Cheaper camp sites in Victoria

The Victorian Government continues its quest to make camping more affordable in the Garden state, slashing the cost of camping at 48 sites run by Parks Victoria around the state.

Following the removal of fees at 500 basic campsites earlier this year, the cost of camping at mid-level campsites has now been reduced, from $38.90 to $28 per site in peak season.

The fee change affects 48 campgrounds around the state, such as Borough Huts and Jimmy Creek in the Grampians National Park, and popular sites in the Great Otway National Park including Johanna Beach, Blanket Bay and Aire River West, and Bear Gully at Cape Liptrap Coastal Park.

In addition, fees to camp at the popular boat-based campgrounds at Bunga Arm in Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park will be reduced from $38.90 to $21 per site.

Campers who have booked to stay from 18 December 2015 will be automatically refunded for the reduced fees, but the bookings will still be honoured.

According to Parks Victoria, fees now apply at 116 campgrounds in 29 parks, or 17 per cent of the 680 campgrounds in 133 parks across the state. Bookings must still be made online at the Parks Victoria website.

“We have some of the best parks in the country and we will continue to make sure they are accessible and affordable,” the Victorian Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water, Lisa Neville said.

“We asked Parks Victoria to review all other camping options to make sure we are getting the balance right between affordable holidays and funding for new facilities.”