see also:

• photography and camping main index page
• non-commercial camp grounds for tents 2-4 hours from Melbourne
• Johanna beach camp ground

• the main Aire River campgrounds are walking distance to a beach on the western part of Cape Otway near the Great Ocean Road (GOR)
• there are two camp grounds near each other run by Parks Vic and each require online booking and have drop toilets but no potable water nor showers
• there is also a smaller free camp much further inland at Aire River Crossing

• 3hrs (232km) from NW suburbs via Geelong and Colac
  • if the Princes Fway is problematic, can also travel to Ballan then down to Colac but this adds 30min and 30km
• 33min (30km) west of Apollo Bay
• 42min (32km) SE of Lavers Hill
• 67min (76km) S of Colac
• 83min SW of Lorne

• Castle Cove Lookout
• Otway waterfalls:
  • Triplet Falls
  • Hopetoun Falls and Redwood forest
  • Beachamp Falls (nearby free campground)
• Otway Fly Treetop walk (commercial)
• Melba Gully glow worms at dusk, Lavers Hill
• Johanna Beach - wild surf beach
• 45min drive to Wreck Beach near Moonlight Heads - embedded anchor at low tide
• The Twelve Apostles

• Cape Otway lighthouse
• Maits Rest rainforest walk
• Elliot River coastal area walk
• Apollo Bay beaches, cafes and shops

• 22min (17km) NW Johanna beach camp ground
  • on a wild surf beach
  • also run by Parks Vic and requiring booking online online bookings
• 54min (53km) to Princetown Recreation Reserve (bookings)
• 66min (69km) to Port Campbell Recreation Reserve (bookings?)

• 33min (30km) to commercial parks in Apollo Bay
• 34min (25km) to Blanket Bay campground Cape Otway (Parks Vic online booking)
• 69min (64km) to Jamieson Creek camp ground Wye River (Park Web booking) just past Wye River which has commercial camp ground as well

• 37min (23km) to the small Aire River Crossing campsite
• 43min (43km) to Beauchamp Falls camp ground
• 66min (62km) to Dandos camp ground Otways
• 72min (65km to Stevensons Falls camp ground Otways via Apollo Bay (80min, 72km via Lavers Hill and Beech Forest if you wish to see other falls along the way)

• 90min (88km) NW to Lake Elingamite near Cobden
• 2.5hrs 169km NW to Lake Bolac foreshore camp
• 3.5hrs to Halls Gap and The Grampians

• closest one to the beach
  • “10min” walk to west end of Glenaire beach?
  • 3km 45min to Glenaire Beach
• fires only in the fire pits
• jetty and boat access
• 40 camp sites, many alongside the river, some others with some shade and wind breaks
• bookings

• fires not permitted
• jetty and boat access
• 10min 600m walk to Aire River West campground along the gravel road
• bookings