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The best caravan parks in Broken Hill to call home

Credit: Broken Hill City Council

Kate Bettes Kate Bettes
Saddle up that RV. It’s time for a caravan trip out west towards Broken Hill.

Want to make that epic journey to the outback town of Broken Hill? With a rich mining history, epic desert landscapes of red dust, and an eclectic art scene, the famed filming location of Mad Max 2 is perfect for a road trip, with no shortage of things to do.

And while you might not have a spruced-up Ford Falcon to tear up the tarmac with, a caravan is most likely more comfortable for getting there. Once you arrive, here are Broken Hill’s best caravan sites to pull up for the night.

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If you’ve never done the Outback, it’s time to fully commit and spend a few nights of remote sleeping out at Eldee Station. Sure, it might take you an hour or two to get to the eco-credentialled sheep and cattle farm from town, but the rewards? The Mundi Mundi Plains stretching before your tent or camper, and the Milky Way as you’ve never seen it before.

Broken Hill Outback Resort

Broken Hill Outback Resort's outdoor deck
Enjoy a premium outback experience. (Credit: Broken Hill Outback Resort)

Overlooking the rugged Barrier Ranges, this family and dog-friendly park and resort has spots for caravanning and camping, with 80 powered and 20 unpowered sites to choose from. If you want a touch more comfort, there are also 24 cabins available.

While facilities here include an undercover camp kitchen (as well as an amenities block, laundry and dump point), you can also opt for dinner at the heritage-listed Mt Gipps Hotel on site.

Built in the 1860s, today the hotel serves up delectable pizzas, as well as pub grub. The resort is 15 kilometres from town.

Address: Barrier Highway, Broken Hill

Eldee Station

Eldee Station in Broken Hill
This award-winning farm stay is set on the vast Mundi Mundi Plains. (Credit: Eldee Station)

An eco-credentialled sheep and cattle station 60 kilometres from Broken Hill, Eldee Station is an award-winning farm stay set on the vast Mundi Mundi Plains. This is outback accommodation at its most intense, unforgettable for travellers keen to see the Milky Way blaze overhead. Choose between guest suites or the campground, then head out on a 4WD adventure across the plains.

Address: 2886 Wilangee Rd, Silverton NSW 2880, Australia

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Penrose Park Silverton

Camping at the edge of a dusty, dry Umberumberka Creek, you will probably need to pinch yourself at this true Australian experience. Penrose Park Silverton can be found at the edge of the Mundi Mundi Plain, close to where the Mundi Mundi Bash happens each year. It is a quiet spot to enjoy the outback in peace, while still being a short walk from the town of Silverton, 20 minutes from Broken Hill.

Facilities at this pet-friendly spot include a kids’ playground, barbeques, showers and laundry, dump point, as well as powered and unpowered sites, and ensuite cabins and cottages.

Address: Penrose Park Road, Silverton

Broken Hill Racecourse Campground

Basic and affordable, the Broken Hill Racecourse Campground is particularly popular come festival time. But powered and unpowered sites (as well as stabling if you happen to have trotted here on four legs) are also available at other times of the year outside of the Mundi Mundi Bash. Facilities include limited showers and bathrooms, and a grassed area. The campground is on the outskirts of town and is suitable for larger vehicles.

Address: Broken Hill Regional Events Centre, Racecourse Road, Broken Hill

Starview Campsite

Starview Campsite in Broken Hill
Starview is just 12 kilometres out of town. (Credit: Broken Hill City Council)

Another very affordable site, the Starview Campsite costs just $25 per site (not including the $7 entry fee to the park itself or additional campers) and offers you the priceless chance to sleep in the Living Desert State Park, home to the famous sandstone sculptures.

The cheap-as-chips campsite is 12 kilometres out of Broken Hill. Facilities include a wood-chipped area for tents, 15 unpowered van sites, toilets and showers, as well as barbeques and picnic areas.

Come nightfall, settle back on the site’s ‘star-view seats’, or in your swag, to watch the night sky above.

