STOCKYARD CAMP TIDAL RIVER SERIES

Extending the walk to Picnic Beach is also recommended.Ī relaxed walk along the length of the main beach at Norman Bay and then up the track at the end to Pillar Point, where a tumble of granite boulders offer views back along the beach and coastline, including the many offshore islands. The gorgeous white quartz sand really does squeak when you walk on it! This track is only slightly over two kilometres but take your time and make a day or half-day of this rewarding walk. These are suitable for all ages and fitness levels.Ī must-do in Wilsons Promontory is the walk from Tidal River to Squeaky Beach.

STOCKYARD CAMP TIDAL RIVER SERIES

If you don’t have your own take a look at this website for prices or second hand ones. Like I said, the locals like to keep this to themselves!įrom your base in Tidal River there are a series of easy-to-moderate walks you can do in between having fun in the river or at the beach. As well as tenting, caravans and camper trailers are popular. Have a look at the Victoria Parks website to find out more.Įven outside this peak season you have to pre-book. The most important thing to know is that the Prom is so popular the Victoria Park Service runs an annual ballot to assign places during the peak summer season! You will have to enter this ballot in June to reserve and pay for accommodation or camping if you want to visit in December and January. You’ll need a car to get there and it is 3-4 hours’ drive from the city of Melbourne. Most people camp at Tidal River, which has 484 camping and caravan sites in a beautiful location near the beach and river. There are only a few non-camping accommodation options in the main base of Tidal River, including a small eco lodge and some self-contained cabins and lodges. You need to be wanting to connect with nature when you visit Wilsons Promontory National Park. Imagine walking to the toilet block in the middle of the night and seeing wombats calmly munching the grass! Kookaburras laugh as they watch you prepare your dinner and fluffy long-tailed possums regard you curiously from the trees. The contrasting blue of the sea, unfeasibly white sand and bright orange lichen on the giant granite boulders are a visual feast.Īnd it supplied some of my most natural encounters with Australia’s unique wildlife. This pristine wilderness on the southernmost tip of the state of Victoria is affectionately referred to as ‘The Prom’.įrom floating down the river on an inner tube (or try an SUP) to throwing yourself in the sea at the end of a lovely forest or coastal walk, Wilsons Prom is a beautifully natural Australian experience. Wilsons Promontory National Park is one of Australia’s natural treasures and a place the locals like to keep to themselves.

Stockyard camp tidal river