North Coast of NSW Free Camping
On the scenic North Coast of NSW, you'll discover a hinterland of lush river valleys and a coastline of sparkling uncrowded beaches that are easy to get to along the Legendary Pacific Coast touring route.
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Rocks Ferry Reserve Rest Area
https://www.caravancaravan.com.au/entity/rocks-ferry-reserve-rest-area/nsw
Rocks Ferry Reserve Rest Area is a nice clean park on the bank of the Hastings River with a public boat ramp.
- Overnight Rest Area
- Day Use Area
- Boat Ramp
- Fishing Spot
Arrawarra Rest Area
https://www.caravancaravan.com.au/entity/arrawarra-rest-area/nsw
Arrawarra Rest Area is located at the Arrawarra interchange on the Pacific Highway. Provision has been made for a future service centre at this location.
- Day Use Area
- Overnight Rest Area
Banyabba Road Rest Area
https://www.caravancaravan.com.au/entity/banyabba-road-rest-area/nsw
Banyabba Road Rest Area is suited to all types of rigs and travellers. Telstra mostly ok, Optus marginal/occasional
- Day Use Area
- Overnight Rest Area
Glenreagh Lions Shannon Park
https://www.caravancaravan.com.au/entity/glenreagh-lions-shannon-park/nsw
Glenreagh Lions Shannon Park is a pleasant day and overnight rest area. Adjacent is an open air small limited hours pool.
- Day Use Area
- Overnight Rest Area
- Fishing Spot
- Children's Play Facility
Whiporie General Store Rest Area
https://www.caravancaravan.com.au/entity/whiporie-general-store-rest-area/nsw
Whiporie General Store Rest Area is a free overnighter on the Summerland Way. The store sells all kinds of general groceries, hot coffee and yummy takeaway food.
- Overnight Rest Area
- Day Use Area
- Kiosk
- Fuel Available
- Takeaway Food
Lollback Rest Area
https://www.caravancaravan.com.au/entity/lollback-rest-area/nsw
Lollback Rest Area is a good overnight stop just off the south side of the Gwydir Highway on the eastern bank of the Mann River. It is a small sealed cul-de-sac configuration next to the highway, with grassy areas for tents.
- Overnight Rest Area
- Day Use Area
Lowanna Reserve
https://www.caravancaravan.com.au/entity/lowanna-reserve/nsw
Lowanna Reserve slopes up from the road and has a swimming hole closer to the road. Visitors are welcomed by the locals who are very positive about travellers.
- Day Use Area
- Overnight Rest Area
- Children's Play Facility
Breamer Park Rest Area
https://www.caravancaravan.com.au/entity/breamer-park-rest-area/nsw
Breamer Park Rest Area is a large spacious free overnight stop, suitable for any size rig. It has a toilet with wheel chair access. Grassy areas as well as hard fill. Backs onto a forest area.
- Overnight Rest Area
- Day Use Area
West of the Range Rest Area
https://www.caravancaravan.com.au/entity/west-of-the-range-rest-area/nsw
West of the Range Rest Area is a circular bitumen parking area on the corner of the Bruxner Highway and Woodenbong Road. There are picnic tables under large shady gum trees and a longdrop toilet here.
- Overnight Rest Area
- Day Use Area
- Information
Ellenborough Reserve Camping Area
https://www.caravancaravan.com.au/entity/ellenborough-reserve-camping-area/nsw
Ellenborough Reserve Camping Area is located at the junction of the Hastings and Ellenborough Rivers and provides a large grassy area for tents and caravans.
- Campground
- Overnight Rest Area
- Day Use Area
- Camping Area
- Fishing Spot
Roses Park Rest Area
https://www.caravancaravan.com.au/entity/roses-park-rest-area/nsw
Roses Park Rest Area has been restored to a free overnight rest area, with a 48hr maximum stay. Keeping this park clean and tidy will help to preserve its status as an overnighter.
- Day Use Area
- Overnight Rest Area
Beekeepers Rest Area
https://www.caravancaravan.com.au/entity/beekeepers-rest-area/nsw
Beekeepers Rest Area is a long bitumen drive through rest area for southbound traffic. It is very close to the highway so there is considerable traffic noise, even though there is a row of trees for some of its length.