Address: Nine Mile Road, Broken Hill

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Outback View Holiday Park

Outback View Holiday Park, Broken Hill
The idyllic campground offers powered and unpowered sites for campers and caravanners. (Credit: Outback View Holiday Park)

The Outback View Holiday Park (previously known as the Lake View Caravan Park) is a campground at the fringe of town for those who don’t want to stray too far from the action. This doggo-friendly stay has cabin accommodation, as well as powered and unpowered sites for campers and caravanners alike. Facilities include barbecues, laundry and pool.

Address: 1 Mann Street, Broken Hill

Broken Hill Tourist Park

Broken Hill Tourist Park premier cabin
The self-contained cabins are centrally located. (Credit: Broken Hill Tourist Park)

The Broken Hill Tourist Park is a cosy, friendly option close to the centre of town. As well as sweet touches like a ‘cheese and biccies’ meet up for guests to meet other travellers, the park has some enviably hot showers. Facilities at the tourist park include an outdoor pool, barbecues, free internet, cabins, and ensuite-powered sites suitable for caravans. The Broken Hill Tourist Park is dog-friendly.

Address: 142 Rakow St, Broken Hill

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Kate Bettes is a freelance travel writer. Whether having a picnic in Vietnamese jungle with new friends, or partying in the back of a limousine in Hollywood, Kate’s experiences have left her with the sneaking suspicion that the best travel memories happen when you least expect. It’s this feeling - and how to get it - that she loves to write about.
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Art, wine & fireplaces: 8 reasons Bowral is the ultimate winter getaway

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    The Southern Highlands earns its title as Australia’s top country town in the cooler months, and it’s worth every minute of the 90-minute drive from Sydney.

    Many Sydneysiders head to the Southern Highlands in spring for the tulips. It’s one of the most stunning spring carnivals in Australia. But the ones in the know come to Bowral in winter.

    The first thing you notice at this time of year is the quality of the light. It catches the tangled limbs of the gums and tints the fields, farms and forests a pretty shade of Granny Smith green. And then, a world-class art museum, an impressive network of walking trails, great shops, cosy restaurants and bars and luxury accommodation take centre stage, making Bowral a place you want to linger as the mercury drops.

    Just 90 minutes south of Sydney, a Bowral winter getaway is the coolcation city folk desperately need. Here are eight reasons to pack a good coat and head for the Southern Highlands.

    1. Check in

    aerial of Ardour Milton Park Bowral in winter
    Check in to the gorgeous Ardour Milton Park Bowral. (Credit: Destination NSW)

    Ardour Milton Park Bowral rises like a hologram in the hazy green light as you turn onto Horderns Road. A $10 million refurbishment of the grand 1910 estate was completed in early 2026, and the beautifully restored hotel now includes 44 guest rooms washed in sage green, cobalt blue and dusty blush. The dining room at Horderns Restaurant continues with a botanical theme – earthy banquettes, floral touches throughout – and a menu that moves with the seasons.

    After enjoying slow-braised Cowra lamb and a second glass of red, move to the Polo Bar, which has a fireplace and views across the estate gardens. Build a grazing board from the dedicated Charcuterie Room and take it outside while the light lasts. If the sky clouds over, use this as your cue to enjoy a next-level spa experience at Èliva.

    2. Hunt for treasure

    couple exploring Dirty Janes bowral
    Find vintage treasures in Dirty Janes. (Credit: Destination NSW)

    Winter is the perfect season to lose an afternoon inside Dirty Janes Bowral. Over 1600 square metres of covered space houses 90 individual sellers of everything from mid-century furniture to industrial lighting, antique silverware, vintage clothing and objects whose previous lives you can only imagine. Enjoy a bit of off-the-cuff banter with your fellow fossickers in between searching for that must-have military jacket or vintage silk scarf.

    Around the corner, find the Instagram-famous front door of FoundAntiques, though the real finds are deeper inside. Bring cash, wear comfortable shoes and leave some room in the boot.

    3. Slow down in a beautiful gallery

    kids posing with donald bradman statue in bowral's The Bradman Museum
    Learn about an Aussie legend at The Bradman Museum. (Credit: Destination NSW)

    Ngununggula – meaning ’belonging’ in the language of the Gundungurra First Nations people – is the region’s first dedicated regional gallery, housed inside the sustainably transformed old dairy building at historic Retford Park. The onsite White Cottage Gallery and restored grounds of the former Fairfax estate reward a slow wander. Find a spot to sit in the courtyard filled with rivulets of winter light and enjoy the plaintive call of a currawong carrying across the heritage-listed grounds. It’s one of the best things to do in Bowral.

