy local gravel road
- 230m elevation; ~3km of good gravel road to access it;
- forest has a nice ambience with some local short walks;
- dogs not allowed;
- a few level caravan sites but most of the camping sites are sloping set amongst a fairly dense, dry eucalypt ironbark forest (presumably do not drop branches much)
- brick shelter in the day picnic section which has some nice big old trees; unusually, has a flourishing grove of Sandalwood (NSW rainforest)
- exposed to regular traffic on the gravel Plantation Tk
Getting there
- 1.5hrs from NW suburbs or 2hrs from CBD via Heathcote
Nearby attractions
- Heathcote township
- 11min/11km if you go south; 22min, 22km if you go north;
- fantastic enormous bakery!
- Valley of Liquid Ambers along the McIvor Creek
- walk up to Viewing Rock Lookout
- Pink Cliffs geological reserve
- Mt Ida carpark and walk to lookout
- great wineries throughout the region known for their lovely reds
- lovely rural drive through the granite hills of Tooborac and Pyalong, Pyalong trestle bridge
- Lake Eppalock fishing and boating and commercial caravan parks
- historic Graytown - gold mining, cemetery and remnants of the POW detention centre
- Whroo Balaclava historic gold mine
- unfortunately can no longer access the tunnel
- nearby:
- Fontainebleau toilet and picnic ground
- Green's camp ground (very small, free)
- Rushworth historic township
- Nagambie major town 36min 48km east
- Tahbilk Estate and Mitchelton wines
- Goulburn Weir
Nearby non-commercial campgrounds
- English's Bridge campground
- 35min, 42km north on the Campaspe River
- no toilets; dry weather road only;
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- 39min/52km Nth large campground on the Campaspe River
- Major Creek, Mitchellstown
- 40min/46km E
- Greens Lake Recreation Reserve campground, Corop
- 44min/56km northeast
- can have lots of toxic masculinity and large dogs
- hot showers can be too hot!
- NOT to be confused with Green Hill Lakes Camping Reserve, Ararat
- Green's camp near Whroo gold mine
- 53min, 64km NE
- small 7 camp sites; drop toilets; ground is hard to peg; nice walks; can be dusty;
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- 1hr/67km SW
- south of Bendigo
- Whipstick
- 1hr/68km NW
- north of Bendigo
- Flat Rock Tallarook
- 70min / 88km SE
- Murray River camp areas just over 1hr to the north
- Will's Bech
- Benarca campgrounds
- Betts beach
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- 75min / 90km W
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- 78min/111km E
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- 78min/89km W
- Mt Terrick Terrick picnic area
- 83min / 110km NW via Elmore
- very small camp area in nice forest with views
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- 102min/119km NW via Bendigo
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- 104min/136km SE
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- 2hrs/168km NNW
- Edi Cutting, King Valley
- 2hrs 25min E via Benalla
australia/vic/dargile.txt · Last modified: 2024/05/30 20:44 by gary1