We have just returned home after five days away, camping at one of our favourite spots.
With the nearing completion of the dual carriageway on the Pacific Highway south of Coffs Harbour, our travel times have now significantly shortened. Our stress levels have also decreased since we no longer need to drive on poor-quality, poorly maintained roads.
Crowdy Bay National Park is situated roughly 44 km south of Port Macquarie and has been a favourite of ours since our first visit in 2006.
Leaving the highway at Kew, it’s just 7 km until you pass through Laureiton, before turning south towards the national park boundary. To reach Diamond Head, where fees are payable, involves 10 km of well-maintained dirt road with only minor corrugations.
There are numerous campgrounds here, but we favour Kylies Beach campground. It has fewer facilities than some others, offering just a drop toilet, cold shower, and non-potable water.
With the nearing completion of the dual carriageway on the Pacific Highway south of Coffs Harbour, our travel times have now significantly shortened. Our stress levels have also decreased since we no longer need to drive on poor-quality, poorly maintained roads.
Crowdy Bay National Park is situated roughly 44 km south of Port Macquarie and has been a favourite of ours since our first visit in 2006.
Leaving the highway at Kew, it’s just 7 km until you pass through Laureiton, before turning south towards the national park boundary. To reach Diamond Head, where fees are payable, involves 10 km of well-maintained dirt road with only minor corrugations.
There are numerous campgrounds here, but we favour Kylies Beach campground. It has fewer facilities than some others, offering just a drop toilet, cold shower, and non-potable water.
It's named after Australian author Kylie Tennant, who lived in Laureiton, and whose writing retreat hut still exists not far from the campground.
It's a lovely campground, free from those dreaded bollards, and features large, open grassy areas for camping.
Being just 200 metres back from the beach, it offers much-needed protection in case the weather turns nasty.
Each afternoon, the kangaroos come out to feed, and if you're lucky, you might see the resident koalas in the gum trees that surround the campsite.
All available services are situated just 13 km north at the town of Laureiton.
We only camp here on weekdays because we find it too busy on weekends, especially during school holidays or over the Easter period.
We only camp here on weekdays because we find it too busy on weekends, especially during school holidays or over the Easter period.
