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Dungarubba Fields

90%

· Dungarubba, New South Wales

6 acres hosted by Lisa C.

4 Vehicle/Tent sites

Family-friendly

Recent Hipcampers say this Hipcamp is great for families and kids.

Off-leash friendly

Pets can be off-leash at some sites.

Thankyou for considering Dungarubba Fields. We offer you a well located and secure camp-site to explore the North Coast or for that overnight stay while you are travelling to your destination and need a safe place to camp. Our four campsites are spacious and are freshly mown flat grassed sites. Each campsite has 1 or 2 stone circles for campfires, with free kindling and free firewood supplied to all campsites. Whether you are a single traveller, a couple, family or group booking we have the campsite for you. We are family friendly and dog friendly. Dungarubba Fields is a private, rural setting on six acres on Bundjalung country. Four of our camp sites are situated across a small bridge in the back paddock, and one camp site is situated just before the bridge for those self driving campervans with a wider wheel-base. The paddock was once cleared and in recent years we have planted and cared for over 100 new Koala and rainforest trees. After the Northern Rivers floods of 2022 we are now continuing the bush regeneration beside the Dungarubba wetland which borders our property. Our camp-sites offer shade, space, wildlife and birdlife. Campfires are allowed 12 months a year depending on fire ratings and local conditions except on days of Total Fire Ban and the preceding evening going into a Total Fire Ban. We supply the free firewood to each campsite as we understand how important the campfire is to the camping experience. Outside the fire season we can supply a readymade Bonfire at an additional cost to your booking. Hipcampers can access fresh drinking water (rainwater) from our rainwater tanks, with an accessible tap near our home. Hipcampers have access to a downstairs flushing toilet at the house. We offer a Portaloo for larger group bookings situated beside your camp site as an optional extra for an additional cost. The Portaloo needs to be booked when you make your booking. The house on the property was originally built in 1903 as the Catholic Church of the nearby locality Riley's Hill. In the 1940’s it was moved to the current site after low attendance by parishioners who didn’t want to have to row across the Richmond River and get their feet wet to attend Mass. The church sold the building in the 1980’s and it was raised off the ground with two new wings attached on either side to become a private residence. The surrounding area is predominantly farmed to sugar cane and soybeans, however more surrounding land is being planted to Macadamia nuts which will change the look of the landscape in future. During May to November of an evening, you can look out for the occasional cane fire which is a historic part of the harvesting of sugar. The Richmond River and boat ramp is a short 2 minutes drive for both fishing and water skiing. The Broadwater National Park with sand-dunes and a fishing beach is only a 10 minute drive away. The Pacific Highway is 7 minutes drive away. The beautiful coastal village of Evans Head with shops, a medical clinic and a patrolled beach is just a 15 minutes drive. The nearest townships are Broadwater (2 fuel stations and a pub under new management), Coraki (junction of 2 rivers), Woodburn (pub with a bistro and a laundrette) and Evans Head (a township with most services). We are a 45 minutes drive to Byron Bay and 25 minutes to the coastal city of Ballina up the Pacific Highway or 25 minutes drive inland to the city of Lismore. We welcome friendly dogs and there is plenty of space for them to run around and chase balls or other dogs. Our dog Stella is a 4 year old Blue Heeler, who greets people from the balcony barking as you drive in. Don’t let the barking fool you as she loves visitors and their dogs. We expect owners to be responsible for their dogs and in particularly when there are Koalas close by. We ask dogs not to roam at night as Koalas are nocturnal (and so are other critters) and night-time is when they choose their food tree for the next day and roam around. We are in Core Koala Habitat and love our koalas, we hope you do too. We look forward to hosting you and in creating a sensational camping experience for you. Lise and Pete Dungarubba Fields.

Activities

Biking

Boating

Fishing

Hiking

Natural features

Forest

River, stream, or creek

Waterfall

Field

90%

117 Ratings · 89 reviews

Matthew T.doesn't recommend

September 28, 2024

River Gum

Not as described

Terrible site. Many dogs are on the property (not next door as advertised), one dog I was warned to stay in my car if it was off it's chain. Mozzies everywhere as well.

Mary K.recommends

September 21, 2024

River Gum

Relaxing place. Great fire. Close to Byron and surrounding area.

Alex W.recommends

September 21, 2024

Blue Quandong - Group Camping Site

Sick As!!

Loved staying here for the few days. Lisa and Peter were so cool and are such great people. The site was free of rocks and the free firewood was really good stuff. Great location, close to the beach and np. Loved staying here and would definetly recommend for your next trip!!

Kitione V.recommends

September 18, 2024

River Gum

Nice and private spot... friendly and helpful hosts... highly recommend..

Cassie S.doesn't recommend

September 18, 2024

River Gum

Hosts were very helpful and friendly and I cannot fault them in any way. The property was not to my liking. The generously upgraded site was in view of the house so it felt like we had no privacy. There was alot of farm stuff around and it felt like I was in someone's messy farm paddock. Firewood was wet so it was difficult to keep the fire burning. Mozzie were full on

Kirsty L.

September 8, 2024

Mahogany - Family Camping Site

Lisa and Peter were really helpful and welcoming. The Mahogany campsite is a beautiful space - quite separate and private from the other campsites. We really enjoyed our family time together. Unfortunately we came in sugar cane harvest time, and machinery was going in nearby fields for most of the night, so it wasn't as peaceful as we would have liked. In the time that the machinery wasn't going it was lovely and quiet.

Location

Dungarubba, New South Wales, AustraliaTraditional, ancestral territory of Bundjalung First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking

Hosted by Lisa C.

Joined in December 2016

Response rate: 100%

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