australia:vic:whitewomans
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White womans waterhole camp ground Won Wron
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Introduction
- nice gently sloping, slashed grass, forested (Yellow Stringybark and white trunked Mountain Grey Gums), relatively large camp site in a relative rain shadow region
- 4km gravel road but 2WD accessible
- one drop toilet at end of the day area
- swampy waterhole just beyond the day area
- day area section picnic table and firepit are bollarded
- plenty of shady spots
- accessible by caravans in good weather.
- King parrots, gang-gang parrots, rosellas, cockatoos and kookaburras are common. Echidnas, koalas, kangaroos, wombats can be found through the forest
- nature trail (2k, 1hr) north up creek through Grey Gums (E. cypellocarpa)
- dogs on leash
- BYO water and firewood (if permitted)
Getting there
- 2hr 45min from NW subs via Morwell
- 50min /65km SE of Morwell
Nearby attractions
- Port Albert (24min)
- Woodside beach (17min)
- Reeves beach camp ground (21min)
- McLoughlins beach (19min)
- McGauran's Beach campground (28min)
- Minnehaha Falls, Hiawatha (36min / 40km) - small falls, small swim hole, public toilet ?flushing; small camp area
- Tarra Bulga National Park (42min / 44km)
- cool temperate rainforest, suspension bridge walk, Cyathea falls, Tarra Falls, nice forest drive along Tarra Valley (there is a commercial caravan park there)
- Agnes Falls (50min / 59km)
- very impressive falls; near Port Welshpool and Toora
- Trinculo ship wreck, Golden Beach (54min/73km)
- Wilsons Prom entrance gate (1hr 11min / 97km)
Nearby non-commercial campgrounds
with toilets
- Ninety Mile Beach:
- mozzies can be problematic
- Reeves beach camp ground (21min)
- seems likely there are many long stay camps set up for the summer periods
- lots of mozzies and flies
- Golden Beach camp 6 (55min / 75km)
- closest of this section of free beach camps to hot showers (coin) and flush toilets near the General Store / cafe
- Paradise Beach (1hr / 90km)
- book via Parks Vic
- NB. hot showers (coin) and flush toilets near the General Store / cafe
- Minnehaha Falls, Hiawatha (36min / 40km) - small falls, small swim hole, public toilet ?flushing , small camp area
- Stockyard campground at entrance to Wilsons Prom (1hr 11min / 97km)
- book via Parks Vic; the Big Drift walk;
- Paradise Valley camp ground (commercial but popular on the Macalister River) 1hr 15min 97km to the north, via Heyfield and past Lake Glenmaggie on the road to Licola
- Cooper's Creek, Walhalla region (1hr 20min / 98km)
- Bear Gully (1hr 24min / 110km)
- book via Parks Vic;
- Tidal River Wilsons Prom (1hr 40min / 126km)
- book via Parks Vic; hot showers, laundry, beaches, hikes, etc
bush camps
- Ninety Mile Beach:
- McGauran's Beach campground (28min)
- isolated, rural, very exposed but very close to beach; 4km gravel corrugated road;
- The Honeysuckles camp 18 (45min / 60km)
- continue east to Golden Beach and Paradise beach
- Mt Tassie Lookout (46min / 46km)
- at 670m elevation and exposed bare grassy peak, can be cold and windy but great views - sunsets over the Strzelecki's and sunrises over the Latrobe Valley
- Marlay Point 48hr on north side Lake wellington (1hr/86km) and Fishers Riverside Campsite, Perry Bridge (1hr 6min / 95km)
- Traralgon camp sites 1-3 alongside the Traralgon Creek (1hr / 67km) via Loy Yang and Traralgon South or a bit long via Mt Tassie and Traralgon South
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