Camping Travel Guides

This updated and revised edition of Walks in Nature: Tasmania highlights the 50 best walks to experience the state’s natural beauty. From bays of picturesque blue waters to centuries-old rainforests, local walker and writer Andrew Bain shows you one of the best ways to see the state – via track and trail. With 50 walks varying in length and difficulty, there’s truly something for everyone. Each walk is accompanied by an easy-to-use map, photo, local insider knowledge and a...

If you're looking for new ways to explore Australia's rugged and remote landscapes, Ultimate 4WD Tracks: Australia features 40 of the best driving tracks from every state and territory. You'll find many popular tracks within easy distance of major cities, such as Red Centre Way and K'gari (Fraser Island), as well as bucket list trips like Gibb River Road and Oodnadatta Track that offer the ultimate Australian adventure. With tracks of varying difficulty levels and detailed practical...

Engagingly illustrated, this book is packed with hundreds of outdoor and camping activities you can enjoy as a family when camping, visiting your local park or even just in your own backyard! Family campers will find everything they need to know, including what to pack, equipment needed, campfire recipes, games and outdoor skills. Teenagers will enjoy learning how to use their devices to engage in nature with geocaching, becoming a citizen scientist or even filming a documentary. In your own...

This comprehensive and fully field researched guide to 4WD tours takes you on 25 of the best 4WD adventures from the coast and over the Great Dividing Range. Enjoy leisurely day trips on beaches or in the mountains, or go further with overnight camping trips to remote destinations with your family and friends. The book is your indispensable travel companion to exploring many scenic areas only accessible by 4WD, including high plateaus with epic views, secluded rainforests with waterfalls and...

Australia is the ideal country for adventurous road trips. A gigantic network of roads, many unpaved or back roads, runs through the almost endless expanse. Fascinating national parks are connected with country towns; long stretches of coastline, vast forests and large tracts of the outback are accessible. All you need is a sturdy (SUV or 4WD) vehicle, camping gear, navigation skills and a good dose of common sense. And time, of course. There is, however, no need to always venture to the...

Get your paws on the latest edition of Travelling with Pets on Australia’s East Coast. Travelling with your beloved dog, cat, bird or horse? Independently researched and collated, the newly updated sixth edition of this popular guide explores the best pet-friendly accommodation (from 5-star hotels to campgrounds) between Port Douglas and Port Fairy. Every entry includes a brief, unbiased opinion plus details regarding price and which pets are welcome. Now also featuring the best...

This colourful and easy-to-use map of Australia is the only map on the market featuring a full list of the big things of Australia and includes Hema's top 30 icons prominently displayed on the map plus a description of each on the reverse side of the map. See how many you can tick off on your big lap!.  Key Features Full list of 'Big Things' of Australia plotted on the Hema Map Hema's top 30 'Big Things' prominently displayed on the map with detailed information on the reverse side...

Camps 12 is the only guide you will need for free and low-cost camping across Australia, featuring verified free and budget camps. Travellers can tell if a site is free or paid, national parks, state forests, showgrounds, pub stays, RV parks, stations and farm stays on the maps and listings. Only remote caravan parks that are important wayfinders or outback roadhouses are found in this streamlined edition. (Hard Cover, Spiral Bound, B4 Edition.) What's new in Camps 12? More focus on free and...

Camps 12 is the only guide you will need for free and low-cost camping across Australia, featuring verified free and budget camps. Travellers can tell if a site is free or paid, national parks, state forests, showgrounds, pub stays, RV parks, station and farm stays on the maps and listings. Only remote caravan parks that are important wayfinders or outback roadhouses are found in this streamlined edition. What's new in Camps 12? More focus on free and low-cost sites than ever beforeLatest new...

As the most comprehensive caravan and tourist park publication in Australia, Caravan Parks Australia Wide is a must-have travelling companion. Whether you are a caravanner, motor homer or a traveller looking for cabin-style accommodation, this guidebook contains all the information you need to find a place to stay. A numbered caravan symbol has been placed on the map at each town or location where a park can be found and each state has an index of parks at the...

Ultimate Weekends: Australia is your travel guide to the best weekend getaways across this continent. Featuring over 60 destinations from every state and territory, this guide offers recommendations on the best things to do in the morning, daytime and evening, so you can plan your own itinerary. Destinations include all capital cities, regional areas, unique escapes and even a few far-flung destinations like Lord Howe Island. The pages are also filled with author Emma Shaw's stunning...

Undiscovered Tasmania is your travel guide to the real Tasmania. Beyond the usual tourist attractions, this small island is brimming with special places to see and experience, and locals Rochelle and Wally Dare are here to let visitors in on their secrets. This isn’t your typical guidebook. Rochelle and Wally will take you deep into the Corinna Wilderness, along stretches of beautiful beaches and to their favourite places to camp. Sections include 'Beaches We Barefoot' (but NOT including...

Explore Australia by Camper Trailer is a curated guide to the very best places to visit with a camper trailer. Unlike a caravan or motorhome, camper trailers can travel on rough outback tracks and to remote national parks. This book is the first comprehensive guide specifically for travelling with a camper trailer, and features reviews of more than 320 camper trailer sites – a mix of bush camping in national parks, free camping, station stays and caravan parks. Covering 50 regional areas...

