Closest point to drive and park is on sealed roads, from there it is on foot to the campsite
35.9 km SSW of Sydney
GPS: Latitude 34° 10′ 37.92"S Longitude 151° 3′ 20.952"E
Walk in along the coastal track. Closest access is to walk south from Garie Beach, or down the Stockyard Spur from the Squeeze way.
General Information
There is a long walk into this campsite There are a total of 12 campsitesA maximium of 36 people can camp here. This campsite with basic facilities is on the grassy area just above North Era Beach, just next to the toilet. The campsite needs to be booked ahead and is popular with groups of people walking the coast track. The campsite can be exposed to high winds of the coast, but is generally a pleasant area. Do not rely on getting water here, best to carry water in. The beach does not had a Surf life saving club. Era (to the south) and Garie beach (to the north) are patrolled most weekends.
Bookings and contact information
You can book a campsite by phoning the Campsite contactFor more information contact the Sydney South (Royal National Park) Camping bookings office on:Phone:(02) 9542 0683
(more contact details)
Fees
Camping fees applyAdult=$10 Per NightChildren=$5 Per Night
Car entry fees applyVehicle=$11 Per Day
Children rates apply to people aged 5-15 years (children under 5 are free)
Facilities
Toilets Pit or composting toilets are available
Showers No showers are provided on site
Water No drinking water onsite - bring your own water
Picnic Tables No Picnic tables or shelters are provided on site
Pit fire BBQs Wood fired BBQ's are not provided
Electric of Gas BBQs Gas or electric BBQ's are not provided
Rubbish Bins No rubbish bins provided - take your own rubbish with you
Fuel Stove only area This is a Fuel Stove only area.
ActivitiesSwimmingThere are places to swimNearest know Camping Stores
This is a great walk, lots to see and fairly easy going. If your generally an active person, this is just what your looking for. Possibly a little lacking on some parts of the track in terms of directions.
Yeah Soon I plan to link walks to the campsites. We have about 8 walks that go through North Era that will describe this in detail.
Here is the shortest route in
http://www.wildwalks.com/bushwalking-and-hiking-in-nsw/royal-national-park/garie-beach-to-north-era-beach.html
With that link you put up, does that mean it takes 2 hours to walk from garie beach to north head? Or 1 hour each way?
Hi James
That is one hour each way :) That is rounded up. It is about 40 mins of walking time (the right hand side of the track notes show approx walking time for each section of track)
Happy camping
Matt :)
Hi Matt, love your site. I cant help but notice the prices vary from the national park list and suggest that the ocean is a reasonable guess for swimming.I know lots of info it must be hard to get across it all and I appreciate your efforts your site is excellent. Stephen
Hi Matt,
We are trying to find a good place to camp with 2 kids (5 and 7). We checked out Bonnie Vale today but not quite what we are after. Would Garie or Nth Era be an option? How long do you estimate the walk from the nearest parking would be? Also love your site. Have used it for walks in Blue Mts and St Albans area. Many thanks.
Would Garie or Nth Era be an option? How long do you estimate the walk from the nearest parking would be?
Hi Alison
Thanks for your kind words, Glad to here you like Wildwalks.
Here is the descrition of the walk in to this campsite - http://www.wildwalks.com/bushwalking-and-hiking-in-nsw/royal-national-park/garie-beach-to-north-era-beach.html It is a two hour rtn walk. Most adults would walk for Garie Beach car park in about 40mins, but best to leave an hour. The walking notes provide driving direction etc. There is no camping at Garie (other than at the YHA, which is about 15min walk from the same car park in the other direction).
It is not as well set up for kids. There is very limited shade, and the toilet is very simple. You need to carry in water etc. If your kids are used to that style, or getting used to that style of camping, then great. But it is not like Bonnie Vale where there are lots of facilities.
Hope that helps
Have a great time. Please let us know what you end up doing. I want to get more here about camping with kids, in time.
Matt :)
SwimmingThere are places to swimNearest know Camping Stores
You can book a campsite by phoning the Campsite contactFor more information contact the Sydney South (Royal National Park) Camping bookings office on:Phone:(02) 9542 0683
1 km
not too much longer now :)