Campgrounds
Depot Beach campground (59 sites)
Wheelchair access: medium
Assistance may be required to access this area
- The campground has wheelchair-accessible toilets and showers accessed via ramps
- The beach can be reached with assistance
Set amongst the beautiful spotted gums native to the area, the location is perfectly idyllic for a weekend away. Once you’ve set up your tent, swag, camper trailer or caravan you’ll never want to leave.
The beach is just a couple of minutes' walk away and is the perfect spot to go for a swim, a snorkel, or relax with a book on the golden sand. There are great spots for fishing, and if you’re lucky, you’ll catch a glimpse of the local dolphins that seem to love this part of the coastline too. Once you’ve had enough of the sun and sand, both Rock Platform walk, Depot Beach and Depot Beach Rainforest walk leave from this area.
After a day of beach-dwelling, you can relax at your campsite, watching kangaroos graze on the surrounding grass and enjoying a tasty camp dinner as the night sky come alive with stars. You’re bound to feel a million miles from home.
Activities: walking, swimming, snorkelling, fishing, picnicking, playing and socialising
Location:
shown on Pretty Beach to Depot Beach map
Getting there: On entering Murramarang National Park via Mount Agony Road from the Princes Highway, take the right fork onto North Durras Road, then take Depot Beach Road.
Facilities: wood barbecues (bring your own firewood), gas/electric barbecues, flush toilets, hot showers, amenities block, drinking water, public phone, picnic tables, electric power, trackhead/access point
Online bookings: use a secure payment facility to book online
Alternatively, please contact the Customer Experience Team on 13000 PARKS (13000 72757).
NB: All reservations incur a booking fee of 2.5% in addition to the total amount payable.
Events, activities and alerts at this location
| School excursion | Then and now - Aboriginal culture  This excursion gives students the opportunity to experience Aboriginal Culture with Aboriginal Discovery Rangers, and to develop an understanding of the importance of protecting and respecting culture. Activities include bush tucker and medicine, the role of women, traditional weaving, art, music and dance, men’s business (hunting, tools and didgeridoo), site management and protection.
Difficulty: easy
Parks:
Meeting place: at your School or National Park
Cost: from $7.70 per student More info: Nowra, Phone: (02) 4423 2170 | by arrangement |
| School excursion | What is a national park - state and national parks  This activity addresses syllabus requirements for primary students, through interactive displays, hands-on activities and research. A guided walk with Discovery rangers will explore the natural environment, the impact of fire, the relationship between plants and animals, and habitat change. Students can dress up in the uniforms of various National Parks staff, with discussion on the importance of these jobs, benefits to the park and park visitors, and human impacts on parks. Students can also do a 'minibeast measure', using simple plots to identify and record minibeasts and habitats.
Difficulty: easy
Parks:
Meeting place: at your School or National Park
Cost: start from $7.70 per student Vehicle entry fees apply.
Bookings:
More info: Nowra, Phone: (02) 4423 2170 | by arrangement |
North Head
This is a bush camping spot with 10 formal sites. The car park is a few metres from the campsites. Booking is not necessary and there are no camping fees, but the daily Park Use Fee applies.
Getting there: From the Princes Highway take the Durras Road and then turn right into the North Head Road and follow until the end. It is also possible to go from Durras; follow the Old Coast Road then the North Head Road.
Facilities: non-flush toilets
Contact:
Fitzroy Falls Visitor Centre, Phone: 02 4887 7270
North Head campground (10 sites)
This remote bush camp spot is ideal for the adventurous campers who like to get away from it all. At North Head campground, in Murramarang National Park, you’ll feel a million miles away from the modern world yet only a short drive from Batemans Bay on the South Coast.
Once you’ve pitched your tent, it’s only a short stroll to the beach and headlands of this rugged pristine coastline. Spend your days swimming, walking, fishing and exploring along the wild and unspoilt spots including Honeysuckle Beach. It’s a short drive or long walk to Oakey Beach walking track.
At night, dine under the stars before collapsing into your tent, lulled to sleep by the sounds of the crashing waves. In the morning, head to the beach and dive into the sparkling clean waves and you’ll be ready to do it all again.
Activities: walking, snorkelling, swimming, birdwatching, astronomy and star gazing, whale watching, picnicking, playing and socialising
Location:
shown on park map
Getting there: North Head campground is in the southern precinct of Murramarang National Park). To get there:
- From the Princes Highway, take the Durras Road
- Turn right into North head Road and follow to the end
Facilities: non-flush toilets, carpark
Toilets: one toilet
Pebbly Beach campground (20 sites)
Wheelchair access: medium
Assistance may be required to access this area
- The toilets are wheelchair accessible
Tucked behind the forest along the coastline, this is the ultimate place to set up camp and enjoy the splendours of Murramarang National Park.
With only 20 campsites, Pebbly Beach campground is a fantastic spot to meet fellow campers and the resident kangaroos. Unlike other campsites in the area, tent camping is on gravel platforms next to your vehicle.
