What an absolute awesome place to free camp. Just off the Snowy Mountains Highway, about 21km south of Tumut on the way to Talbingo is a free campground called The Pines (Blowering Dam) situated in the northern precinct of Kosciuszko National Park. This place is famous for the world water speed record Ken Warby achieved on 8 October 1978 in his boat the Spirit of Australia travelling at 511.1 kilometres per hour. Today it has still not be beaten.
The campground is on the banks of the Blowering Reservoir.
It’s a beautiful area with a ‘first in – first served’ arrangement. There are no facilities to pre-book a preferred site. You are free to find your own suitable site which can be right beside the waters edge or further back under the shade of the trees. There are plenty of areas to choose from, but it may be a little different during peak holiday times. The toilets are situated well back from the waters edge in the area where the trees are.
The reservoir is a popular place for all sorts of water sport. Sailing, waterskiing, jet skis, canoeing and swimming are very popular during the warmer months. If you have a boat there are several boat ramps around the waters edge. Want to try a spot of fishing? Well the dam is stocked with Murray cod, golden perch and silver perch, trout and other fish species. However, for fishing rules and regulations contact DPI NSW.
Image courtesy of Rhys Creed, Social Fishing
Warning – being an Alpine area weather conditions can change quite rapidly.
Facilities available:
BBQ and picnic table
Boat ramp
Toilets
Very limited mobile phone reception.
Caravans, motor homes, camper trailers, and tents are all welcome.
Note:
No drinking water or power available as this is a remote campground. Make sure you are well prepared in advance.
No pets allowed as it is within the Kosciuszko National Park.
This is just a perfect spot to stop, relax and enjoy the surroundings.
For further details check out Kosciuszko National Park.
Below are a list of others places we have visited that may be of interest to you:
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- Alice Springs NT to Broken Hill NSW
- Broken Hill to Sawtell – NSW
- Crossing the Nullarbor
- Free Camps – Broken Hill to Cobar -NSW
- NSW – Free camps, Donation camps, Showgrounds and Caravan Parks 2019
- Northern Territory – Free camps, Donation camps and Caravan Parks 2018/2019
- Queensland Road Trip 2017/2018
- South Australia to Western Australia 2019
- South Australia trip 2017/2018
- Victoria 2017/2018
- Western Australia Coastal Trip 2018
- WA’s Got the Lot 2019
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Dixie and Graeme