Coolest location summer mainland Aus

Paul Merryman · Veteran Member

Coolest location summer mainland Aus

Boroma577 · Guru

I don't know about this summer but last Xmas (2010) we were in trackies for the 4 days.

lilly31 · Guru

Glen Innes is usually cooler so is Armidale .. Walcha is usually good in summer been ther in january when they had a frost

-- Edited by lilly31 on Tuesday 3rd of January 2012 06:34:35 PM

Antique Pete · Senior Member

Stayed at Glen Innis show grounds in May a couple of years ago slept in one of the unlined tin sheds it got to 7c below zero at night and got to a balmy 1c during the day and it was sunny.
It was like sleeping in a fridge/freezer.
Lucky I had my Alpine sleeping bag, getting out of it was an exercise in will power
I swore I would never go back there in the winter again
No wonder the Scots like living there its home from home

Paul Merryman · Veteran Member

Glen Innes looks good. Mean number of days above 30c looks great.

http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_056011_All.shtml

checking out maps looks good country for free camps. dont mind the cold fitted diesel heater 3 years ago. Webasto best investment ever made in comfort. so much easier and cheaper to keep warm than to cool.

delapan · Senior Member

that would be Albany WA or Portland in vic, no doubts, thats there we will be spending summers after this one, regards, gary

nomadic1 · Senior Member

Have you thought of Jindabyne or somewhere around Lake Eucumbene. Buckanderra (Lake Eucumbene) is about 30km from Cooma - is that too far? Jindabyne has a couple of caravan parks close to town.

aussietraveller · Guru

We can vouch for the caravan park that has the ski lodge and row of shops out the front (can't remember the name) at Jindabyne the tourist caravan area is all bitumen has excellent amenities and gets nice breeze across the lake, there are also many day outings available and not too far from Cooma which has a couple of great coffee shops.

Joe · Senior Member

Paul Merryman wrote:
Looking for the coolest place to go with the van February on mainland Aus. Looking for somewhere within cooee of shops like 40/50km. Alpine country looks good but to far from shops and not practical to take van up to Falls Creek. Glen Innes is over 1000m up anybody live there to say what its like in summer.

I'd be looking across at the South West Land Division and checking out Albany or Esperance. Lots to see and do over there and it is cool. The cool and clean air is beautiful to breathe - a lovely place.