Green Hill Lakes Camping Reserve, Ararat

Introduction

Green Hill Lakes camping reserve is a free camp (donation box provided at toilet block) with flush toilets, hot showers and on the southern shores of a large lake
it has a 5 night restriction (permits must be sought for longer stays)
no bookings needed
mainly used as an overnight stay for travelers, especially grey nomads in their vans, but also for tourists going to or from the The Grampians or north-west Victoria
large area can accommodate over a hundred sites although camping directly on the shore is not permitted according to the sign but many still do
very few bushy wind breaks so is quite exposed to the wind and a strong northerly wind coming off the lake will tend to create a lot of dust, while a strong southerly is not easy to find protection from either
much of the area closer to the shore has sloping sites
there is a boat ramp
there is some road noise from trucks on the nearby highway
dogs on leash only
15 minutes drive to Mt Langi Ghiran winery
only 5min or so drive from Ararat (~1hr walk from Ararat train station)

sunset overlooking the lake from near the toilet block