Campground · Great Otway National Park
A booked overnight camp for Great Ocean Walk hikers.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Great Otway Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Great Otway National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Blanket Bay: Sand and Rockpools“Blanket Bay is coming up, a sheltered cove for a shore wander or picnic. Head to the eastern end if you want sand; the western shore has broad rock shelves, with shallow pools and patterned stone exposed at low tide.”
Plays as you drive up to Blanket Bay Hike-in Campground in the Parkwolf Great Otway Tour Guide.
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Guide
Blanket Bay Hike-in Campground is a small, unpowered overnight stop for walkers on the Great Ocean Walk, separate from the road-access campground nearby. It has eight sites, each about 3.5 by 3.5 metres and limited to three guests. Book a site and plan for a compact tent footprint; this isn't a vehicle pitch.
A three-sided shelter has a camp table and seating. The hike-in area also has one tank of untreated rainwater. Toilets and extra untreated rainwater are at the nearby drive-in campground, but the walking distance from the tent sites isn't specified, so don't assume those facilities are right beside camp.
No food service or treated drinking water is identified at the hike-in site. It's a basic overnight stop on the walk, so check which facilities and water you can rely on before setting out.
Wildlife
204 sightingsKoalaMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
35 sightingsGrey KangarooMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
109 sightingsEchidnaMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
58 sightingsKookaburraMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
97 sightingsSwamp WallabyMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
20 sightingsBrushtail PossumMost seen around 8 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Great Otway. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
ModerateGreat Ocean Walk: Blanket Bay to Cape Otway11 km · 3.8 hr · 0.1 km awayAn 11 km one-way coastal stage from Blanket Bay to Cape Otway.
EasyBlanket Bay to Parker Inlet Walk4.6 km · 1.8 hr · 0.3 km awayCoastal bush, an inlet crossing and steep steps to Parker Hill.ChallengingParker River Inlet Walk0.5 km · 36 min · 3 km awayA steep 300-step descent to a river-mouth beach.
EasyParker Hill Campground and Stringybark Loop Walk4 km · 1.5 hr · 3 km awayA forest and clifftop circuit above Parker Inlet.
ModeratePoint Franklin and Crayfish Bay Walk1.5 km · 40 min · 4.3 km awayA short Point Franklin loop to Crayfish Bay’s grottos and rock pools.
ModerateElliot Ridge to Blanket Bay12 km · 4.5 hr · 5 km awayForest roads lead to a switchback descent and Blanket Bay's shore.
ModerateElliot River Circuit Walk4.7 km · 1.8 hr · 5.2 km awayRock-hop Elliot River, then climb Elliott Ridge through ferny gullies.
ModerateCape Otway to Aire River10 km · 3.8 hr · 6.6 km awayCoastal heath, cliff-top views and a river finish
Beach · 0.1 km awayBlanket BayA sheltered cove where low tide reveals patterned rock shelves.
Campground · 0.1 km awayBlanket Bay CampgroundA small unpowered camp tucked behind Cape Otway’s sheltered beach.
Campground · 3.1 km awayParker Hill CampgroundCamp beneath stringybarks above Parker Inlet
Campground · 4.7 km awayElliot Ridge Hike-in CampgroundA quiet forest night stop for Great Ocean Walk hikers
Beach · 5.2 km awayShelly BeachFern-lined walk to tide pools and a small, rugged cove.
Campground · 6.1 km awayBimbi ParkCamp beneath manna gums for a chance at koalas overhead.
Campground · 6.4 km awayCape Otway Hike-in CampgroundA booked, sheltered night among coastal scrub.
Sight · 6.6 km awayCape Otway LightstationA 1848 lighthouse with coastal views and a layered maritime story.Parkwolf’s Great Otway ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
