NORTH HAVEN NSW HIPCAMP

Australia Day 2023 public holiday, we thought we'd take advantage and take a couple of extra days off to venture to a new place for us to explore. We found an awesome HIPCAMP with only a 5 minutes walk to the river and so close to everything else, be it shops, cafes, restaurants, river, beaches, parks, picnic areas, swimming spots and local seafood. I must say that Sandbar Cafe makes the best smoothies, well worth stopping in before you head out on the water, as it's opposite the boat ramp and picnic area. There are many 4WD beaches, boat ramps and boat hire, give Jake from BJA Boat Hire to book a tinny, half cabin or BBQ boat. The area is known for catching big flatheads and with that in mind we set our hopes high for a big one. In this video we explore North Haven and the surrounding areas up to Port Macquarie. It truly is a beautiful place with so much to do if you love the great outdoors. We hope you enjoy our video and we welcome your thoughts and comments below. Cheers Marg & Steve

[@geoffstein3896]

How do you find these places? I love North Haven

[@gibbosroadtripadventures]

Our son and his partner @wanderdownunder_ stayed at the Hipcamp last year, or the year before, and we were looking for somewhere new to explore so thought lets try there. After that we checked out the area via KZbin & Google and found that it really was a lovely little gem that we needed to explore. We will definitely return and hopefully be more successful with catching some seafood. Thanks for dropping by!

[@geoffstein3896]

@@gibbosroadtripadventures Thanks for that... I need to know how to find new spots, we have been to North Haven a few times now and love it, never knew there was any hipcamps etc up that way. The old hipcamps are getting a bit expensive now too don't ya think? For what some are asking without toilets and showers they push you towards caravan parks. Have been pretty put off by some that are asking just way too much for such little. Enjoy your videos 👍

[@geoffstein3896]

Oh, also really love your star shows 😀

[@gibbosroadtripadventures]

@@geoffstein3896 I agree it’s hard to justify what some are charging but I guess they may think if people are willing to pay, then they’ll open up their properties to strangers. Check out HIPCAMP and search North Haven, you’ll find Belly’s Farm Stay which we paid $35/night but I think it’s cheaper off peak. You do need to be self contained, no amenities. Another suggestion for North Haven would be to contact BJA Boat Hire as the owners father is opening up his property on the river, but I’m not sure if he will put it on Hipcamp so just go direct. He’s keen for senior style guests rather than big groups, etc.

[@davidbrown2068]

That hip camp was way too expensive for my taste. You could stay, fully connected, in a van park for that.

[@gibbosroadtripadventures]

All depends on what you’re after, we will always prefer the seclusion & privacy of what we had over a caravan park. We did pay extra due to it being a public holiday and we’re happy with that, as we got a spot all to ourselves with low light pollution to capture the stars.