CampgroundHidden gem

Mungo Main Camp, Lake Mungo

Mungo National Park, New South Wales

Outback camp on the edge of a dry lake where Aboriginal remains are 40,000 years old.

Price
Nightly camping fee
Booking
No need to book

A basic national park campground near the Mungo visitor centre. The nearby Walls of China is a dramatic lunette of eroded dunes. Quiet nights and clear skies make it a top star-gazing camp.

Good to know

  • Do the Mungo Zig Zag drive at sunset
  • Road closes after rain, check conditions
  • Bring all water
Best time
April to October
Open
All year, hot summers
Getting there
Gravel road, impassable when wet
Vehicles
Fine in any car
Dogs
No dogs

Facilities

  • Fire pits
  • Picnic tables
  • Toilets
  • Drinking water

Data: Roadtrip. Things change: check opening times, prices and rules before you go.

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