Visitors can feast their eyes upon 700-odd kilometres of virtually pristine coastline, hemmed in by Spencer Gulf to the west and St Vincent Gulf to the east. There’s a stack of top offroad drives that’ll get you well off of the beaten track too.
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DARLING RIVER RUN, NSW
The Darling River Run is a long dusty route that charts the flow of the Darling River through the state’s interior, from Walgett south to its confluence with the Murray River at Wentworth.
GIRRAWEEN NP, QLD
Smack dab on the New South Wales/Queensland border, Girraween National Park protects a ribbon of magnificent hinterland wilderness between Stanthorpe and Tenterfield.
LUCKY BAY, WA
Lucky Bay is within West Oz’s Cape le Grand National Park, and boasts one of the most sought after campgrounds in the west. The park is 55km out of the town of Esperance and 700km from Perth.
PADDYS RANGES STATE PARK, VIC
Paddys Ranges State Park absolutely deserves a spot on your itinerary if you’re looking for a straight up bush camping weekender out of Melbourne. No crowds, no fuss, no worries.
WINE COUNTRY
We go in search of Australia’s best wine touring destinations. Glamping, farm stays, 4WDing, cellar door tours? There are worse ways to spend a weekend.