check out the new remote control Jockey Wheel SmartBar rearview170 Beam Communications SatPhone Shop Topargee products Enginesaver Low Water Alarms
Members Login
Username 
 
Password 
    Remember Me  
Click here for the Grey Nomads website -> The Grey Nomads Forum -> Recommendations -> Green Hill Lake Reserve-Ararat Vic.
Post Info TOPIC: Green Hill Lake Reserve-Ararat Vic.
JohnR


Senior Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 347
Date:
Green Hill Lake Reserve-Ararat Vic.
Permalink  

No water in the lake and being the South West of Victoria in dry/drought conditions. However, the camp on the outskirts of town has plenty of space, shade and drinking water available at several taps located around the Lake foreshore. The showers are hot and the toilets flush. A volunteer will call late in the afternoon to collect $5- per night. Very quite and on New Years Eve was only occupied by "Grey Nomads" and few families. No water in the Lake at this time of the year does provide sum positives???

 

JohnR



__________________

"House sitting Barmedman NSW"
rockylizard


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 9575
Date:
Permalink  

Gday...

CAMPS 9 - VIC SITE 452 - 37 17 47 S 142 58 53 E

CAMPS 8 - VIC SITE 471 - 37 17 47 S 142 58 53 E

I stayed here recently and thought I would update the previous report.

It is a very good camp spot, albeit very popular. I was here mid-week and the campers were older folk travelling.

I would be interested on how busy it would be during a holiday period/long weekend.

Here are some photos of how it looked during my visit.

Cheers - John



Attachments
__________________

2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto - 2008 23ft Golden Eagle Hunter
Some people feel the rain - the others just get wet - Bob Dylan
Tony Bev


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 5388
Date:
Permalink  

Hello John

I stayed here in February 2017 for about six days

It got busier on the weekend with families coming for a swim

I only saw about half a dozen boats, and there were still plenty of parking places left

Below is a link to the same camp, in a different section of the forum

http://thegreynomads.activeboard.com/t51639264/ararat-free-camping/



__________________

Tony

It cost nothing to be polite
rockylizard


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 9575
Date:
Permalink  

Gday...

Thanks for the 'editing' job Tony.

Smiley Embarrased.jpg

Goes to show if ya use the Search Engine ... and it brings up earlier posts, ya jest GOTTA check which sub-forum it brings up. cry

I didn't check and assumed (bad move no) and then posted me info and pics.

I meant to bung it in the Free/Budget Campites sub-forum. no

Cheers - John



__________________

2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto - 2008 23ft Golden Eagle Hunter
Some people feel the rain - the others just get wet - Bob Dylan
Tony Bev


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 5388
Date:
Permalink  

Hello John

I never spotted that they were in different sections of the forum, until you pointed it out, only that they were under different named topics

So thanks for that as I shall try to more alert from now on  

In my opinion, so I could be wrong, it is very easy not to spot a camp when using the Search, as sometimes the same camp is put under different names

For example this topic is named Green Hill Lake Reserve-Ararat Vic, while the other topic is named ARARAT free camping

I hope that I am doing the right thing by putting links to camps I have stayed at, which are in different names/sections of the forum
I just have the gut feeling that it is the right thing to do
Or at least not doing any harm






__________________

Tony

It cost nothing to be polite
RustyD


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 879
Date:
Permalink  

Just spent 5 days as this lake. Brilliant and plenty of rainbow trout. Lake restocked last August after drought. The entire campsite is dog friendly with one section off-leash. On the Easter weekend there was about 300 vans/tents.

__________________

Centrelink - Living the Dream.
Page 1 of 1  sorted by
 
Quick Reply

Please log in to post quick replies.
Click here for the Grey Nomads website -> The Grey Nomads Forum -> Recommendations -> Green Hill Lake Reserve-Ararat Vic.
Tweet this page Post to Digg Post to Del.icio.us
Purchase Grey Nomad bumper stickers Read our daily column, the Nomad News The Grey Nomad's Guidebook