In Ultimate Campsites: Australia, Penny Watson maps out 75 of the country’s most wild and wondrous nature-based campgrounds, from the turquoise and white sandy beaches of Queensland and pristine national parks of New South Wales, to the wineries of South Australia and the wilderness areas of Tasmania. Ever pitched a tent within a stone’s throw of a picturesque waterfall? Ever woken up in a sleeping bag to the gentle sound of waves? Ever seen the sun go down in the desert or fallen asleep...

Prepare for your next adventure with the Where To Camp Guide from Hema, Australia’s premier producer of off-road and touring maps and guides. Travellers can browse comprehensive site listings across all states and territories, or select sites along their path using detailed Hema maps. Listings are categorised as camping grounds, caravan parks, bush camps and overnight rest areas, making it easy to find the perfect destination, while an intuitive design ensures stress-free trip...

Experience the very best camping destinations in Victoria with this full-colour, fully updated and detailed directory to over 700 campsites. With the Camping Guide to Victoria, 5th Edition, you will find a comprehensive listing of more than 150 parks, forests and reserves where you can pitch your tent, roll out your swag or unhitch your van. This best-selling guide provides concise and accurate details to camping areas throughout the whole state, including some of Australia’s most...

From the creators of CAMPS 10 and Caravan Parks 5, Australia’s favourite RV travel guides, the Camps Australia Wide Community Cookbook is full of tried and true recipes generously provided by the CAMPS community. Features: Campers best ever campsites and caravan parks Their 'must see and do' Aussie recommendations ‘Happy hour worthy’ camp cooking memories and stories Versatile recipes for camp oven, BBQ, gas stoves, ovens, microwaves, thermal and slow cookers Salads, stews,...

Camper trailer touring is one of the most liberating ways to travel, allowing adventurous souls to push into some of Australia’s most remote and picturesque locations.Produced in collaboration with Camper Trailer Australia, the Go-To Guide for Campers covers everything you’ll need to know, presented in an easy-to-read format with plenty of pictures and, of course, a handful of Hema maps. The Go-To Guide covers: Trip planningPreparationEquipment & GadgetryMaintenance & DIYSafety &...

Fully updated and field checked by the Range Rover Club of Victoria, this fourth edition of 4WD Treks Close to Melbourne will take you on 20 of the best 4WD adventures within a couple of hours drive of the city.  Whether you are looking for a leisurely day trip or a longer overnight jaunt, 4WD Treks Close to Melbourne is your indispensable companion to exploring secluded gold mining areas, historic towns, verdant forests and the many delightful mountains areas which surround...

Experience the very best camping destinations in Queensland with this full-colour, fully updated and detailed directory to over 660 campsites.  With the Camping Guide to Queensland, 5th Edition, you will find a comprehensive listing of more than 150 parks, forests and reserves where you can pitch your tent, roll out your swag or unhitch your van. This best-selling guide provides concise and accurate details to camping areas throughout the whole state, including some of Australia’s most...

From roasts to rissoles, salads to savouries and dampers to deserts, The Caravan & Campervan Cookbook ​will help bring a tempting new twist to your travel cooking. The easy and tempting recipes have all been planned for simplicity as well as good eating, using basic ingredients that are readily available Australia- wide - and all road tested by the authors in the great outdoors. Many of the recipes are illustrated in full colour as are many of the techniques and equipment the authors use...

This third edition (2018) Camper Trailer Book details every aspect of camper trailers and their use. It describes in plain English approaches that will work, not just that may work. Camper trailers offer the freedom and pleasures of camping without the discomfort. A well-made one can be towed almost anywhere its towing vehicle can traverse. The Camper Trailer Book details all aspects of camper trailers and their use. As with all Collyn Rivers’s books it describes approaches that will...

Victoria offers a jaw-dropping diversity of bushwalks through areas rich in natural wonders and colourful human history. Experienced travel writer Melanie Ball has hiked every track in this book for walkers of all levels of experience. There are walks for each part of the state, including the renowned Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse loop and salt lake circuits in the Mallee region. Most of the tracks can be completed in a few hours, but there are some more difficult multi-day walks for those...

Now in its sixth edition, Explore Australia by Caravan and Motorhome has everything you need to know about caravan and motorhome trips in Australia, whether it’s the dream lap or just excellent weekends away. This ever-popular caravanning bible has been completely revised and updated, with details on the routes to take, the best things to see and the most stunning places to park your caravan, wherever you want to travel in Australia.  To make it even easier...

Tasmania is utopia for bushwalkers – there are walks traversing many diverse landscapes, from exposed ice-carved moors and mountains to primordial rainforests, rugged river gorges and precipitous sea cliffs, as well as some that follow in the footsteps of convict labourers.  Included are some of Tasmania's most famous walks, such as the Overland Track and Frenchman's Cap, plus some hidden gems. Most of the tracks can be completed in a few hours, but there are some multi-day walks for...