Spend your days exploring the stunning coastline on foot, sinking a line to catch a fish or two, swimming in the crystal clear waters, then come back to the campground to cook up a barbecue and listen to the wildlife settle down for the evening. If you’re feeling adventurous there are also a number of walks that start from the campground.
Activities: walking, fishing, swimming, paddling
Location:
shown on Pretty Beach to Depot Beach map
Getting there: On entering Murramarang National Park from Mount Agony Road at East Lynne:
- Turn right into North Durras Road
- Then left to Depot Beach Road
- Take the second road on the left to the beach
Facilities: wood barbecues (firewood supplied), amenities block, gas/electric barbecues, flush toilets, cold showers, drinking water, carpark, trackhead/access point
Bookings: Contact the Pebbly Beach campground office on (02) 4478 6023
Contact:
Pebbly Beach, Phone: 02 4478 6023
Pretty Beach campground (60 sites)
Wheelchair access: medium
- Assistance may be required to access this area.
- Wheelchair accessible toilet
- Path to beach view
This spacious campground is set in an idyllic location, with lovely views out over Pretty Beach and along the coast. It’s a peaceful place to base yourself for explorations around Durras Mountain and Snapper Point within Murramarang National Park. You can enjoy long coastal walks, birdwatching, swimming in the ocean, sunbathing, fishing, and even whale watching at certain times of the year.
Pretty Beach campground has numerous tent sites, many with power, and if you don’t feel like tent camping, there are even a couple of cabins. It’s a well-equipped campground with hot showers, laundry facilities, sheltered electric barbecues and some small wood barbecues.
All year round, you’ll be able to enjoy watching kangaroos grazing in nearby open spaces, as well as spotting lyrebirds, possums, gliders, Jacky lizards, and goannas.
Pretty Beach also has 2 cabins. See Accommodation.
Campsite map: view a map of Pretty Beach cabins and camping [PDF 181KB].
Activities: walking, fishing, mountain biking, paddling, sailing and boating, surfing, swimming, astronomy and star gazing, birdwatching, whale watching, picnicking, playing and socialising
Location:
shown on Pretty Beach to Depot Beach map
Getting there: From Princes Highway at Termeil, take the Bawley Point/Kioloa turn off. Past Kioloa follow the signs to Pretty Beach . There is 300m of unsealed road.
Facilities: amenities block, picnic tables, gas/electric barbecues (free), wood barbecues (bring your own firewood), drinking water, electric power, lookout, flush toilets, trackhead/access point
Water supply: water should be boiled before drinking.
Not permitted here: Gathering firewood.
Online bookings: use a secure payment facility to book online
Alternatively, please contact the Customer Experience Team on 13000 PARKS (13000 72757).
NB: All reservations incur a booking fee of 2.5% in addition to the total amount payable.
Camping: events and activities
| Commercial activity | Land's Edge  Land's Edge is one of Australia's leading providers of dynamic and progressive education outdoor experiences for schools and other groups.
Operating in Sydney Harbour, the NSW South Coast and in Kosciuszko National Park, the company's outdoor experiences combine adventure and personal growth. Land's Edge provides safe and enjoyable programs, with participants guided at every turn by highly experienced and professional staff. Land's Edge staff adheres to comprehensive safety and risk-management procedures. Land's Edge also offers inexpensive group accommodation on the foreshore of Sydney Harbour. The Land's Edge Sydney Harbour education/accommodation facility is located on the foreshore of Chowder Bay, on Sydney's lower North Shore and adjacent to Sydney Harbour National Park. Offering spectacular Harbour views, the venue accommodates 75 people in fully refurbished dormitory-style rooms. A large, light-filled dining room in a bushland setting seats 80 and can be used for multiple purposes. More info: Land's Edge, Phone: 02 9969 0038 (international +612 9969 0038) | As required |
| Commercial activity | The Outdoor Education Group  The Outdoor Education Group (OEG) is a unique, independent, not-for-profit organisation that provides experiential adventure-based learning programs to schools throughout NSW and Victoria. OEG runs programs in a diverse range of natural environments throughout NSW.
Our programs run from one day up to 30 days and offer activities such as bush walking, canoeing, rafting, cycling, snow shoeing and many more. OEG envisages a world where more people respect and take responsibility for themselves, others and the natural world, and act to support positive relationships, healthy communities and the sustainability of life. Our mission is to deliver excellence in outdoor education through partnerships with schools in order to prepare young people for the personal, social and environmental challenges in their lives. More info: The Outdoor Education Group, Phone: 02 4869 6700 (international +612 4869 6700) | As required |
| Commercial activity | Total Eco Adventures  Promoting environmental awareness through high quality, exciting, nature-based outdoor experiences. Experience exciting flatwater and sea kayaking adventures, marine park snorkel experiences, surfing lessons, stand up paddle lessons and tours and nature walks along the beaches, bays, estuaries and national parks of the Shoalhaven and Eurobodalla regions.
We provide packages and experiences for the general public, schools and corporate groups. More info: Total Eco Adventrues, Phone: 02 4471 6969 (international +612 4471 6969) | . |
