The camping area is open from November through until April each year. It is run by a 'Ranger' who basically handles the bookings, takes the money, cleans the toilets and maintains the park environs.
A lot of the occupants have a site for the entire 6 months at a cost of $450. There is a 7 year wait to get onto a permanent site. The ranger can be contacted on (03)56871365 and the cost of a site is $12 per night for two adults. Kids don't pay until they are 16 years old. Bookings were necessary.
The sites are all a very reasonable size and most are well separated from each other. Ours was basically dirt but there were a number of grassier sites. The drop dunnies (five or so singles) are porcelain and the cleanest I have found. There are fresh (drinking) water taps situated throughout the campsite for filling portable tanks, camp showers etc. They don't have threaded taps to connect a hose too. It is right on the waters edge and there are a number of walkways leading down to the water.
Our site
The water is as the name suggests. It is very tidal with the boating channel surrounded by tidal flats and bird life. The fishing is apparently very good, if you are in the know, we didn't do as well. There were heaps of sand flies and mossies and once the lights came on on the camper, truck loads of Christmas beetles. The kids saw a snake (unknown what sort), we saw a echidna and there are heaps of wombats.
The locals (permanents) don't really want this place to become common knowledge but from speaking to a few of them they are losing the battle.
We spent 5 nights there in total, went fishing each day in the Hobie. The young bloke caught our only keeper, a 38 cm King George Whiting. We went swimming at Waratah Bay and Tidal River (Norman Bay). This was our first trip with a friend of our daughters tagging along. It went well and she was no issue.
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