This 4th Edition of Camping Guide to the Northern Territory has been fully revised and updated. Camping Guide to the Northern Territory details over 200 campsites throughout the Territories 71 national parks, conservation areas and reserves where you can pitch your tent on public land for free over very little cost. Whether you prefer the conveniences of an established campground in Kakadu, prefer to hike or walk- in to your secluded campsite along the Larapinta Trail or drive your four-wheel...

4WD Treks of the High Country will lead readers through twenty-six of the best four-wheel drive touring destinations in both the Victorian and New South Wales alpine region. Jam-packed full of information on the region’s history, natural features and highlights, this detailed guide makes an indispensable travelling companion for those setting out to explore one of the country’s most unique areas. The guide features over 150 stunning full colour photographs which help bring the High Country to...

Experience the very best camping destinations in South Australia with this full-colour, fully updated and detailed directory to over 400 campsites. With Camping Guide to South Australia, 4th Edition, youll find a comprehensive listing of more than 120 parks, forests and reserves where you can pitch your tent, roll out your swag or unhitch your van. This expanded 4th edition of the best-selling guide provides concise and accurate details to camping areas throughout the whole state, including...

Experience the very best camping destinations in Tasmania with this full-colour, fully updated and detailed directory to over 180 campsites. It has a comprehensive listing of more than 50 parks, forests and reserves where you can pitch your tent, roll out your swag or unhitch your van. This edition provides concise and accurate details to camping areas throughout the state, including some of Australias most celebrated bush and mountain areas such as Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair and Freycinet...

Seasoned camper Simon McGrath draws on a lifetime’s experience so your kids can enjoy every minute of their camping holiday. Start in your backyard and graduate to the wilderness. Go orienteering or hang out at a festival. Watch the sun rise or go on a night walk. Climb a mountain or spot a constellation. And cook up a storm – even in a storm. Camping With Kids has more than 300 cool ideas, from games for the car trip to recipes and adventure activities, to help you and your family get the...

Now in its fourth edition, Camping around Australia has become the go-to guide for all recreational campers. With over 3200 campsites included across the country, particularly highlighting campsites in national parks and other green areas, the problem isn't finding somewhere to camp – it's deciding which one to choose. Basically the only thing the book doesn't do is set up your tent for you! All of the information has been checked and updated by a team of researchers, including all...

From roasts to rissoles, salads to savouries and dampers to deserts, Australian Bush Cooking will help bring a tempting new twist to your camp cooking whether its on an open fire, on a gas cooker or in your caravan or camper's kitchen. The easy and tempting recipes have all been planned for simplicity as well as good eating, using basic ingredients that are readily available Australia- wide - and all road tested by the authors in the great outdoors. Now in full colour, many of the recipes are...

Boiling Billy's Camping Guide to Australia is the complete guide to over 3,000 camping areas all across the country with campsites beside the beach through to the mountains and the vast outback. Along with the huge array of sites, this comprehensive new guide features an Australia- wide touring atlas showing the location of each and every campsite, detailed information on the facilities and activities on offers along with concise access information and recommendations for the authors own...

This guide from Hema outlines the best four-wheel driving and camping locations in the picturesque South West Western Australia. Each regional section outlines the area’s 4WD Tracks and a camping directory at the end to provide comprehensive coverage of the regions camping areas. The complete atlas contains Hema’s South West Western Australia map, featuring 24hr fuel, information centres, rest areas and points of interest. The guide features 15 4WD tracks, each with its own detailed inset map...

Boiling Billys bestselling 4WD Treks Close to Sydney is now in its 6th edition and in the new A4 format. With 85,000 plus copies sold in previous editions, this title continues to be the ultimate guide for 4WDers wishing to explore the surrounds of Sydney. This completely revised edition features 25 of the best four-wheel drive day and weekend treks within a few short hours’ drive of Sydney. Readers will find: expert route directions, in forward and reverse, which feature GPS Lat/Long and UTM...

This guide from Hema outlines the best four-wheel driving and camping locations in the picturesque South East Queensland featuring: Brisbane and Moreton Bay Islands Sunshine Coast Hinterland and South Burnett Cooloola Coast Main Range and South West Each regional section outlines the area’s 4WD Tracks and a camping directory at the end to provide comprehensive coverage of the regions camping areas. The complete atlas contains Hema’s South East Queensland map, featuring 24hr fuel, information...

Explore the very best camping spots in New South Wales with this fully updated, detailed directory to more than 600 designated campsites in national parks, state forests and reserves. With Camping Guide to NSW, 5th edition, you'll discover places where you can pitch your tent on a mountain peak, wander along secluded beaches, throw in a line from your campsite beside a meandering inland river or enjoy a beachfront campsite with the ocean at your doorstep. Now in full colour with a...

4WD Touring South East New South Wales and East Gippsland is an indispensable travelling companion to twenty of the best four-wheel drive touring adventures in this scenic region, which straddles the New South Wales/Victorian border. Readers will find a great selection of day trips as well as weekend adventures where they can tour in their four-wheel drive vehicle along the Great Eastern Escarpment taking in magical vistas; find hidden relics in tall forests; and traverse steep ridges en route...