O'Neill's Creek Cradle Mt Road between Sheffield and Moina GPS S:41 28.007 E:146 13.191
Heavy rain and flooding over this camp site earlier in the month curtailed our camping. However on this weekend, although the creek was flowing fast, it was warm and sunny.
This is a free camping site, with several trees and electricity poles running through the middle. There are signs warning of the risk of branches falling. Luckily, we were spared falling branch damage, but had to beware of gumnuts, twigs and small red spiders.
There is a shelter shed with a mural and signage that tells the story of Gustav and Kate Weindorfer, who honeymooned in the Roland area, and saw Cradle Mountain and the potential for a National Park for the first time from the peak.
The walk to the peak of Roland from the carpark near O'Neill's Creek is estimated to take 4-6 hours, and is a moderate to difficult walk. The two other walks to Mt van Dyke and Mt Claude are shorter, and also quite demanding.
For those seeking something softer, there is a delightful rainforest walk next to the campground, with numbered signposts and a matching explanatory brochure organised by Outlook Mt. Roland, 'a volunteer group promoting sustainable recreation in the Mt Roland Regional Reserve.' In their brochure on the Roland walks, it is noted that 'free-range camping is permitted' on Mt Roland.
What is your experience of free camping in the north-west of Tasmania?
Heavy rain and flooding over this camp site earlier in the month curtailed our camping. However on this weekend, although the creek was flowing fast, it was warm and sunny.
This is a free camping site, with several trees and electricity poles running through the middle. There are signs warning of the risk of branches falling. Luckily, we were spared falling branch damage, but had to beware of gumnuts, twigs and small red spiders.
There is a shelter shed with a mural and signage that tells the story of Gustav and Kate Weindorfer, who honeymooned in the Roland area, and saw Cradle Mountain and the potential for a National Park for the first time from the peak.
The walk to the peak of Roland from the carpark near O'Neill's Creek is estimated to take 4-6 hours, and is a moderate to difficult walk. The two other walks to Mt van Dyke and Mt Claude are shorter, and also quite demanding.
For those seeking something softer, there is a delightful rainforest walk next to the campground, with numbered signposts and a matching explanatory brochure organised by Outlook Mt. Roland, 'a volunteer group promoting sustainable recreation in the Mt Roland Regional Reserve.' In their brochure on the Roland walks, it is noted that 'free-range camping is permitted' on Mt Roland.
What is your experience of free camping in the north-west of Tasmania?
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