- Overnight Rest Area
- Day Use Area
Wardell Rest Area
https://www.caravancaravan.com.au/entity/wardell-rest-area/nsw
Wardell Rest Area provides free overnight stop on both sides of the Pacific Highway.
- Overnight Rest Area
- Day Use Area
Ulong Showground & Eastern Dorrigo Community Hall
https://www.caravancaravan.com.au/entity/ulong-showground-eastern-dorrigo-community-hall/nsw
Ulong Showground & East Dorrigo Community Hall is a quiet, friendly location that provides free camping on mostly level sites. Small charge for power.
- Camping Area
Tucabia Boat Ramp
https://www.caravancaravan.com.au/entity/tucabia-boat-ramp/nsw
Tucabia Boat Ramp provides access to the Coldstream River at Tucabia. There is space for an overnight stop for self-contained vehicles. No facilities at all here.
- Overnight Rest Area
- Fishing Spot
- Boat Ramp
Glenugie State Forest Rest Area
https://www.caravancaravan.com.au/entity/glenugie-state-forest-rest-area/nsw
Glenugie State Forest Rest Area is shady stretch of old highway adjacent to the Pacific Highway with toilets and picnic tables. This is a free overnighter with a line of trees acting as a buffer from the highway.
- Day Use Area
- Overnight Rest Area
- Information
Halfway Creek Roadhouse
https://www.caravancaravan.com.au/entity/halfway-creek-roadhouse/nsw
Halfway Creek Roadhouse is between Grafton and Woolgoolga, on the southbound side of the Pacific Highway. Shell Roadhouse and a 24-hour restaurant.
- Overnight Rest Area
- Day Use Area
- Roadhouse
- Restaurant
- Convenience Store
McPhillips Creek Rest Area
https://www.caravancaravan.com.au/entity/mcphillips-creek-rest-area/nsw
McPhillips Creek Rest Area is a sealed one way rest area with good modern toilets and covered picnic tables. There is a parking lane that is long enough for several large vehicles. Trucks also use this rest area.
- Overnight Rest Area
- Day Use Area
Yelgun Rest Area
https://www.caravancaravan.com.au/entity/yelgun-rest-area/nsw
Tweed Valley Way and Pacific Highway interchange. Large rest area for overnight stays. Convenient location for south bound or north bound travellers.
- Overnight Rest Area
- Day Use Area
New Italy Rest Area
https://www.caravancaravan.com.au/entity/new-italy-rest-area/nsw
New Italy is a free overnight rest area among the historic remnants of this once thriving tourist attraction about everything Italian. There is a museum, a restaurant and a collection of memorabilia.
- Overnight Rest Area
- Day Use Area
- Information
- Place of Interest
- Sit Down Meals
Clybucca BP Roadhouse
https://www.caravancaravan.com.au/entity/clybucca-bp-roadhouse/nsw
You know what you get when you stop at a BP roadhouse and Clybucca BP Roadhouse is no different. Food is good and the staff are friendly. And the rest rooms are always clean.
- Overnight Rest Area
- Day Use Area
- Service Station
- Roadhouse
- Fuel Available
- Convenience Store
- Sit Down Meals
- Cafe
- Takeaway Food
Riverside Rest Area Kempsey
https://www.caravancaravan.com.au/entity/riverside-rest-area-kempsey/nsw
Riverside Rest Area Kempsey provides a boat ramp and a jetty for those who like fishing. There is a childrens playground, toilets, BBQs and covered tables with shade. There is also a riverside walking path.
- Overnight Rest Area
- Day Use Area
- Boat Ramp
- Fishing Spot
Mallanganee Oval Camping Area
https://www.caravancaravan.com.au/entity/mallanganee-oval-camping-area/nsw
Kangaroos and Koalas frequently visit the village of Mallanganee. The Bruxner Highway bypasses the village, making it a peaceful haven away from the bustle and noise.
- Camping Area
Sleepy Hollow Rest Area
https://www.caravancaravan.com.au/entity/sleepy-hollow-rest-area/nsw
Sleepy Hollow Rest Area is located on either side of the Pacific Highway and is a noisy truck stop close to the traffic.
- Overnight Rest Area
- Day Use Area
Lawrence Tavern Camping Area
https://www.caravancaravan.com.au/entity/lawrence-tavern-camping-area/nsw
Lawrence Tavern is famous for its selection of cold beer, its excellent dining and plenty of fun and entertainment.
