We are George & Shelly, a married couple from Sydney, Australia, who love 4WDing, camping and travelling this great country of ours. Tumbarumba has a licensed IGA Supermarket, and a coin operated laundromat if your kids get muddy like mine. Just another reminder to always carry recovery gear when off-road, a chainsaw may have been a handy little addition too! FACILITIES State forests provide many established camping areas. The route passes Buddong Hut, built in 1925 by Water Resources and Irrigation Commission. The tracks we found weren’t hard by any means, but they were slightly overgrown ….. actually ‘slightly’ isn’t the right word, there were trees taller than me growing in the middle of the track! From here you can access the foreshore camps closer to the Hume & Hovell Track Head also. Awesome crew and a huge camp haha great to meet a few new faces! Blowering Dam Fact Sheet (PDF, 1845.15 KB) Look out points Dam wall. We have always been lucky on the several occasions; even at Easter. With a good map, or google you will be able to find this picturesque camping area. Adelong is a great town to explore, nice couple of pubs. of further exploration. ... First stop was the Blowering Dam, which is one of the biggest dams in NSW, at 1,628,000 megalitres it is three times the size of Sydney Harbour. Camping areas include: Blowering Dam Foreshore, close to Tumut, where the pine forest meets the waters of Blowering Dam, are a number of secluded camping spots to spend a night or even a few days. We found a really great spot right on the river, but as it was still so early in the day we headed off exploring. As Gelly relaxed in front of the fire in mummy’s arms, we found that Charli is scared of campfires and wouldn’t come near us! Whilst the larger western side camping area is off Perkins Road. ), but this time we were pleasantly surprised with their behaviour! From Tumbarumba it’s also an easy drive up to Mt Selwyn. Changed public access around Blowering Dam 29 Nov 2019 - Rod Campbell Visitors to the picnic and camping areas on Blowering Dam’s western foreshore and motorists travelling through Bago State Forest are being asked to plan ahead as some forest roads will be closed throughout the summer. Join us on our journeys around Australia! (Remember we had the camper in tow too ) he was ready to find a place to set up camp! Thanks Mark & Tracey for letting us invade your campsite for the night! DPI research indicates that the dam’s cod fishery is heavily reliant on stocked fish recruitment, with very little natural fish recruitment. Trout and other fish species are present. The brumbies are being rounded up and removed from the adjacent National Park, and although they aren’t native to Australia they are part of the legend that makes the Snowy Mountains such an Australian Icon and controversy still reigns over management of these creatures. After a quick visit at their campsite (litterally just across the water from where we were camped!) Bring your fishing rod, as Paddy’s River Dam is stocked and well worth the effort. Bring a footy or a cricket set and enjoy playing sport with the glistening blue waters of the dam … The Blowering Dam is a major ungated rock fill with clay core embankment dam with concrete chute spillway impounding a reservoir under the same name. Blowering Dam was also the site where, in 1978, Ken Warby set the world water speed record of 317.6 miles per hour (511.1 km / hour) in his boat the Spirit of Australia. The area has a lot to offer, and if you need a DOG FRIENDLY camp Post was not sent - check your email addresses! The view from the top of the power lines track is wonderful; stop and take the time to photograph Talbingo Mountain. Camping is available in Bago State Forest. You may be lucky enough to see one of the hang gliders that take off from this bluff and land on the grass across around Jounama Poundage. Firewood gets picked bare around the campground, so collect it on the drive in. It also allows a great view of the drought situation in NSW at present as you can see where the water levels usually are. Unfortunately there are only a few drop toilets, so it is advisable to take your own chemical loo. Two great campsites, campfires each night, amazing scenery, great company and a fun little 4WDing adventure. Bushwalking tracks, a golf course, fishing, boating and camping are available, including the nearby camping ground ‘The Pines’ at Blowering Dam. The remains are still visible at … … We found a perfect spot, no one else around, right on the water and amazing scenery. We were a little concerned about the roaming cows, kangaroos and emus, but they were actually really well behaved, we doubted their ability to be so good, but they surprised us both!! Our little social butterfly couldn’t have been happier with all these new people to pat and play with her! Join us on our journeys around Australia! Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. As regular campers we are constantly looking for dog friendly places to camp in the NSW. Just another reminder to always carry recovery gear when off-road, a chainsaw may have been a handy little addition too! (Lesson learnt, always plot entry points on the map!). Several boat ramps are available at camping grounds around the lake foreshore. continued on page 4 GO FISHING – BLOWERING DAM GO FISHING – BLOWERING DAM Blowering Dam Throwing a line at a new spot always makes for a great fishing adventure. With plenty of great towns to explore all within a short drive of Tumbi like Tumut – Tooma – Tintaldra – Towong and even as far as Khancoban there are many great drives if you feel the urge to explore. The remains are still visible at the southern end. The dam’s rock wall is 747 metres long and 114 metres high. After posting some pics on our Facebook page the night before we were contacted by some of our followers (and now friends, after a chance meeting last year) who said we happened to be camped near them, so we arranged to catch up. For the men there are TWO Pubs to keep them occupied whilst you spin the washing through and restock the larder. There is plenty of native timber in the State Forest. Keep an eye out for them when you’re down in Talbingo Village. We ended up having a great night with friends and the dogs loved it, Gelly in particular. This is truly remarkable country, and to know that you are really so close to Canberra And Paddy’s River Dam is a great spot near Tumbarumba and ticks all the boxes Sunday morning we decided to go for a quick 4WD through the bush, so the Prado and the Navara set off for a bit of a play. Autumn – Winter – Spring Camping – where to go – Tuena?!? We couldn’t have asked for a better way to spend our Easter break. Abercrombie River NP High Country Touring Close to home, © Copyright 2018 Crookhaven Mechanical Repairs | CMR Offroad Culburra Industrial Estate, Culburra Beach. Camping is available in several spots right on the waters edge and you’ll get great views over the water. It also allows a great view of the drought situation in NSW at present as you can see where the water levels usually are. First stop was the Blowering Dam, which is one of the biggest dams in NSW, at 1,628,000 megalitres it is three times the size of Sydney Harbour. Next morning we realised that we didn’t quite take note of how we got in there to our campsite the day before! If you arrive early, before the crowds or visit during school terms there are some lovely spots right on the edge of the dam.