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For a growing directory of free and low cost campsites in towns and regions worth suppporting and contributed by people visiting these sites see: Caravanners Forum RV Friendly Towns and Regions

Wiki Camps is an app for iPhone and Android. As it is generated by the public, there is no guarantee that camps listed are authorised or that they haven't subsequently been closed to camping. Use with caution. Caravan Parks, dump points, public showers and other resources are also being added by users.

To find farm and station stays see Farm Stay Australia and some regional lists Western Australia’s Golden Outback, Western Australia’s Coral Coast, Queensland Outback, South Australia Flinders Ranges and Outback. Not all have camping accommodation so check the listing.

To find showground camping, go to Q. Is there a directory of showgrounds that offer camping?

Others useful sites include:

Includes caravan parks and four wheel drive off road camp grounds for something different, but is not a complete listing by any means, at 4x4 Earth.

For personal reviews of free and low cost camps that we can recommend here

Many more authorised free and low cost options are and listed here

Facebook has many groups to join and share free and low cost campsites. If you are on Facebook do a search for groups on camping.

On line listings for caravan parks and camp grounds

To find out more about camping in National Parks, visit the following websites for each state:

Western Australia Some of these require booking and this is noted in the linked list. New: For those where bookings cannot be made, status of occupancy can be tracked here. A new App. for finding National Parks in Western Australia appears to have been disabled.

Northern Territory

Queensland Some campgrounds require on line booking. See here

New South Wales Some campgrounds and cottage accommodation require on line booking. See here

Covid update February 2021. Booking is required for all NSW park campgrounds, regardless of fee or free.

Australian Capital Territory

Victoria A new fee structure was implemented 1st July 2014 and on line bookings are required, see News

Tasmania

South Australia A booking system has been commenced with several parks now requiring booking, see News

Note that several parks are federally administered, and these will not appear under each state.

Commonwealth Parks including -

Kakadu National Park

Private camp ground only at Yulara to see the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park

Ayers Rock Campground

Nature in Australia – identification and informative websites and Apps

Animals: Australian Mammals, Mammals on OzAnimals

Ants: Australian Ants See also Insects and Invertebrates hereunder.

Bats: Australian Bats

Birds: Australian Birds in Backyards, Australian Birds, Birdlife Australia, Australian Bird Photos, Birds on OzAnimals. Apps: Michael Morcombe's Field Guide to Australian Birds, Michael Morcombe and David Stewart eGuide, Pizzey and Knight Birds of Australia (see also Fauna)

Butterflies: Australian Butterflies, Life Unseen Butterflies and Moths.

Centipedes and Millipedes: Australian Centipedes and Millipedes

Dangerous Creatures: Dangerous Australians,Australia's Top 30 dangerous creatures

Fish: Australian Fishes, Fish and Coral on OzAnimals

Fauna state by state App for mobile devices Field Guide apps to Australian Fauna, Field Guide Apps (free)

Flora and Fauna various nature Apps Australian Geographic, Oz Atlas App (for iPhones and Android)

Frogs: Frogs of Australia, Australian Frogs withan App, Frogs on OzAnimals

Fungi: Australian Fungi Website. See our Fungi of Western Australia pages for more links and photos. App from Fungi Oz

Insects including ants, beetles, bugs, butterflies and flies: Australian Insects, Insects on OzAnimals, Life Unseen, Insects, In and around Brisbane

Reptiles: Reptiles of Australia, Reptiles in Australia, Reptiles on OzAnimals, Australian Reptile Guide, Australian Reptile Online Database. For well illustrated snakes mainly from Western Australia see

WA Snakes with Brian Bush

Spiders: Australian Spiders, Spiders on OzAnimals, Australian Spider Photos, Spiders & other arachnids

Weeds: Weed Identification

Wildflowers: See our Wildflowers of Western Australia pages, Flowering plant families of Australia (difficult site to use), West Australian Wildflowers, Florabase - the Western Australia Flora, and Apps Australian Wildflowers App (for iPhones and iPads) and Oz Atlas App (for iPhones and Android)

Outlets:

Do consider that franchised outlets can change brands from time to time so if you require one brand only make up to date check. Not all websites that list multiple brands are up to date. Some outlets may be brand card only with no staff. If chasing the 'cheapest' you may waste time and fuel to locate it in an industrial area, then find it is not open to the general public.

