Hall Point Sulphur Creek Camping Review
Location: Sulphur Creek, TAS
COST
Free.
Hall Point Sulphur Creek Camping
Hall Point Sulphur Creek Camping is a free campsite set on a penguin colony! Located right on the water, this site offers amazing views over the water, as well as a front row seat to watch hundreds of penguins who call this place home.
The site can be found at 286 Preservation Drive in Sulphur Creek, Tasmania. It is on the north coast of Tassie, about an hour and a half north-west from Launceston.
This basic campsite is only suitable for fully self-sufficient caravans and motorhomes. Travellers are allowed to stay a maximum of 48 hours.
Latitude, Longitude: -41.093833°, 146.027949°
GPS Coordinates: 41° 5′ 37.799’’ S, 146° 1′ 40.616’’ E
POWER
Not available.
WATER
Not available.
TOILET
Not available.
DUMP POINT
Not 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.
DOG FRIENDLY
Not allowed.
FIRES
Not allowed.
COST
Free.
POWER
Not available.
WATER
Not available.
TOILET
Not available.
DUMP POINT
Not 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.
DOG FRIENDLY
Not allowed.
FIRES
Not allowed.
Sites Features
Things to Do
General Comments
The Hall Point Sulphur Creek Campground was right on a penguin colony – there were literally hundreds of penguins everywhere! In the day they were all in their burrows, but at night you could get your red torch (must use a red light as normal light hurts their eyes) and you can see them walking all along the area. You could hear them chirping away at night too! It was very cool.
The spot was right on the water so offered pretty amazing views, but the wildlife was definitely the highlight – we even saw a seal!
Locals were very protective of the penguins (so they should be!) and regularly popped in throughout the day to make sure all campers were doing the right thing. This spot was only suitable for fully self-contained travellers – it was especially important that all grey water was contained and taken when we left as this helped ensure the wildlife stayed protected.
Whilst it did feel at times like Big Brother was watching, we completely understand why the locals keep watch.
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