Department of Parks, Wildlife & Heritage
The East Coast
Operates a handful of free camp sites around the island, mostly with toilets and BBQs. North East River, Lillies Beach and Trousers Point are the best of…
Must-see hotels in The East Coast
Triabunna Cabin & Caravan Park
The East Coast
This small-but-progressive compound, surrounded by well-maintained gardens, has all the usual caravan-park facilities, as well as a couple of en suite…
The East Coast
Expect comfortable, old-fashioned country hospitality at this endearing B&B, with three bedrooms available for your slumbering hours. Dogs, horses and…
The East Coast
The faultlessly pretty Green Valley Homestead (sleeps up to six in three bedrooms) is a five-minute drive from Whitemark, set in rural paddocks with views…
The East Coast
This brightly decorated,1935 weatherboard house on the main street has friendly hosts and sunny rooms. The breakfast room (also sunny) has water views,…
Oakdene Heritage Accommodation
The East Coast
Opulent heritage B&B stylings (chandeliers, brass beads, chesterfields) on St Marys' main street, in a beautiful 1880 white weatherboard house behind (you…
The East Coast
There are great water views from this bright, clean, chocolate-brown weatherboard hostel, that feels more like a relaxed beach house than a backpackers…
The East Coast
Somewhere between caravan park cabins and motel rooms, this conjoined row of three modest, camelia-coloured units is a thoroughly decent Orford option…
Humbug Point Nature Recreation Area
The East Coast
There are free, basic camp sites in bushland 8km north of St Helens in Humbug Point Nature Recreation Area, en route to Binalong Bay. The camping area is…
The East Coast
Free, basic camping at remote Bryans Beach, down on Freycinet Peninsula's southern tip. BYO everything. Consult the visitor centre before you set off: it…
The East Coast
Near the airport are these busily managed and recently renovated cabins, plus car and campervan hire. Mountain bikes, kayaks and fishing gear also…
The East Coast
Free camping at Encampment Cove, a three- or four-hour trudge from the ferry pier at Darlington. You'll have to carry in everything you need, including…
The East Coast
There are free grassy unpowered sites, toilets and showers next to the town oval. It’s a right turn after the rivulet off Gray Rd (A4), heading out of…
The East Coast
Free camping among wombats and an old shearing shed, roughly a three-hour walk south from the ferry pier at Darlington. BYO everything, including water…
The East Coast
National park campground with 17 sites, pit toilets and an abundance of wallabies, strung through the coastal scrub behind the wild Friendly Beaches.
The East Coast
About 2km north of Bicheno, this complex of 27 sun-soaked apartments is surrounded by lawns and has winning views north along the coast. There's private…
The East Coast
This hulking hotel complex by the river looks Soviet bloc-ish from the outside, but the new owners are steadily renovating rooms to banish this aesthetic…
The East Coast
You can’t miss this clunky red-brick block on the beach as the road bends through Swansea. It’s an aesthetic poke in the eye, but some of the rooms have…
The East Coast
These family-friendly, self-contained units are old-school and they're right on the highway, but they're okay for an overnighter (you'll find more scenic…
The East Coast
This simple park is right on the highway – an unappealing locale, but at least affordable. There’s a camp kitchen, a laundry and a playground; aim for one…
