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Camping and accommodation bookings open soon

Bookings for some of Victoria’s most popular campsites will open for people, including those from Sunbury and Macedon Ranges, from July 4, for the 2023-24 season.

Parks Victoria announced locations, from stunning beachside retreats to the cool of the mountains, will soon be open for bookings from September 2023 to October 6, 2024.

Parks Victoria executive director visitor experience Lisa Patroni said there are an incredible range of campsites on offer.

“From Wilson’s Promontory to the banks of the Murray and from the Glenelg to the Alps, Parks Victoria has an incredible range of campsites offering an unbeatable experience in nature,” Ms Patroni said.

“More and more people are exploring our parks through camping across Victoria, and we’re upgrading and building more campgrounds so even more of us can connect with nature.

“We’re really excited to welcome visitors to our bookable campsites over the next 15 months and we hope they’ll enjoy the experience.”

The online booking system has been updated and ballots from the last remaining balloted campground in the state –Tidal River Campground at Wilsons Promontory National Park- have been removed.

This means every bookable campground across Victoria can be instantly booked with no need to wait to hear if a ballot application was successful or not.

As part of Victoria’s Great Outdoors program, Parks Victoria has halved campsite fees at every bookable campground across the state.

The program is also funding the construction of new and upgraded campgrounds, including; improvements to iconic 4WD routes from the Alps to the Mallee and upgrades to walking tracks from the Otways to Central Victoria.

Bookings will open at 11am on:

• Tuesday 4 July – Wilsons Promontory campsites (including Tidal River)

• Wednesday 5 July – Wilsons Promontory roofed accommodation

• Thursday 6 July – Banksia Bluff (Cape Conran Coastal Park); Johanna Beach, Blanket Bay and Aire River West (Great Otway National Park); Cooks Mill (Cathedral Range State Park), Lake Catani (Mount Buffalo National Park) campgrounds

• Friday 7 July – Overnight hike/journey campsites including the Grampians Peaks Trail, Great Ocean Walk, Great South West Walk, Glenelg Canoe Trail, Wilsons Prom Southern Circuit, Falls to Hotham Alpine Crossing, and Wilderness Coast Walk

• Monday 10 July – all other bookable campsites and roofed accommodation statewide

Details: https://rb.gy/ied5d

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