C13 Campground – Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park (FC)

This is one of several camp grounds located within the Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park.

The western section of the Park has two distinct types of camping – coastal camping with ready access to the beach (Shoreline Drive Campgrounds 1-19 and Paradise Beach Campground), and bush camping a short drive to Lake Victoria and Lake Wellington (Red Bluff and Spoon Bay). Most sites provide for Tents, Campertrailers and Campervans, with limited sites that provide for Caravans and larger motorhomes. Dogs permitted in areas west of Loch Sport and around Paradise Beach and Golden Beach to The Honeysuckles.

The tranquil Gippsland Lakes are a system of coastal lagoons separated from the Tasman Sea by the coastal dunes of the Ninety Mile Beach. Seven rivers terminate at the lakes – the Latrobe, Avon, Nicholson, Tambo, Mitchell, Macalister and Thomson rivers. A favourite holiday destination for many Victorians, days can easily be filled with a range of activities on the water or on dry land.

SITE ACCESS
Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park is located in East Gippsland. The western section of the park is accessible by a sealed road via Seaspray and Golden Beach. Paradise Beach Campground and Shoreline Drive Campsites 1-120 are located in campgrounds along Shoreline Drive. Red Bluff and Spoon Bay Camping Areas are accessed via signposted sandy tracks off the Loch Sport Road.

Please note: GPS Co-Ordinates are approximate and provided in most cases to get you to the National Park entrance or as close to the camp site as possible. Once inside the park there should be signs to the actual camp grounds. Failing this please check with National Parks for further directions.

FEES & BOOKINGS
Fees no longer apply to basic category campgrounds. For all stays up until 30 June 2015, you will still need to book a campsite, but no fees will be charged. After 1 July 2015, no bookings will be taken for campgrounds where fees do not apply. Camping will be first in, first-served.
A 100% discount will apply to the Basic campsite fees when proceed with your booking.
Full pricing details on all sites are available from PARKS VICTORIA.
To book your site please visit the Parks Victoria BOOKING page.

FACILITIES
Facilities range at each campsite, with some offering basic toilet facilities and picnic tables. Others have fire pits. You are required to BYO firewood.

THINGS TO DO
Boating and fishing are what attracts most to the lakes. You can bring your own boat or hire a cruiser, yacht or day boat. Surf fishing along Ninety Mile Beach, or lake fishing from a boat, bank or jetty is popular with Bream, Flathead, Skip Jack, Luderick and Mullet the main fish caught. Relax with a quiet paddle on the lake or river areas in a kayak or canoe. Take a walk on the beach or through the bush. Go for a swim along the sheltered lake shores. Explore the park west of Loch Sport on horseback.

RULES
All the plants and animals in the park are protected. Leave the park as you find it.
Bins are not provided. Please take your rubbish with you.
Light fires only in the fireplaces provided. Learn more about campfire safety.
Firearms are only permitted in the park according to hunting regulations. Please refer to the hunting page.
Keep to designated tracks.
Dredging and gold fossicking are not permitted.
Vehicles and motorbikes may be used only on roads open to public vehicles. All vehicles must be registered and drivers licensed.

The rules listed above pertain to this particular camp site. For more detailed information direct from the National Parks web site, please click on the relevant links below.
DOGS IN PARKS, FIREWOOD COLLECTION, SAFETY AND REGULATIONS

For more detailed information please visit the Parks Victoria web site via the link below.

We are still in the process of obtaining more information about this site.

Data courtesy of: Parks Victoria.
Updated: 160415RC