- Camping Area
- Sit Down Meals
- Alcohol Licence
Taylors Arm Reserve & Hotel
https://www.caravancaravan.com.au/entity/taylors-arm-reserve-hotel/nsw
Taylors Arm Reserve, across the road from the pub, provides overnight stay with toilets, rain water, tennis courts, cricket pitch and barbecue facilities. There is no coverage for mobile phones in Taylors Arm.
- Overnight Rest Area
- Day Use Area
- Information
- Place of Interest
- Sit Down Meals
- Alcohol Licence
Kempsey Information Centre & Rest Area
https://www.caravancaravan.com.au/entity/kempsey-information-centre-rest-area/nsw
Kempsey Information Centre & Rest Area provides a grassy shaded picnic area with adequate parking for caravans and large rigs. It is accessed off Lachlan Street and there is a circular drive in the park to enable large rigs to easily exit the area.
- Overnight Rest Area
- Day Use Area
- Information
Brushy Mountain Campground
https://www.caravancaravan.com.au/entity/brushy-mountain-campground/nsw
Brushy Mountain campground is a free campground providing a tranquil setting amid tall gum trees with active bird life.
- Campground
Blackbird Flat Camping Area
https://www.caravancaravan.com.au/entity/blackbird-flat-camping-area/nsw
Blackbird Flat Camping Area is a large pleasant grassy and level camping area on the bank of the Macleay River, where you can enjoy fishing, swimming and canoeing.
- Camping Area
- Fishing Spot
Mororo Rest Area
https://www.caravancaravan.com.au/entity/mororo-rest-area/nsw
Mororo Rest Area is a long sealed drive through rest area beside the highway and only separated from the highway by a grassy verge. There is plenty of room for any size rigs and it is also used by trucks. Considerable traffic noise here.
- Overnight Rest Area
- Day Use Area
The North Coast has some of the best, and most well known, beaches in Australia, such as Byron Bay, Lennox Head and Yamba.
Whether you love body-surfing or serious wave riding, swimming in safe, shallow waters or long beach walks, the beaches of the North Coast are just about perfect. This is the most accessible coastline in Australia, with national parks, nature reserves and headland lookouts.
Whale-watching tours are also popular on the North Coast. You'll find a wide range of tours on offer at locations such as Byron Bay and Coffs Harbour. Humpback whales and southern right whales migrate along the NSW coastline throughout June and in the first week of July, and return southwards from around September to November.
While tropical produce such as bananas and sugar cane are often associated with far north Queensland, these crops and others thrive in the warm moist climate of the NSW North Coast. Darying and vegetables are also produced here and one in eight people living on the North Coast are employed in agriculture.
You don't have to venture very far west from the coast to find yourself in the cool mountain air of the North Coast Hinterland. The iconic landmark, Mount Warning, west of Byron Bay, stands like a sentry, just as it did when first named by Captain Cook in 1770. The Great Dividing Range runs the length of the East Coast of Australia and is never very far from the coast, varying from a few kilometres to a hundred kilometres in places. The North Coast of NSW boasts some of the prettiest wooded areas anywhere, with subtropical rainforests such as the heritage listed Dorrigo National Park.
Whether you love body-surfing or serious wave riding, swimming in safe, shallow waters or long beach walks, the beaches of the North Coast are just about perfect. This is the most accessible coastline in Australia, with national parks, nature reserves and headland lookouts.
Whale-watching tours are also popular on the North Coast. You'll find a wide range of tours on offer at locations such as Byron Bay and Coffs Harbour. Humpback whales and southern right whales migrate along the NSW coastline throughout June and in the first week of July, and return southwards from around September to November.
While tropical produce such as bananas and sugar cane are often associated with far north Queensland, these crops and others thrive in the warm moist climate of the NSW North Coast. Darying and vegetables are also produced here and one in eight people living on the North Coast are employed in agriculture.
You don't have to venture very far west from the coast to find yourself in the cool mountain air of the North Coast Hinterland. The iconic landmark, Mount Warning, west of Byron Bay, stands like a sentry, just as it did when first named by Captain Cook in 1770. The Great Dividing Range runs the length of the East Coast of Australia and is never very far from the coast, varying from a few kilometres to a hundred kilometres in places. The North Coast of NSW boasts some of the prettiest wooded areas anywhere, with subtropical rainforests such as the heritage listed Dorrigo National Park.
