Murray River Run – Camping Cost Stats

I’ve always recorded each of our overnight stays in a log that I keep in a clipboard in the pocket above the windscreen visor. I also record when we get fuel, gas and wood. These are our final stats for this trip.

Free Camps
SS&A Club Carpark, Albury 3 nights
Yarrwonga Common 1 night
Lock 9 Lake Cullulleraine 1 night
Our friends front yard in Waikerie 2 nights
Hettners Landing, Walkers Flat 1 night
Point Sturt Lookout 1 night
Kingston SE RV Park 2 nights (usually $10 but some nice person had left a valid ticket in the parking meter)
Greenrise Lake, Penola 1 night
Lake Lascelles, Hopetoun 1 night

Low Cost Camps
Echuca Rotary Park 1 night $10 and $5 to use Dump point & water
Lake Boga 1 night $15
Frank Potts Reserve, Langhorne Creek 1 night $5
Parnka Point Pelican Campground, Coorong NP 1 night $16.50

Caravan Parks
Big4 Holiday Park, Mannum 4 nights $15 (while we were on The Murray Princess cruise)
Big4 Holiday Park Mannum 2 nights $40
Big4 Holiday Park, Port Elliot 1 night $40
Hindmarsh Island Caravan park 1 night $25 (with Seniors discount)
Lake Charlegrark Caravan Park 1 night $30
Horsham Riverside Caravan Park 1 night $38
Green Lake Reserve 1 night $20 (power only)
McLean Beach Caravan Park 3 nights $36 (Pay for 2 stay for 3)

Total nights = 31
Total Free Camps = 9 (13 nights) $0 cost
Total Low Cost Camps = 4 (4 nights) $51.50 cost
Total Caravan Parks = 8 (14 nights) $365 cost

Total camping cost so far = $416.50/31 nights = $13.44 per night

Fuel
$89.02
$77.01
$117.16
$38.00
$64.50
$91.01
$53.79

Total = $530.49

Gas
$24
$24
$24

Total = $72

Fire Wood
$14
$16
$9.45
$14

Total = $53.45

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