Bordertown Recreation Lake Review
Location: Bordertown, SA
COST
Payment via donation box.
Bordertown Recreation Lake
Bordertown Recreation Lake offers camping beside a beautiful man-made lake near the border of South Australia and Victoria, with payment via a donation box. It’s just off the Dukes Highway, about 3 hours south-east of Adelaide.
Camping spots are available for fully self-sufficient travellers (no tents), and because there’s no pre-marked campsites, travellers simply pick where they want to go. The spots are leafy and green, and close to lovely walking tracks around the lake. Travellers are permitted to stay for up to 72 hours.
Latitude, Longitude: -36.306325°, 140.775671°
GPS Coordinates: 36° 18′ 22.77’’ S, 140° 46′ 32.415’’ E
POWER
Not available.
WATER
Not available.
TOILET
Yes toilet only available.
DUMP POINT
Yes available.
ACCESS INTO SITE
Sealed roads that are accessible all year round by all sized vehicles.
SIZE SITE
Large sites with multiple sizes available.
PHONE + INTERNET
Telstra and Optus services available (both very fast).
DOG FRIENDLY
Yes allowed.
FIRES
Not allowed.
COST
Payment via donation box.
POWER
Not available.
WATER
Not available.
TOILET
Yes toilet only available.
DUMP POINT
Yes available.
ACCESS INTO SITE
Sealed roads that are accessible all year round by all sized vehicles.
SIZE SITE
Large sites with multiple sizes available.
PHONE + INTERNET
Telstra and Optus services available (both very fast).
DOG FRIENDLY
Yes allowed.
FIRES
Not allowed.
Sites Features
Things to Do
General Comments
We stayed one night at Bordertown Recreation Centre on our way from Melbourne to SA, which was a long enough stay for us. Payment for this camping spot was via donation, so be sure to support the local area and leave one if you stop in.
It was a pretty, leafy spot, based near a big man-made lake with walking tracks that stretch around. There were a few people fishing and canoeing on the lake, but no swimming was allowed.
The spot was only suitable for fully self-contained travellers. There were lots of trees and leaves on the ground, so just be sure to pick your spot wisely. We also found quite a few ants nests, so try to park away from these or put baby powder around the wheels of your van to stop them coming inside. Fires weren’t permitted which seemed a wise idea considering the leaf matter.
Internet speeds were quite fast (much more so than many other metro locations), so it was a good spot to catch up on some work. There were also a few little shops nearby to check out – health shops, a bakery etc – but not much to do there. It was a very nice spot to relax and take in the scenery though.
The not so good
Overall Rating
How to get there?
Leave a Reply
Want to join the discussion?Feel free to contribute!
Morning we are staying in this great free / Donation camp I was just wondering what it once was use as because it has a lot lot of broken glass but in staying that we are truly grateful to be able to stay we walked into town done shopping had lunch at the bakery I was asking only because I am curious cheers.
Hey Anne, my understanding is that local council decided to make the lake after a huge amount of soil was dug out to create the nearby overpass in the 80’s – I guess a lake was much prettier than a big hole. Not sure about the glass, perhaps some other campers didn’t clean up after themselves. I don’t believe Nathan and Martene found any glass when they were there.