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Add to favoritesThis is a list of all the Showgrounds, sports and recreation camps that we have visited/stayed on our travels. This is only a fraction of what is available around Australia. We cover our stops in 5 states, so far!
Some of these are free, some are a donation and some are low cost.
Kenilworth is a beautiful small country town in Sunshine Coast Hinterland. The showgrounds has over 200 sites which might account for the two dump points, two sets of toilets and showers. This one of the best showgrounds we have stayed at. It also boasts a swimming pool and skate park.
Whether you like the greens and browns of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland or the Blue’s and white sandy beaches of the coast this is Location, Location, Location.
See The Full Post and Photos Of Kenilworth Here
Fifty kilometres west of Bundaberg is Gin Gin and it’s large showground. A short walk to the main street with shops, pub’s and bakery’s.
See our full post on Gin Gin Showgrounds here
You can find this beach side camp at Halliday Bay, 40 minutes north of Mackay, 1.5 hours South of Airlie Beach and only 10 minutes to Cape Hillsborough
The golf club has a large grassed area put aside for camping and it will fit any size van. You can hear the waves from your van as you sit having happy hour. The cost of this Golf Course Camp is $22 per night. No you don’t have power and water but you have a beach right there. You also have access to a bar and activities.
See our full post on Halliday Bay Golf Club camp here
Jericho is in central west Queensland. This is a smaller yet busy showgrounds. At $60 for a week inc. power and water you can understand why. If you’re in a tent it’s only $5 a night, un-powered is $10pn and only $15pn for power and water. This is such good value, please use the yellow honesty box.
See more on Jericho Showgrounds here
This showgrounds is large and had good facilities. A large petrol station is close by and is set up to be RV friendly.
See more on Goondiwindi Showgrounds Here
What a lovely spot to spend 72hrs. Payment is a donation, $6 or $12 for power and water. A small town with a big heart. Councillor Geoff (from the local Shire) come to see each of the vans parked up. He give us a map and some first hand information on Wagin and it’s surrounds. The showgrounds has a dump point on site and is close to some great attractions. This town loves us caravanner’s 🙂
See more on Wagin Showgrounds here
We didn’t stay but had a look around camp site. It’s a huge area that has a dump point and is about 300 meters from the “ Grande Olde Dumbleyung In”. Close to Lake Dumbleyung and other pretty lakes. Donald Campbell broke the world water speed record here. A replica of his Bluebird K7 is on show in town.
Burra is a large showground in a interesting location. Check out the Goal and Mine site. For a bit of pop culture, see the old house down the road which was used on the cover of the famous Midnight Oil album, Diesel and Dust.
Lots more on Burra showgrounds and surrounds here
This camp site is a popular place, then for $7 you would expect it to be. Pop in to the club for a drink and some food. The club is near some salt flats and the town has a Coles, woollies, Big W, and many fast food store’s. About 30 minutes away is the small town of Quorn, well worth checking out for its links to the Ghan steam train.
More on Port Augusta and surrounds here
Tallangatta has a nice feel, surrounded by hills, trees and Lake Hume. You can park around the sports oval and connect to power and water. Tallangatta is a great little town with an IGA, Library with free Wi-Fi. It also has coffee shops and Bakery, a couple of petrol stations and not forgetting the pub.
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This is a 7 day donation camp, only a short drive to Bendigo. Parking is on a huge oval and has room for any van size. The toilets and BBQ area are close by. In addition to the playground and basketball hoop.
See full post here including drone video of the camp
The showgrounds are large and clean. All the power and water points looked brand new on our stay. On three sides of the grounds are horses and on the fourth is a petrol station. A toilet/shower/laundry block is available. The caretaker arrived later in the day to collect the $20. Have a walk over the bridge in to town.
More on Cowra showgrounds and surrounds here
This camp is in a great location and is surrounded by greenery and trees. 112 km west of Coffs Harbour and 79 km east of Armidale. This grassy camp has 2 long drop toilets and few undercover benches to sit at. Take your own dunny paper! It’s just off the main road so no going out of your way. There is a walking track from here if you want to take in the surrounds.
What a fantastic donation camp and close to wineries. This is a huge grassed area big enough for any rig.
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Lots more on the surrounding area etc. here
Cassilis is a quiet, friendly little town. The club has parking for many vans of all sizes. Have dinner and a drink at the club or grab a take away pizza.
more on Cassilis and surrounds here
A brand new toilet and shower is by the BBQ area, as is a sink for doing your dishes if needed. For a small donation you can use the public swimming pool at the back of the club. A dump point is at the showgrounds basically on the same grounds as the Bowling Club, handy! The Showgrounds were $18 on our stay.
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More on or stay at Bulahdelah here
You will find a large grass area behind the club. A playground is at the side if you have little ones. This Club is $10 per night for up to 72 hrs.
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If you would like to see many more showgrounds that you can camp at, check out Showgrounds Sports and Rec Grounds Camping Facebook Page Here. They also have a map of all showgrounds around Australia.
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2 thoughts on “All Our Showgrounds, Sports and Recreation Camps”
Hi Larry n Sue,
If you haven’t already stayed or ventured Broken Hill way, then staying at the Broken Hill racecourse is a great option. We stayed there early last year at which time they were constructing a new amenities block which should be up and running by now. Was quirky to have showers in the jockey’s rooms at the time. Not far out of town. Was around $25 to stay. Highlight was the “emu stakes” – 2 emus strolling down the last straight early one morning!
Closer to home for us is the small park attached to the Auburn oval, a nice spot to park the van whilst exploring the wineries of the Clare Valley.
Happy and safe travelling,
Sue
Thanks so much for that Sue, we will add it to our list, sounds great 😀
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