And what fees (apart from The Prom)?
Out_Walking wrote:And what fees (apart from The Prom)?
It cost me a wallet emptying $14 to camp overnight at the Farmyard. Am I the only bloke to have paid to camp there?!
Haha, well that's what I'm wondering. It sounds like a pretty basic site with no facilities to speak of, so why stay there for $14 (or risk a fine?) when you could just camp somewhere else a bit more isolated for free?
By the way, since you've been there, did you see anywhere else along the ridge suitably flat for a 2 man backpacking tent? If the weather is nice and clear, it sounds more pleasant to sleep a little more exposed above the trees with a good view of the stars, but the route does look pretty rocky...
Out_Walking wrote:And what fees (apart from The Prom)?
It cost me a wallet emptying $14 to camp overnight at the Farmyard. Am I the only bloke to have paid to camp there?!
neil_fahey wrote:BTW, I'm not saying I don't understand the wish to camp away from the designated spots. I just don't understand if the purpose is to avoid the fees.
Bushman Ben wrote:neil_fahey wrote: ... On flat spots to camp at Cathedral, near the base of North Jawbone peak, there is quite a good site you could potentially camp at ...
Earwig wrote: Regarding wild camping generally, I think we need to ackowledge that any camping does some damage - even if it is one tent for one night in a never before camped area. In that case, the damage will be slight and repair quite quickly. If the area is more popular, the damage is greater and recurs before the area can repair itself. Wild camping is really only viable in less visited areas - places very few people go so the damage is small and able to revege before the next camper comes along. The Cathedral Ranges is not such a place.
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