Farm Stays and Station / Ranch Stays
Bush Camping Grounds
Farm Stays and Station/Ranch Stays
Many rural sheep and cattle properties have extended their
enterprises by providing a range of accommodation facilities
such as cabins, shearing quarters as well as camping and
caravan sites.
Station Stays can provide an
experience of a lifetime. They are just not another
place to spend a night catching some shut eye. They
offer a unique experience of living life on the land.
Many
Station Stays allow you to join in on the everyday
activities of a working sheep or cattle property.
You may even be able to witness mustering, shearing,
drafting, driving property vehicles, taking property
tours, fencing, fishing and observing flora and
fauna.
Quite often you are
encouraged to participate in farm activities.
This can be an excellent opportunity for children to
learn the intricate workings of farm life.
There are also opportunities for them to witness
distance education over the air.
Staying at a
station also offers an opportunity to meet new
people and make new friends. The properties
are usually off the beaten track and can offer a new
perspective on outback travelling.
Bush Camping grounds
National Parks & Wildlife Service(NPWS) – this organisation manages national parks,
regional parks, state conservation areas, Aboriginal areas,
historic sites and nature reserves. Each NPWS
state/territory has a website with a ‘Find Park’ search with
the option for you to select camping facilities to fit your
particular needs and the fee payable.
Some national parks still allow payment for a permit to camp
by placing money in an envelope and dropping it into a
secured slot but the trend now is to pay on-line and print
off a receipt before you go. If the latter system applies
to the national park you are visiting and you have not paid
the fee for your permit to camp on-line, you can incur an
‘on the spot’ fine as well as be asked to move on. If you
do not have access to a computer you can telephone them and
pay by credit card.
Bush Retreats
– there are a number of privately owned bush
retreats who provide camping facilities where you
can get away from city life and relax in either a
rainforest retreat or near a surf beach. Do a
Google Searchto find one for you.
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