BP Outlets To find BP outlets

Caltex Outlets Site Locator; including Woolworths Caltex outlets

Shell Outlets To find Shell outlets

Coles Espress Outlets To find Coles Express outlets

Exxon Mobil Outlets To find Exxon Mobil outlets

Fuel stations on True Local All brands list which does not include roadhouses ourside of towns

Where can I fill with LPG? to find auto gas outlets brand by brand

Prices:

Find fuel prices in South Australia South Australia, also has an app.

Find cheapest fuel prices by location in Queensland Queensland, also has an app.

Find Fuel Prices in Victoria covering Melbourne and Average prices in major towns

Fuel Watch WA See prices today and tomorrow in Western Australian towns statewide; out of town roadhouses and a number of rural towns not included.

Fuel Check NSW for mobile devices and desktop is being developed, but is not all encompassing as yet.

MyFuelNT for fuel prices in the Northern Territory.

Fuel Prices from Tasmania RACT also has an app.

Motormouth fuel prices Australia wide, but mainly confined to outlets in larger towns. Also has an App.

Fuel Map is an App for smart phones, and is built from user contributions.

Petrol Spy website and App for smart phones, relies on user contributions. Also has an App.

Fuel - prices and availablity

Read about different power sources here. Solar is my preference.

Living with Solar - understanding your solar system is currently unavailable on line, see instead

RV Solar Basics

Solar Panel Basics - beginners guide to solar panels

Solar Panel Types - Polycrystalline (or multicrystalline), Monocrystalline or Amorphous (or 'thin film')?

How much solar input? - to help you calculate your needs in the various climates in Australia

Power - where to find out about solar power, batteries and setting up your power

Towing - what you need to know

Towing regulations and speeds. For more up to date and comprehensive speed limits for towing in each state see Speed limits state by state

Towing Guide - A new website is up and running, with a link to a downloadable e-book all about towing

CIL Towing Handbook

Caravanning Tips - Weight Distribution Hitch explained

Safe Towing

Towing guide from Transport Western Australia

Making Caravans Stable from Collyn Rivers

rvSafe brings you a number of videos on all aspects of safe towing

National Parks

Fossicking and Mining in each state

Travellers may have an interest in finding gemstones or opals, or hope to make their fortunes (or at least have a good find from time to time) prospecting for gold using a metal detector. In most states a fossicking licence is necessary, and in some states, fossicking is for personal collecting only not for making profits or any form of commercial activity. You may be required to pay a small fee in some states, whereas the licence is free in other states. Check the links hereunder for details of any fees which may apply. Specific areas apply and in most cases exclude private property and existing mineral leases.

Fossicking licences

Obtaining a fossicker's Licence in Queensland

This site has more information about fossicker's licence in Queensland

Where can you fossick in Queensland?

A licence is not required to fossick in the Northern Territory

See Declared fossicking areas.

A licence is not required to fossick for gemstones in New South Wales

Guide to fossicking in New South Wales

A licence is not required to fossick for gemstones in South Australia

Specimens may be collected for personal use, not for sale or commerical activities.

For details or where fossicking can be undertaken in South Australia

In Victoria you are required to hold Miner's Right

More about fossicking in Victoria and Land access rules

In Western Australia you require a Miner's Right

About Western Australian Miner's Rights

Prospecting and Fossicking in the Goldfields Western Australia

No licence is required in Tasmania to fossick in specified areas for personal collecting

Fossicking areas are outlined here. These areas are set aside for personal collecting, not commercial activities and no licence is required. Conditions are specified in the downloadable .pdf 2120 kb booklet.

For a prospecting licence outside of the declared fossicking areas in Tasmania

Learn more about fossicking for gemstones in Australia

Some tourist ventures have an area for searching for gemstones, usually planted with a set amount of a certain quality of gems stones. It gives the thrill of the search with an almost guaranteed ‘find’.

Towing capacity and other specifications of vehicles can be found on Red Book

When using the above links, you will notice discrepancies with towing weight definitions. See more about towing safely, correct loading and definitions of ATM, GTM, GCM, GVM, TARE, Ball weight and Payload in Safety: A correctly loaded rig when towing, where the definitions are correct.