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    Nanga River Retreat, Dwellingup.

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    144 reviews
     · Nanga Brook, Western Australia
    40 acres hosted by Shane M.
    2 Vehicle/Tent sites · 1 tent site
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    Recent Hipcampers say this Hipcamp is great for families and kids.
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    We have a beautiful and secluded site to offer, right on the banks of the Murray River and deep in the heart of the Dwellingup State Forest. All bookings here are exclusive, so whatever pass-time you choose will be the sole theme of your stay. An excellent and inspiring spot for artists, with a hundred views worth capturing in any form from charcoal thru oil, to digital. Many wonderfully tranquil places to sit and ponder, draw, write, and wonder. Truely 'En plein air' Amazing birdwatching here, with highly populated tree lines and shrubby areas surrounding and throughout the property. Superb Star gazing opportunities too, with wide open and un-interrupted views of the night sky in every direction, from various vantage points available around this lovely 40 acres of beautiful river front property. Nanga River Retreat is an outdoor adventurer's dream, with truly wild forest country to be found between the property and the river in many places. 🌲 The heart of the last real Jarrah-forest is right here for you to explore, with canoeing, kayaking, swimming, fishing, hiking, and biking all great ways to spend your time here. In fact, if youre into bikes, you'll be happy to know there's quite a few things around town to amuse you. Firstly, it's only 10 minutes to a great local skate park and pump track, one that lures riders of bikes n boards alike of every skill level and from all around. Its a family friendly arena and boasts a really good playground right there on site for the little ones (and right next to Way Points Cafe for the not so little...). A bit further out is the Turner Hill bike track, and of course from town there is local access to the world famous MundaBiddi trail. Also, and much closer to home, is the Murray Valley Trails Mountain-Bike Area, and as the crow flies its only around 2kms away. Western Australia's newest and best mountain bike trail area, with 35kms of single-track MTB trails, varying from Easy rolls around Lane Poole Reserve, to Difficult and fast black diamond downhill runs for those brave souls who dare it. Check out Murray Valley Trails online. If bikes are not your thing, or for anyone that just wants to tap into their inner primate, Trees Adventures Dwellingup is only a short drive over the hill (just 5.5kms from the gate) and is an incredible day out with the kids. Actually its an incredible day out for anyone with the rightly mixed senses of adventure and humour. This is a blast, its much more fun than it might sound like, and we highly recommend it! Dwellingup is known as 'The place that trails meet', and there is local access to a seemingly endless selection of walk paths, bridle trails, and bike tracks of every description. There's plenty an orienteering challenge that also awaits, 🧭 this is a perfect part of the scarp for those wandering souls who enjoy getting lost in order to find their way... We love all animals here at Nanga River Retreat and we'd love for you (by pre-arrangement please) to bring yours along. We enjoy an abundance of wildlife traffic through the property, and even have quite the zoo ourselves, with chickens and ducks, pigs and sometimes sheep to be found around the place. A couple of cats, some fish, all sorts... (dont forget to bring your little yellow bags please guys) We would love to see all the Witches, Wiccans, and various other Weirdos out there come on down, and we encourage you to book in for a spell. (pun intended) You'll fit right in. 🧙‍♀️ We invite discreet devotees of herbs, mushrooms, and all things magical to visit for a while, you will absolutely love it here, with privacy you just cannot get at the park 🤙 So beautiful people, come and find yourself, or maybe lose yourself, down by the river in Dwellingup, forget Camp Granada, (yes, we're that old...) forest getaways dont get much better than this one. So, social drinkers, social smokers, and all deep thinkers are definitely welcome, and when you get here, we can either mingle and chat, or your time and space can be your very own, that's entirely up to you, BUT! We dont want 'The Party People' here. Sorry. We dont need you to act Amish, within reason you can drink smoke sing celebrate, have your tunes, whatever, but this is the wrong venue for running amok. Loud drunkenness, anti-social behaviour, and rude misconduct will lead to eviction without refund, and reporting to Hipcamp. Also, and sorry about this one too folks, but no ripping around out here on anything with an engine. No off-roading. No motor bikes, quads, buggies, or any other form of self-powered transport in the dirt. In-fact while you're here, any sort of hooning on the property will lead to eviction without refund and