Thread: End of free camping in Victoria?

Originally Posted by Davo

Welcome to the future. In Canada in the late 90s, I found that in order to book a campsite at one of the big and very popular provincial parks you needed a CREDIT CARD. Yes, to go camping. Apparently it was because people would book and then not turn up, so this way the authorities would get their money anyway.

I didn't have a credit card then, so I never went. But this is just typical of what happens with busy camping areas.

It's the same in the USA but there is at least a partial reason for keeping campers together.... they have predators, we don't. The rangers there are responsible for keeping mainly bears, but mountain lions etc away from populated areas.

I've said it before in another post and on another topic.... I'm pleased to have lived in this country for so long and been able to enjoy the wonderful lifestyle it USED to offer. My grandchild will never have the freedoms that I have enjoyed whatever the reason or who is to blame for the changes

Yes,I know what you mean about losing places from the past. We recntly revisited what used to be a favourite camping spot in the hills behind Coffs, in an area my family settled a century ago when it was virgin rainforest. We used to drive in, over a couple of creek crossings, and then head off into various abandoned forestry trails and free camp. Now its a NP, you have to park at the entrance and walk and the forestry trails are collapsing or overgrown. We're planing to take the kids, now adults, back there later this year so they can see it again before its lost.

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