Port Campbell Recreation Reserve

Summer bookings now open, bookings via phone or online essential. Located just over 2.5 hours from Melbourne, close to the heart of the Port Campbell township, Port Campbell Recreation Reserve offers a Great Ocean Road camping experience at its best, with natural bush setting and beautiful views of the Campbell Creek estuary. Being a short drive to Port Campbell National Park it is the perfect base for sightseeing the highlights of the Great Ocean Road including Lock Ard Gorge, Gibson Steps and the 12 Apostles.

With a large number of powered and unpowered sites and great range of amenities and recreational facilities, it is a great place for a fun-filled, family-friendly camping holiday. It's just a short walk to enjoy restaurants and cafes, vibrant shops. Port Campbell Jetty and beach.

Don’t leave your furry friend at home, dogs are welcome year-round.

When you stay at our Great Ocean Road Parks, your camping fees not only go into maintaining the campground, they are also reinvested back into the magnificent Great Ocean Road coastline in which you are staying. Your fees will go towards maintaining a wide range of public facilities, assets and infrastructure and other coastal projects.

A visit to Port Campbell during your Great Ocean Road journey is a must-do. Located just over 3hrs from Melbourne, Port Campbell is a colourful and lively seaside village sheltered by cliffs and Norfolk Pines that provokes all those nostalgic feels of childhood summer holidays. You’ll enjoy restaurants and cafes, vibrant shops or walk out to the Port Campbell Jetty and watch the waves crashing against the limestone cliffs. Not to mention the spectacular coastal scenery and unmissable landmarks of the Port Campbell National Park and Twelve Apostles.

Unsure what to do, here’s a few attractions & activities!

• Swimming and surfing
• Penguin and wildlife spotting
• Bird watching
• Scuba diving & snorkelling
• Beach & water activities
• Drive the Great Ocean Road
• 12 Apostles Gourmet Trail
• Port Campbell Playground
• Port Campbell Discovery Walk
• Twelve Apostles Marine National Park
• The Arches Marine Sanctuary
• Port Campbell National Park - 12 Apostles, Loch Ard Gorge, The Sentinel, The Arch, London Bridge, Gibson Steps, The Grotto
• Bay of Islands Coastal Park - Bay of Islands, Bay of Martyrs, Childers Cove, Murnane's Bay
• Cape Otway Lightstation
• Great Ocean Road Cheese World
• Berry World
• Great Ocean Walk
• Great Ocean Road Wildlife Park
• 12 Apostles Brewery