reporting to Hipcamp. However all you mad mud mashers out there, for those that do want to go somewhere and get tractionally challenged, you'll only be a short drive from the famous Captain Fawcett 4x4 track, (about 1/4 hour away), and we are sure that down there you can get all the off-roading you want to, right out of your system! Check it out online. And of course there's hundreds of bush tracks all around here. So folks, the idea of this campsite and indeed of the entire property, is that it's intended as a tranquil and quiet retreat for those that wish it to be so. This is how we want it too, and this atmosphere of a quiet getaway must be observed by all comers please. Thanks for understanding. A small advice for those bringing children, in fact for anyone that intends to swim in or be beside the water, this is a wild and unfenced river access area and all care should be taken in supervision. Please see the site rules. One more thing, feel free to contact us via Hipcamp if you're interested in staying here but for some reason fall outside of the site parameters listed on this add. You might have a late arriver that needs to bring a third vehicle, your bus might be 1/2 a metre longer than the sites drop box allows for, or maybe you dont own a telly and have 7 kids you need to bring? Whatever it is, dont sweat it. Get in touch and run it by us, we're pretty flexible and in most cases will be willing to accommodate your needs. And remember, this is camping by the river, not glamping by the pool! We hope to hear from you soon, and we know you're going to love your stay whatever your endeavour while you're here. Kind regards, your hosts, Shane n Deeg. ✌️ 🙏 🏳️‍🌈 ps; we have developed a small welcome pack that includes a little disclaimer about us and this place, some things that we think you might like to do while you're here, and some local attractions that we reckon are well worth a visit sometime during your stay. It's just a few pdf's, and we'll forward them to your email as soon as your booking is finalized, or if you'd prefer we can print them out and supply hard copies. We hope they help you to plan your perfect stay here with us by the Murray. ✌️ Peace out, seeya soon, SnD
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    98% Recommend190 Ratings · 144 reviews
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    Dave M.
    1 year on Hipcamp
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    · March 2025
    Wildlife abounds
    3 m pop-up camper · Group trip ·
    Turtle Dam, NRR, Dwellingup
    Such a beautiful, peaceful retreat despite the untimely bush doof! Great place, fabulous wildlife and great hosts, love this place
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    Clayton T.
    3 years on Hipcamp
    Mixed feelings
    · March 2025
    River Camp, NRR, Dwellingup
    Great location close to the river and Nanga. The site on the river is great. Beautiful view and peaceful. It’s hard to walk down to the river itself as it’s very steep. Great place.
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    Opi B.
    2 reviews
    Recommends
    · February 2025
    12 m travel trailer ·
    River Camp, NRR, Dwellingup
    Easy access camp site with flat open ground. Great views, fantastic swimming very close to the camp site. Town is 5 minutes away for a quick bite or beverage or restocking. Plenty of bird life that are reasonably brave. The blue wrens wills assist removal of bugs from your car.
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    Donna D.
    1 year on Hipcamp
    Recommends
    · February 2025
    7 m travel trailer ·
    River Camp, NRR, Dwellingup
    Location peaceful ✌️great relaxing Lots to explore Dinner at Dwellingup pub Canoed on Waroona Dam Bliss 😊
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    Coco O.
    4 months on Hipcamp
    Recommends
    · February 2025
    Lovely spot
    5 m pop-up camper ·
    River Camp, NRR, Dwellingup
    Huge and private site looking towards the river so we loved it as our dog is not dog friendly :( There was no shade to camp under and the ground was dusty but we knew that from other reviews. Shane warned us about the horse flies and we came prepared. It was 37 degrees - yes ouch - but we spent all day swimming in the river which is refreshing and so beautiful!! This is a lovely spot and we will come back when the weather is cooler!
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    Emily D.
    11 reviews
    Recommends
    · February 2025
    Turtle Dam, NRR, Dwellingup
    Unfortunately my car broke down on the way but Shane was super lovely in his replies and we can’t wait to get down another time to try again!
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    Nanga Brook, Western Australia, AustraliaTraditional, ancestral territory of Noongar and Wiilman First Nations according to
    Native Land Digital.
    To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking
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    Hosted by Shane M.

    Joined in February 2021
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