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Bushrat's Camp

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Former camp of homeless Ricky the Bushrat

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Nearest airport

Newcastle Airport
NTLMajor regional
43 km
~30 min drive

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Bangalow Campground

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Nearby Toilets

Hunter Lookout

0.6km

Heaton Forest Park

3.8km

Boarding House Dam Picnic Area

Accessible · 4.3km

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Nearby Trails

White Mahogany Ridge Track

Trail · 3.3km

Heaton Loop Trail

Trail · 3.8km

Turners Walking Track

Trail · 3.8km

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Last updated: 1/9/2026

Nearby

Attractions(4)

10.9km

Aellalong Lagoon

Natural Landmark · 10.9km

17km

The Jewboy Cave

Cave · 17km

20.4km

Warners Bay

Beach · 20.4km

34km

Adelaide

Park · 34km

Groceries(5)

11.4km

Woolworths Cooranbong

Woolworths · 11.4km

13km

IGA Local Grocer Cooranbong

IGA · 13km

15.4km

Coles Cessnock

Coles · 15.4km

15.5km

Woolworths Cessnock

Woolworths · 15.5km

15.6km

ALDI Cessnock

ALDI · 15.6km

Fuel(5)

5.5km

Ampol Brunkerville

Ampol · 5.5km

24h
98 $2.06D $2.50

Updated 2h ago

6.4km

United Freemans Waterhole

United Petroleum · 6.4km

D $2.5295 $1.9798 $2.06

Updated 2h ago

15.1km

Shell Reddy Express Cessnock

Shell · 15.1km

D $2.3995 $1.9798 $2.07

Updated 2h ago

15.1km

Ampol Neath

Ampol · 15.1km

24h
95 $2.0598 $2.13D $2.30

Updated 2h ago

15.7km

EG Ampol Cessnock

EG Ampol · 15.7km

Dump Points(5)

16.1km

Cessnock Showground Dump Point

$? · 16.1km

16.5km

Kurri Kurri Dump Point

Free · 16.5km

17.1km

Morisset Showground Dump Point

Free · 17.1km

17.3km

Abermain Bowling Dump Point

$? · 17.3km

27.7km

Maitland Showground

Free · 27.7km

Pubs(5)

10.9km

Khartoum Hotel

Pub · 10.9km

11.9km

Ellalong Hotel

Pub · 11.9km

14.4km

Paxton Hotel

Pub · 14.4km

15km

Bellbird Hotel

Pub · 15km

15.3km

Neath Hotel

Pub · 15.3km

Fast Food(5)

6.6km

Subway Freemans Waterhole

Subway · 6.6km

15km

CESSNOCK SOUTH NSW

McDonald's · 15km

24h
15.7km

KFC Cessnock

KFC · 15.7km

15.9km

McDonald's Cessnock

McDonald's · 15.9km

16.4km

McDonald's Kurri Kurri

McDonald's · 16.4km

24h

Golf Courses(5)

15.8km

Toronto Country Club

18 holes · 15.8km

15.8km

Sugar Valley Golf Course

15.8km

17.1km

Stonebridge Golf Club

18 holes · 17.1km

19km

Kurri Golf Club

9 holes · 19km

19.7km

Waratah Golf Club

18 holes · 19.7km

Wineries(5)

7.6km

Mt Vincent Estate

Hunter Valley · 7.6km

15km

Songlines Estates

Hunter Valley · 15km

15km

Vercoe's Vineyard

Hunter Valley · 15km

17.4km

Carillion Wines

Hunter Valley · 17.4km

17.7km

Bimbadeen Estate

Hunter Valley · 17.7km

Weigh Stations(3)

16.7km

Weston Aluminium Weighbridge

Attended · 16.7km

24.6km

Rico Enterprises Weighbridge

Attended · 24.6km

27.8km

GoWeigh Beresfield

Automated · 27.8km

24h

State Forests(5)

5km

Heaton State Forest

State Forest · 5km

6.7km

Awaba State Forest

State Forest · 6.7km

12.5km

Aberdare State Forest

State Forest · 12.5km

14.3km

Watagan State Forest

State Forest · 14.3km

18.7km

Olney State Forest

State Forest · 18.7km

National Parks(5)

3.7km

The Hunter Lakes Flora Reserve

Nature Reserve · 3.7km

6.9km

Watagans National Park

Nature Reserve · 6.9km

9.8km

Sugarloaf State Conservation Area

Nature Reserve · 9.8km

11.5km

Werakata State Conservation Area

Nature Reserve · 11.5km

15.9km

Werakata National Park

Nature Reserve · 15.9km

Visitor Centres(3)

21.3km

Hunter Valley Visitor Centre

Visitor Centre · 21.3km

21.3km

Visitor Information Centre

Visitor Centre · 21.3km

24.7km

Swansea Visitor Information Office

Visitor Centre · 24.7km