These resources have helped me to plan my road trips with memorable experiences and some truly magic campsites.

FREE and CHEAP CAMPING IN AUSTRALIA

• Find a camp: The most comprehensive and detailed resource for finding campgrounds. If you don’t find what you’re after here, try the following.
• Caravan On Tour: Scroll down to find the map. Not all free campgrounds are on the map, but there are a lot.
• Australian Campsites: A map of campgrounds. They do not list rates. The campsite I looked up was (upon further research) $37 per night. I would not call this particularly cheap. But this is a good resource for locating campgrounds on a map.
• Explore Australia: More campsites appear as you zoom in. One of the best sites for finding campsites in the Northern Territory.

HIGHLY RATED CAMPGROUNDS AND CARAVAN  PARKS IN AUSTRALIA

• Let’s Go Caravanning and Camping
• Trip Advisor. You’ll find camgrounds and caravan parks listed under the ‘speciality lodging’ option.

BEACH CAMPING IN AUSTRALIA

• National Geographic’s top ten
• Also refer to the resources listed above.

FIND CAMPING IN NATIONAL PARKS

• New South Wales: Map view. Well done NSW!
• Queensland: No map view for the whole state, but they do have maps for the regions listed on the page.
• Victoria: No map view
• Tasmania: No map view
• Northern Territory: No list of campgrounds let alone a map view. Try Find A Camp and Explore Australia.
• South Australia: No map view.
• Western Australia: Under menu item ‘camp finder’ you have the option of a map view. Gold star to WA!
• Australian Capital Territory: Map view! Not all those mapped are in national parks.

CAMPERVAN HIRE IN AUSTRALIA

• Camperman Australia: Sydney | Melbourne | Adelaide | Gold Coast | Brisbane | Airlie Beach | Townsville | Cairns

TRAVEL FINANCE

• The best credit cards for US travelers – those with zero transaction fees and the best rewards for air travel and hotels.

TRAVEL INSURANCE

• The top US travel insurance companies compared. Which one is best for solo travelers? For families? For long trips? For adventurers?

BUYING A USED CAMPERVAN

• Camperman sells used camper vans to those travelling  3 – 12  months and will buy it back when you’re finished.

FINDING THE BEST THINGS TO DO

• Google ‘top things to do in [name of place]’. Trip Advisor is normally at the top of the page.
• Lonely Planet for well-written articles on places and their highlights.
• On Pinterest, key in the name of your place to get a visual impression of it and gather ideas for your itinerary.
• Do the same on Google images.

RESTAURANTS

• Happy Cow for vegetarian and vegan friendly restaurants
• Yelp for reviews from diners.
• Trip Advisor for reviews from diners.