We just got back from a week in Halls Gap. Looks like this is going to become an annual trip by the talks we've had with the people we went with!
Stayed at the Lakeside Tourist Park this time which is a great facility. We had a powered site which backed on to a dry creek bed on the side of the park so gave us lots of room to spread out.
The site itself was large and fit our tent, 6x3m gazebo and the car all on it.
They allow fires on site but it's in one of their drums which cost $10 to hire, so not too bad. They even deliver firewood to your site too. Bags of wood for $17 and it all burned really well.
They are very strict on the fires having to be out by 11pm though which is probably a good thing, you dont get people drinking on through the night around the campfire being noisy. (We got told off the first night for exactly this at 11pm)
We managed to get out and see a few more things this time due to staying a bit longer. Baroka and Reed lookouts, the Balconies and McKenzie Falls too. Walked to another waterfall from the back of the sports club at the oval but it was dry due to lack of rain.
If you go here and walk down to the base of McKenzie Falls, then take the time to walk along the river too. We had no idea it was there last year and saw it this time. Was a great little walk with the boys and great scenery too. Well worth the walk.
One other thing we did that the kids loved was hire the e-bikes from in town and rode them around. It was $50 for an hour an a half. We rode from town out to Lake Belfield and then dropped the kids off at the park as we were literally at the back of our camp site. Then rode back through town and out again to the road to Ararat and back again with a stop at the pub for a beer on the way back. Was a good ride.
All riding is to be done on the bike tracks. Kids as young as 7 can ride these too so a good activity for the family.
Only drama we had was coming home when about an hour from home, one of the trailer tyres that are really old decided it no longer wanted to be round. (Tread searation?)
Then, in the 20 mins it took to change the trailer tyre at dusk, the car battery went flat so had to wait for the RAA to come out and give us a jump.
Wife and kids loved the trip. Definitely worth doing if you've got a young family like we do. (2 boys aged 3 and almost 6)
Photos: on the McKenzie river walk, view out the back of the camp site, camp site itself.
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