Gentlemans Halt Camping Ground
Getting there: Beside the Hawkesbury River, in the middle of the Marramarra National Park. If driving turn off Old Northern Rd onto Canoelands Rd and park at the locked gate. Then walk for about 10km down the Canoelands Ridge trail to the shore of the Hawkesbury River.
Access: Boat, 2WD and walk
Stay: Tent camping
Facilities: Bring your own drinking water
Fees and booking: Camping - FREE, Car entry - FREE
More information: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Tags: Australia, Free Campsite, Marramarra National Park, NSW, Sydney and Surrounds
5 Responses to “Gentlemans Halt Camping Ground”
Gentlemans Halt Camp is 2K up the Hawkesbury oppisot Spencer please correct you map
By Don Andrews on Nov 26, 2008
Thanks.
By admin on Dec 6, 2008
Your location for the camp site is still a little out, though any one standing where you suggest will eventually find it . However, go to the satelite view, enlarge until you can make out the square shape of the public jetty, go north along the shore line and you can make out a small clearing, slightly off the waters edge. Thats it. Great walk, nice spot, can suffer from a hillbilly-swampbilly infestation in summer!
By peter on Sep 24, 2010
If you’re getting to this site by car and foot, be prepared for some hard trekking. If you are an inexperienced hiker, I wouldn’t recommend this place although it is an extremely gorgeous walk. Plenty of water is VERY NECESSARY and don’t bring bulky camping gear. Getting back from the campsite involves a steep ascent up the side of a hill and it can get slippery. Walking path is in dire need of maintenance. Towards the end the walking path is so completely overgrown, it becomes impossible to detect. Some ribbons mark a path, I think, but I gave up and went home. Somewhat a disappointment. I never made it to the camp site gentleman’s halt, but will praise anyone who gets there! Just be prepared for some strenuous bush-bashing! This camp site is mostly used people who arrive by boat and rarely by people on foot. It’s very clear to me why now!!
By Jay on Nov 27, 2010
Don’t even bother trying to walk this track!!!
I made it to the campsite yesterday, but had no hope of walking out. I waved down a passing boat that took me to Spencer. The first 8km is ok on the fire trail and can be covered in 2 hours. The next 2.2km is a Wallaby track that took me approx 5 hours of bush bashing to get to the camp ground.
By Tyson on Dec 22, 2010