Set up camp alongside the scenic Upper Teddington Reservoir and spend a weekend exploring the beautiful Kara Kara National Park in Redbank, Victoria.
This spacious free campground enjoys a peaceful lake-side setting surrounded by quiet bushland.
Free camping at the Teddington Camping Area
The huge camping area stretches through the bush beside the Upper Teddington Reservoir and provides plenty of space for tents, caravans and RVs. Dirt roads travel through the site providing access to many great spots to set up camp.
Many campsites are equipped with picnic tables and fire pits / barbecue plates. There are plenty of other clear areas to camp with no facilities, for self sufficient campers.
A little further along the road you will find the
Teddington Hut Camping Area - a fascinating wooden hut which is open for campers to stay in for free (bookings required).
Visitor facilities at the Teddington Camping Area
The Teddington Camping Area is well equipped with visitor facilities, including:
- Picnic tables
- Fire pits
- Wood fire barbecues
- Toilets
- Water taps (not drinking water)
- Information sign
- Walking track
Bushwalking at the Teddington Camping Area
Take a scenic stroll around the Upper Teddington Reservoir via a circuit walking track which heads off from the camping area and travels around water, offering attractive views along the way.
There are plenty of dirt roads/tracks throughout the surrounding bushland which make great walking tracks as well.
Caring for the Teddington Camping Area
No cats, dogs or firearms are permitted at the Teddington Camping area.
BYO firewood or gas barbecue, as this is a protected area and fallen logs must not be disturbed.
Swimming and powered boats are not permitted in the Upper Teddington Reservoir.
More information and history
An information sign at the Teddington Camping Area provides the following information:
THINGS TO DO
There are many different things to do whilst visiting St Arnaud Range National Park. Some activities include: camping, bird watching, bushwalking, four-wheel-driving,and cycling.
Cycling
Cycling is become more popular within the Park. There are various tracks in which to explore during your visits and different areas to discover.
Discover the diversity of wildlife whilst travelling through the wondrous vegetation of the surrounding rugged landscape. Ride through the eastern part of the Park and explore the Teddington Reservoir and Teddington Hut.
Please remember to always stay on the designated vehicle tracks when riding through the Park as this will ensure its conservation and preservation for future generations.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Help us look after your parks by remembering these guidelines:
- All plants, animals, archaeological sites and geological features are protected by law.
- Dogs and other pets are not permitted.
- Firearms are prohibited.
- Light fires only in fire places provided. Gas barbecues are preferred. No fires, including barbecues, may be lit on a day of Total Fire Ban. St Arnaud Range National Park is in the North West Total Fire Ban District.
- Vehicles, including motor bikes, must only be used on formed open roads.
PLANTS AND WILDLIFE
Summer time in St Arnaud Range National Park is dominated with various plant and animal species. Look high in the sky for a circling Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audux) as it searches for its prey, or low on the ground for plants that will be coming into seed.
One unique plant that occupies the Park is the Buloke (Casuarina luehmanii). A medium sized tree that is currently listed on the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act as a depleted species. The tree consists of rough park and leaves that are reduced to long, wiry branchlets.
Remember to never pick or remove any part of the plants present within the Park as they are protected.
During Summer the rocks and other warm places throughout the Park become scattered with reptiles. These cold blooded animals have recently come out of hibernation and will use these warm places each day to bask in the sunlight to warm up their blood.
Keep your eyes open for little skinks, a type of lizard that will scurry around on the ground as you walk by. Be wary of the large Lace Monitor (Varanus various), usually a ground dwelling lizard but will take to a tree when disturbed. These animals prey on baby birds but also eat insects, small mammals and dead animals.
As with most of our Parks, reptiles live and forage for food along the ground, so it is vital that there is plenty of fallen timber and logs for shelter. Therefore, please do not remove timber from the Park as each branch or log you take is another home that you are destroying.
Remember to never handle or take any species of wildlife from the area as they are protected.
A RICH HISTORY
European History
The first European squatters reached the area during the early 1840's after hearing news of the fertility and attractiveness of the area from explorer Major Thomas Mitchell. The arrival of European settlers brought violent confrontations over territory and livestock with the Dja Dja Wurrong people along with the introduction of disease.
Very few of the Dja Dja Wurrong people survived the arrival of European settlers, and the clan had almost completely vanished by 1860. Early records state that there were only about 100 Aborigines left within the district in the late 1890's.