Freycinet National Park Camping

Freycinet National Park (specifically the Richardsons Beach Campground) is the absolute crown jewel of Tasmanian camping, but you need to know the rules of engagement: Peak season is a lottery. For camping over the Christmas/January period and Easter, sites are allocated via a ballot system drawn in August. If you miss that email, you miss out. Outside of those times, it is a normal booking system, but it fills up fast. The campground itself is spectacular, nestled into the sand dunes right on the edge of Coles Bay. It is divided into powered sites (rows A-C) and unpowered tent sites (the Dunes). The “Dad Win” here is the location: you are practically staying at the trailhead for the Wineglass Bay Lookout walk. You can beat the tour buses by starting at 8:00 AM. Amenities are excellent for a National Park, with electric BBQs, flushing toilets, and hot showers (essential after a swim in the freezing Tassie ocean). The Wildlife Warning: The possums and wallabies here are not cute; they are highly trained tactical units. If you leave a zipper open or food on a table for ten seconds, it will be gone. Lock your food in the car. Strictly no pets.