Derwent Valley, Tasmania
Two hundred hectares of bush, a river you can swim in, and a sky dark enough that the Milky Way casts a shadow.
Book a siteOf bush and river frontage
Pitches and tents
Bortle dark-sky class
Years family-run
Prices are per night for two people. Extra adult $18, children under 12 free, dogs free on the unpowered loop.
Find your own patch on the river loop. Fire drum, firewood, and a composting toilet within 80 metres.
Level gravel pad for a van or camper, 15A power, drinking tap at the post, 12m drive-through.
Canvas on a deck: queen bed, wood heater, gas ring, and a hot shower two minutes away.
Turn up with nothing. Bedding, lantern, rug and a firewood bundle are already in there.
Solid walls, its own bathroom, a tiny kitchen. The one to book in July when it snows.
The whole north clearing for up to 20 people, with its own fire ring and toilet block.
Reception is a shed with a bell on it. It works.
Turn off the B61 at the Blackwood sign and follow the gravel for 3.4km. Last fuel and groceries are in New Norfolk — stock up there.
A barrow of split hardwood comes with every site. The map marks the swimming hole, the two walking loops, and where the wombats dig.
Swim, walk to the falls, read. Generators off from 8pm and quiet from 10pm — this is the only rule anyone cares about.
On a clear moonless night you will see the Magellanic Clouds with the naked eye. We hand out red torches so nobody wrecks it.
“We have been coming since our eldest was in a carrier. She is nine now and knows the river loop better than we do.”
“Booked a bell tent as a soft launch into camping for someone who hates camping. They asked to stay a third night.”
“The dark sky is not marketing. I took my first real Milky Way photograph from the group clearing.”
| Monday | 09:00–17:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 09:00–17:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00–17:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00–18:00 |
| Friday | 08:00–20:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00–20:00 |
| Sunday | 08:00–18:00 |
Arriving late? Ring ahead and we will leave your site number and a torch in the box on the gate.
Summer opens for booking on 1 August, and the river pitches are usually gone by the end of that week.
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