We traveled through golden fields, lined with salt lakes and the Australian bush. Stretches of dry landscape led us into the Barossa Valley, where the vineyards sat vibrant and green. It’s the perfect place to enjoy a wine tasting and tour your favourite vineyard.
As we travel around we’ve enjoyed seeing the different groups of people enjoying camping. There are, the grey nomads either post retirement or getting out on the weekend, uni students enjoying a few days break, families with kids, couples of all ages, solo travelers seeking waves to surf or mountains climb.
The modes of camping varies from swags, to roof top tents, ground tents, 30 second pop tents, camper trailers, caravans, RVs and even… buses.
When choosing where to stay, there is a range from free camping, parks/showgrounds, bush camps, national parks and caravan parks. The prices vary from being free, $5 donations, $10/car, $30/night to $70/family.
We left Barossa, after camping for $5 near a park where we had basic facilities, forest trees which lined a fence with a horse behind it and a playground for the kids with a big field.
When we arrived in Adelaide, the options were limited. We ended up at a caravan park with pristine gardens and warms showers for $70/night on a site we could barely squeeze our camper onto, and we also received an A4 page of restrictions as to what you can/cannot do. Give me bush camping anyday!!
Despite this little shock, we really loved Adelaide.
The town is nestled nicely between the hills and the ocean. You can enjoy both a bush hike as well as a swim at Glenelg!
Some friends took us around Morialta Park, and we walked amongst massive gum trees and rock walls with a myriad of bird life and koalas aplenty. We even had a chance to explore a dry waterfall, it was exciting getting up so close and climbing around the rocks where water would normally fall.