Camping – The Murray
With its mild, warm and dry climate, and spectacular wilderness areas, this region is an ideal destination for a camping holiday.
Set up camp at an outback national park near Mildura and take in a vivid night sky from a remote site or a campground with full facilities. For a unique camping experience, join an overnight guided camping tour with a local Aboriginal guide.
Bushland camping is also popular along the banks of the Murray River. There are many picturesque shady riverside clearings between Albury and Mildura and that make perfect campgrounds.
Here are some of the best camping spots but for a full list contact the local visitor information centre.
NB. Most camp sites are basic. Please ensure that what you bring with you, you take away. Please also ensure you take note of the fire restrictions in the area during your stay. Beware of camping under trees, as River Red Gums drop branches without warning.
Mildura and surrounds:
- Merbein Common
Merbein common is a picturesque sandy beach on the Murray River.
Picnic tables, boat ramp.
To get there you travel to Merbein and then take the Old River Road. The common will be on your right. - Bruces Bend
Bruces Bend is a sandy beach around the bend from a large Marina complex with many houseboats.
Fireplaces and picnic tables.
To get there go left into Irymple Ave from 11th Street. Travel to the end then turn right into the Kings Billabong Reserve. Bruces Bend is straight ahead. - Green Point
Green Point is a sandy beach opposite Bottle Bend on the Victorian side of the River.
Green Point has no facilities, just bush and sandy beaches.
To get there you go into the Kings Billabong Nature Reserve through Bruces Bend, travel past the Marina and then double back along the River.
Swan Hill and surrounds:
- Nyah State Forest
Bush camping areas along the banks of the Murray River. No facilities.
Located 20 kilometres north of Swan Hill and signposted off the Murray Valley Highway. - Vinifera State Forest
Bush camping areas along the banks of the Murray River. No facilities.
Located 20 kilometres north of Swan Hill and signposted off the Murray Valley Highway. - The Loddons Floodway
Natural bushland setting on the Murray River. No facilities.
Located 15 kilometres from Swan Hill on the Pentil Island Road
Echuca-Moama and surrounds:
Bush camping sites on Gunbower Island between the Murray River and Gunbower Creek.
Fireplaces.
Access via Cohuna Island Road from Cohuna.
Camping is popular along much of the 112 kilometre frontage to the Murray River. The Narmah Lakes area has toilets, fireplaces and tables. Dispersed camping is permitted elsewhere along the river, with basic facilities at Ulupna Island.
Access via Moira Lakes Road, Barmah
Beach camping area on the banks of the Murray River just outside Echuca.
Toilets, picnic tables, fireplaces.
Access via Simmie Road from Echuca
Beach camping area on the banks of the Murray River just outside Echuca.
Betts Beach has no facilities, just bush and sandy beaches.
Access via Simmie Road from Echuca
Beach camping area located 5 kilometres south-east of Cobram.
Horseshoe Lagoon Beach has no facilities, just bush and sandy beaches and a boat ramp.
Access via Horseshoe track, off River Road, Cobram
Bush camping beside beautiful river beaches.
Toilets, picnic tables, fireplaces.
Access is available via Forges Pump Road, off the Murray Valley Hwy, 7 kilometres north-west of Yarrawonga.
Albury Wodonga and surrounds:
- The Kurrajongs camping area in Mt Lawson State Park near Albury
This is an attractive riverside setting off the Murray River Road near Talgarno.
Picnic tables, fireplaces and lookout facilities.
Located near Lake Hume. Access via Murray River Road - Richardson's Bend and Doolan's Bend near Albury
This is a beautiful spot on the Murray River.
Picnic tables and fireplaces.
Accessed off the Murray Valley Highway between Albury and Rutherglen
