see also:

• photography and camping main index page
• non-commercial camp grounds for tents 2-4 hours from Melbourne
• Victoria's Otway Ranges and the Great Ocean Road
• Suggested short camping tours of Victoria's Otway Ranges and the Great Ocean Road

• the Jamieson Creek campground is an elevated site with some views over the sea from the lookout and a short drive to Wye River and its beaches on the Great Ocean Road (GOR)
• panoramic views to the east just metres from the campground looking out over the ocean and surrounding landscapes
• 24 sites run by Parks Vic and requires online booking
  • sites 1-6 and site 9 are best suited to small caravans and trailers HOWEVER there is limited space to manoeuvre when accessing any of the sites
    • avoid site 1 as it is quite small and close to the smells of the toilet as unfortunately campers leave the toilet lids up!
  • sites 10-19 have no direct vehicle access and are suitable for tents only with vehicles parked in the nearby parking bay
  • sites 20-24 are more elevated and are best suited to tents and vans (avoid 21 if you have a heavy van as most people seemed to have trouble getting up the incline)
  • if you want morning sun to dry the tents out, choose sites at the south end - you are also further from the toilet smells
  • if you want early afternoon shade, choose tent sites at far west of camp ground, or sites 21, 22
  • in typical Parks Vic style, the sites are very close to each other!
• mainly used as an over-nighter for those traveling the GOR
• drop toilets but no potable water nor showers
• picnic tables with shelters
• shared fireplaces
• free gas barbecues with a view
• 2WD accessible
• short walk to fairly remote beach
• as at Nov 2024, most of the sites were well drained but you will need a hammer to drive a peg in, and there were no mozzies just day time small bush flies and the resident tiger snake couple who came out each afternoon to bask in some warmer light around 4pm near the lookout.
• bookings

• 2hrs 11min (158km) from NW suburbs via Geelong and Lorne
  • if the Princes Fway is problematic, can also travel to Ballan then down to Colac but this adds 30min and 30km
• 8min (6km) NNE of Wye River
• 17min (13km) SW of Lorne
• 40min (34km) NE of Apollo Bay
• 80min (81km) E of Lavers Hill
• 63min (65km) SE of Colac

• Artillery Rocks
• Wye River beach, cafe, caravan park
• Kennett River holiday park
• Apollo Bay beaches, cafes and shops, caravan parks
• Elliot River coastal area walk
• Maits Rest rainforest walk
• Cape Otway lighthouse
• Aire River camp grounds
• Johanna beach camp ground
• Castle Cove Lookout
• Melba Gully glow worms at dusk, Lavers Hill
• Otway waterfalls:
  • Triplet Falls
  • Hopetoun Falls and Redwood forest
  • Beachamp Falls (nearby free campground)
• Otway Fly Treetop walk (commercial)
• The Twelve Apostles
  • see south western region of Victoria

• 4km to Cumberland River holiday park in a gorge near a beach
• Sheoak Falls
• Lorne beaches, cafes and shops, caravan parks and access to a lot of forest walks and waterfalls

• 6km to Wye River commercial campground
• Kennet River holiday park
• Skenes Creek beachfront caravan park
• 40min (34km) to commercial parks in Apollo Bay
• 78min (70km) to Blanket Bay camp ground, Cape Otway
• 71min (64km) SE to Aire River camp grounds
• 81min (77km) to Johanna beach camp ground
• just under 2hrs (114km) to Princetown Recreation Reserve (bookings)
• 2hrs to Port Campbell Recreation Reserve (bookings?) either via inland route past Lorne, or west along GOR

• 4km to Cumberland River holiday park
• 17min (13km) SW of Lorne holiday parks
• 20min (14km) to Allenvale camp ground, Lorne - Parks Vic booking, camp is 230m walk from car park
• 45min (41km) to Anglesea - commercial caravan park
• commercial caravan parks at Torquay, Breamlea, etc

• these are all FREE except for the main Hammond Rd camp and Big Hill which are Parks Vic and need booking
• 29min (23km) to Big Hill campground Otways via Lorne
• 54min (51km) to Hammonds Road campgrounds near Aireys Inlet / Bambra via Lorne and Deans Marsh
• 61min (63km) to Tanners Road campground near Anglesea via Lorne and Deans Marsh or via Anglesea
• 67min (58km) to Stevensons Falls camp ground Otways via Skenes Creek and Tanbryn (or 72min, 66km via Lorne and Forrest)
• 75min (62km) to Beauchamp Falls camp ground
• 75min (64km) to Dandos camp ground Otways via Gellibrand
• 94min (79km) to the small Aire River Crossing bush campsite