    Add Bowral Honey Farm for a hands-on harvest experience, then continue into town to the Milk Factory Gallery to admire eclectic works by local artists in a converted industrial space. The Bradman Museum also knocks it out of the park. Australia’s largest dedicated cricket museum sits beside the heritage-listed Bradman Oval, where a young Sir Donald Bradman first picked up a bat.

    4. A taste of France

    table spread at Lucette bowral
    Enjoy a taste of France at Lucette.

    For a taste of France without the airfare, husband-and-wife team Julien and Romy Besnard – of long-loved Franquette Crêperie – have opened Lucette, a French cafe-bistro with Paris-born chef Guillaume Dubois at the helm. Dubois brings serious pedigree from Michelin-starred kitchens in France and Sydney’s former two-hatted Monopole, and it shows. Start your day with pastries for breakfast and bookend it with boeuf bourguignon for dinner. The chocolate mousse, freckled with Guerande Salt, is the kind of dish that will make you feel smug about the decision to drive south. Join the Sydneysiders dressed in charcoal coats, boots and black tights who’ve already worked this out; the whole scene is worthy of splicing it into an Instagram reel.

    Francophiles should also be across Julien’s Bowral Brasserie – led by Frenchman Julien Viel, who also found his way to the Southern Highlands and stayed.

    5. Indulge in a tipple

    Centennial Vineyards bowral in winter
    Spend time amongst the local vines. (Credit: Destination NSW)

    The drive to Centennial Vineyards passes through a beautiful woodland idyll, the countryside a fuzz of green all around. Inside the Barrel Room, a tasting flight of cool-climate pinot noir, chardonnay and reserve shiraz viognier flaunts how well the Southern Highlands does winter.

    This is a region that takes its cool-climate wines seriously, and the pinot noir is one of the stars – a gentle, easy-drinking style with red cherry aromas. Follow your tutored cellar door tasting with another glass of wine in the Terrace Bar, which overlooks the vineyard and manicured grounds.

    6. Blend your own gin

    Millsheds Distillery & Bar
    Pop into Millsheds Distillery & Bar. (Credit: Mattia Panunzio)

    Millsheds Distillery & Bar is somewhat of a local secret. The award-winning small-batch operation produces gin, vodka and liqueurs using Australian botanicals and has picked up silver medals at both the London Spirits Competition and International Wine & Spirit Competition. Beyond the tasting paddle, the hands-on blending masterclass – where you design and leave with two bottles of your own custom gin – is the experience to book, while the terrace bar that wraps around the courtyard is a fine place to settle in afterwards.

    7. Go for a walk at dawn

    Switch your phone off sleep mode and set your alarm to early. Mt Gibraltar rises to 864 metres just east of Bowral’s main street and offers the best views in town. You will pass a raggle-taggle bunch of hikers on the way up to the summit, all making the same quiet pilgrimage into the crisp high-altitude air. On a clear morning, the bony ridges of the ranges come into sharp relief against the light. The return loop takes roughly 90 minutes. A flat white in Bowral tastes considerably better after completing one of the scenic walking trails.

    8. Cosy up by the fireplace

    Aspinalls Whisky Bar & Lounge at the Berida Hotel
    Get cosy in the Berida Hotel’s whiskey bar.

    A cosy bar is the perfect complement to winter in Bowral, and there are a few worth committing to. Aspinalls Whisky Bar & Lounge at the Berida Hotel is built for long, languorous evenings. Take a seat beside the fireplace laden with gnarled logs and work your way through a few whiskies and bar bites like Rangers Valley beef tartare, or salt cod and potato croquettes.

    At Hickory’s within Peppers Craigieburn, well-dressed waiters in denim and leather move quietly between tables, and the cosy fireplace in the adjoining guest lounge attracts an Escape to the Country crowd.

    Start planning your Bowral escape at visitsouthernhighlands.com.au.