Camping Holidays

There's something strangely primal and satisfying about camping; setting up your own shelter, cooking over a campfire and enjoying the simple things in life. Whether you're travelling solo, with a loved one or the family, there's a range of Aussie campsites that cater for varying numbers and comfort-levels.

Highlights

Great Camps of Australia

Australian Traveller and former parks and wildlife officer, Steve Robertson, reveal our nation's absolute camping gems.

Caravan Parks Are Better Than You Think

Many of today’s caravan parks are eco-friendly, plonked on some of the best coastal or inland real estate in the country, and offer facilities bordering on resort-level quality. As an option for travellers on a budget, they are not to be mocked. Here’s AT’s pick of the parks that are doing it properly. By Kate McKinlay.

Affordable Holiday & Caravan Parks

Living proof that great views and comfortable lodgings need not cost the earth, here’s a selection of AT’s favourite holiday and caravan parks in Australia . . .

Great Articles on Camping Holidays from
Australian Traveller Magazine

Maserati vs Winnebago
AT endeavours to conclude which is roomier, faster and ultimately better in the ultimate road test.

Bush Palaces
Australian Traveller looks at the country's most extravagant and expensive Bush Palace campsites.

Camping016: Top Ten Caravanning Tips
A humorous insight into the world of caravanning for beginners.

It's a Jungle Out There
Sydney-based author and satirist Brendan Shanahan is a self-confessed man of the city. So, in the name of short-break research, AT asked him to set off on a camping trip – without leaving the city limits. His experience has shown that to expand your horizons, you don’t necessarily need to cross one.