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    10 Reviews

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    Georgina
    Feb 7, 2026
    Positive

    Fine to get to in 2WD if weather has been dry, we had no issues in a Mitsubishi L300 and a Toyota hatchback showed up when we were there. Just check the weather to make sure there's no heavy rain forecast for when you're there. Flushing toilets open in the summer. Lots of sandflies which were annoying but bearable with protection and repelant. Very limited phone signal if lucky, or nothing at all.

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    Anonymous
    Jun 7, 2025
    Neutral

    Beautiful view, lots of sandflies especially in the long drop. Very rough road with big fords to cross.

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    Anonymous
    Nov 13, 2024
    Neutral

    We crossed some fords but 3 min before the camp there was a longer deeper one where we got afraid, we went back to diamond lake.

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    Anonymous
    Jun 5, 2024
    Negative

    Fords were too deep to cross. Camp for free at Diamond Lake instead.

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    Anonymous
    Mar 7, 2023
    Neutral

    Nice view but too much sandflies and bumblebees…

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    Anonymous
    Jun 10, 2020
    Positive

    Visited on 10th June 2020, and the road has been washed away just before the campsite. Can drive around but only in 4wd. Streams were passable after not much rain for a few days. I had to park up about 500m short of campsite and walk. Still made it that far in a 2wd camper, but bouncy in places.

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    Anonymous
    Mar 16, 2020
    Positive

    A beautiful place at the end of the world. Several mice came into the van at night.

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    Anonymous
    Mar 1, 2020
    Neutral

    5 days later and i still can’t walk from all the sandfly bites i got on my feet. Also part of the walking track was closed due to flooding. Flush toilets closed due to draught, dump toilet full of sandflies just waiting to get at ya. Long drive, with loads of rivercrossing. All in all would not recommend. It is beautiful and secluded, though.

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    Anonymous
    Feb 10, 2020
    Positive

    A super nice place. Unfortunately, he is currently not reachable by camper. We walked there for 1 hour.

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    Anonymous
    Jul 3, 2019
    Positive

    We drove up from Diamond Lake just south of Paradise in our campervan to visit this spot in late June. Very pretty, peaceful drive. Not much rain or snow in the days before we got there so the fords were passable. They are repairing the road so it is a bit rough in spots for a van, but drivable if you go slow. Be warned, there were a decent amount of sandflies here in 4C and with frost on the ground. It will be much worse in summer!