Lyell Campsite
Buller Gorge
38 Rankers Reviews
16 Face-to-Face
11 Murchison
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This is a very easily accessible campsite just off the main highway. It is set in a large grassy area in the historic gold-rush town of Lyell.
There are BBQ areas, picnic tables, a shelter to cook in, please note there are NO rubbish bins here. Take the dog for a walk and explore the battery (rock crusher).
Take ALL rubbish with you - there are no rubbish bins at this site. What you take in, you must take out. PLEASE RESPECT THIS!
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Showing 8 reviews of 38.
Cass
Ranking: 8/10
We didn’t stay the night here but definitely worth a stop if you are going by. Do the short walk to the creek. Cool suspended cable foot bridge. We didn’t have time for the longer walk. Would be a great free camp otherwise.
JT
Ranking: 9/10
8$ pp is ok for one Night. nice place but lot of sandflies. nice historic cemetery close by.
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Rod Cochrane
Ranking: 10/10
Great site, very clean, easy to find a spot, and a very beautiful spot to wake up too. Plenty of walks nearby to keep All interested
Allain Riepema
Ranking: 7/10
Nice and quiet campsite.
Vander Plancke Julien
Ranking: 3/10
We stopped there on a rainy day and waked up surrounded by the sandflies. There were thousands.
Toilets are not clean.
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Stacey Cheong
Ranking: 6/10
The grass was so soft that we got stuck in the mud when trying to looking for a spot. Luckily the locals helped us to push our campervan. It was really sweet of them for helping us out. In the end we parked on a rocky spot.
Irina Dubrovskaya
Ranking: 7/10
Basic campground and close to the Main Street. There are plenty of spots for your campervan and also lots of sandflies.
Lisa Erikssen
Ranking: 5/10
Beautiful campgroud but the long drop toilets were dirty and a lot of sandflies.
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