Australia So Much to See
New South Wales - Gulargambone
The dump point is quaint, situated inside an old out-house (below right).
While the amenities block has small shower cubicles, they have renovated it well and it is kept very clean. The white non static shower curtains are washed every day. Floor mats provided in dressing area.
All this for the very reasonable price of $25 powered site for two, and $20 unpowered. Discounted rates for a single camper. Credit card surcharge applies.
A fine example to caravan park operators
who claim falling custom and who do little to help themselves.
At the very welcoming Gulargambone Caravan
Park, where the current owners have built up a popular park, with lots of opportunities for socialising.
On our first night, they
gave us hot soup and freshly cooked damper at happy hour around the campfire. The following night pizza was served. Yes, our
one night became our first night, as most people stay longer than planned to enjoy the friendliness.
I highly recommend staying at the Gulargambone Caravan Park, run by a couple who have brought it back to life with the best social
aspects of any park we have been to. The kettle is always boiling and someone will be cooking morning of afternoon tea, and the evening
gathering around the campfire is a must. See our review of Gulargambone Caravan Park here.
Turn west from
the Castlereagh Highway into Bourbah Street, the left into Munnell Street, just in front of the Post Office where there is a caravan
park sign. Next right into Skuthorpe Street for around 70 metres to caravan park entrance. Close to Warrumbungle National
Park.
The caravan park everyone is talking about, here looking at the spacious unpowered section. In the tiny town of Gulargambone,
between Coonamble and Gilgandra, fading fortunes had turned Gulargambone into a near ghost town. Enter former motorhome travellers
David and Bernadette as new owners of the caravan park. They have helped bring the town back to life and place it firmly on
the tourism agenda with their hospitality and community involvement.
We were sorry to miss the much acclaimed camp oven roast dinner. These are held twice a week during the cooler months of the
year. At a cost per person of little more than $12 these are a bargain for a good meal. But we had a booking in
Gilgandra that we had to keep.
So we left Gulargambone and headed south, to the town where I took the wrong turn all those years
ago, when we first saw Gulargambone and the Warrumbungle National Park.