Campground · Great Otway National Park
A quiet bush campground with drive-up and tent-only sites.
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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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Hammond Road Campground: A Quiet Bush Stay“You're coming up on Hammond Road Campground, a small bush camp inland from Aireys Inlet. It's a quiet overnight option where kangaroos and native birds are regular visitors.”
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Hammond Road Campground is a small, unpowered campground 12 km inland from Aireys Inlet, set among dry forest and woodland. It suits a quiet night away from the coast: kangaroos and native birds are regular visitors, and you may get lucky with a koala. Parks Victoria requires advance booking and payment year-round.
There are 16 numbered sites for up to six people each. Sites 1–4 are drive-up and suit camper trailers or caravans; sites 5–16 are tent-only, with vehicles left in a shared parking bay. Choose a site that matches your setup.
This is unpowered camping, with non-flush toilets, shared fireplaces and low tables. The campground map marks the water as non-potable, so bring drinking water. Bring your own firewood and use only the fireplaces; fire restrictions can still rule out a campfire. Dogs and generators aren’t allowed, and you’ll need to take your rubbish with you.
The campground is reached from Hammonds Road, about 12 km inland from Aireys Inlet. The unsealed approach can be bumpy, so check the latest access information before setting out. Distillery Creek Day Visitor Area nearby has walks and shared bike trails. Check Parks Victoria’s current access information 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
ModerateLoves Track6 km · 2 hr · 3.6 km awayA stringybark crossing with a Grevillea detour and a lighthouse view.
EasyMoggs Creek Circuit Walk1.9 km · 42 min · 7.4 km awayA short ferny creek loop with four bridges and a gully view.
ModerateMoggs Creek Ocean View Walk4.5 km · 2 hr · 7.4 km awayClimb through grass trees for a full sweep of the coast.
ModerateMoggs Creek – Coalmine Creek Walk8.5 km · 3 hr · 7.4 km awayA one-way forest walk from Moggs Creek to the Great Ocean Road.
ModerateIronbark Gorge Circuit Walk4.5 km · 1.5 hr · 7.9 km awayA creekside loop of ironbark, ferns and rocky gorge walls.
EasyDistillery Creek Nature Trail1.5 km · 45 min · 7.9 km awayA short ironbark loop with trunks still blackened by the 1983 fires.
ModerateCurrawong Falls Circuit Walk10.9 km · 3.5 hr · 7.9 km awaySplit Point views, a fern gully, and falls that can run dry.
EasyAireys Inlet Woodland Circuit4.5 km · 1.5 hr · 8 km awayAn easy loop from fire-scarred ironbarks to a quieter creek.Parkwolf’s Great Otway ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
