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We experienced a lot of Australia on that trip from Townsville in North Queensland to Adelaide in South Australia and return – all with our 6-8 month old baby along for the ride. Whether camping short-term or planning an epic road trip around Australia the free camping guide we’ve compiled below is designed to both realise the potential of free camping and answer your questions. In the free camping guide below I’ve called on the expertise of some fellow bloggers, to share their favourite free camping tips. We love free camping in Australia, but one of the challenges is access to both drinking water and bathing facilities.

Both Banff and Lake Louise are in Banff National Park while Jasper, the only town in Jasper National Park has a population mid-way between that of Banff and Lake Louise. This post is about a Banff to Jasper road trip but in reality we were on a larger British Columbia road trip starting and finishing in Vancouver, with the Banff to Jasper drive forming a one week itinerary of an overall twenty-one day trip. We arrived in the Canadian Rockies via Kootenay National Park and the road trip from Banff to Jasper would take us through Banff National Park plus Yoho and Jasper National Parks Starting from Lake Louise in Banff National Park and finishing at the Town of Jasper in Jasper National Park, the Icefields Parkway, also known as Highway 93, carries on where the Trans-Canada and Bow Valley Parkway finish.

The strand extends for 2.2km and mid-way at the corner of Gregory Street is a dining hub including the Seaview Hotel, Coffee Club Townsville Strand, plus C-Bar Strand and Longboard, both of which have absolute waterfront on the Gregory Street Headland. It’s the bay for water-sports including Magnetic Island Sea Kayaks, has an attractive almost deserted long horseshoe shaped beach, a lively waterfront bar and island style cafe strip. Magnetic Island backpackers choose between Base Magnetic Island (full moon party Magnetic Island), Arcadia Hotel Magnetic Island and Bungalow Bay (YHA) at Horseshoe Bay. There are motels catering to all budget levels along the Strand, including Strand Motel Townsville, Aquarius on the Beach, Waters Edge, Ocean Breeze by the Strand (actually one street back but with some Strand views) and Mariners North (higher priced with absolute beachfront) at the far end of the Strand.

While the Gold Coast is a holiday spot for many thousands of beach lovers in Australia, some 17,000 humpback whales also holiday here each year. They cruise 5,000 – 8,000 km from Antartica to relax in the Queensland’s tropical waters as far north as Cairns in Tropical North Queensland. We chose Spirit of Gold Coast for our whale watching cruise. Their 24 metre Catamaran departs from Mariners Cove Marina next to Marina Mirage on Seaworld Drive at Main Beach, Gold Coast.