Discover magnificent waterfalls and remote alpine landscapes while you camp within beautiful Snow Gum woodlands at Lake Catani Campground. The Lakeside Day Visitor Area, …
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Discover magnificent waterfalls and remote alpine landscapes while you camp within beautiful Snow Gum woodlands at Lake Catani Campground.
The Lakeside Day Visitor Area, located on the lake shore adjacent to the campground, provides the perfect opportunity to enjoy a cool swim or paddle a canoe.
Campsite bookings
Camping is available from Melbourne Cup Weekend to April inclusive. Bookings are essential for peak periods.
Bookings open at 10:00 am 1 September each year and are based on a first-in, first-served basis.
Book online or call Parks Victoria on 13 1963.
Peak periods
Melbourne Cup weekend (Saturday 29 October 2011 to Monday 31 October 2011) – minimum 3 nights booking. The campground will open on Friday 28 October at 10:00 am.
Christmas/New Year School Holidays (Saturday 24 Dec 2011 to Friday 27 January 2011) – available in 7 day blocks (Saturday to Saturday) for the following dates:
- Week 1 (Sat 24 Dec 2011 to 30 Dec 2011).
- Week 2 (Sat 31 Dec 2011 to 6 Jan 2012).
- Week 3 (Sat 7 Jan 2012 to 13 Jan 2012).
- Week 4 (Sat 14 Jan 2012 to 20 Jan 2012).
- Week 5 (Sat 21 Jan 2012 to 27 Jan 2012).
Labour Day weekend (10 Mar & 11 Mar 2012) - minimum 2 nights booking.
Easter weekend (6 Apr to 8 Apr 2012) – minimum 3 nights booking.
Non-peak periods
It is advisable to pre-book, even for non-peak periods.
Sites 19-59 are reserved for bookings only. In the camp ground these sites will always show reserved signs.
Sites 2-18 are available for casual arrivals on a first-come, first-served basis.
Campground information
There are 49 unpowered campsites available set amongst picturesque Snow Gum woodland. Each is marked by a numbered post. Camping is only permitted within the boundary of these sites.
Some of the sites are suitable for small caravans and campervans while others are for car camping and tents only. Walk-in campsites provide campers with even quieter surroundings. The maximum number of people per site is six.
Amenties
Toilets, hot showers, dish washing and a basic laundry (no washing machines) are provided. A separate disabled hot shower and toilet is also available.
Basic lighting in the amenities is provided by solar panels and a small hydro-electric plant at Lake Catani. This is subject to an adequate flow of water during summer.
A communal stone shelter with tables and fireplaces is located adjacent to the amenities building.
Campers are required to be self sufficient with drinking water.
Group camping area
A special area within the campground has been set aside for schools and social groups. These sites must be booked in advance. Only two school or social groups can occupy the campground at any one time.
The total number of school or social group campers must not exceed 50 on any one night. Bookings should be made with the Mt Buffalo National Park Entrance Station on 03 5755 1466.
Camp fires
Open fires are only permitted in group fireplaces and in the stone shelter. Fireplaces are limited. Gas stoves are preferred and recommended.
Firewood collecting within the park is prohibited, however firewood can be purchased in the park from rangers, or campers can bring their own.
Bushfire Safety
Mount Buffalo National Park has been assessed to have a high level of bushfire risk and will be closed for public safety on days of Code Red Fire Danger Rating.
For more information on the location of parks within Bureau of Meteorology forecast districts and closures on days of forecast Code Red Fire Danger Rating, click here.
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