Maldon Mt Tarrengower Butt's Reserve camp ground

Introduction

Butt's Reserve is a free campground with toilets at the base of Mt Tarrengower on the outskirts of the historic gold mining tourist town of Maldon
not a lot of flat ground for caravans so you will need to bring wheel chocks and levelers
ground tends to be rocky from the gold mining days which can make pegging problematic - a freestanding tent which can be easily moved to find a good site or a swag may be better options
temperatures tend to be part way between Castlemaine and Bendigo although the campground being 100m higher elevation could be 1 degC cooler in general than this mid point.

1hr 15min from NW suburbs of Melbourne
2.3km NW from the centre of Maldon and you drive on Mt Tarrengower road and it is on the left just before the climb up the mount
21km (20min) to the larger gold mining township of Castlemaine (more food options especially midweek than Maldon) via Maldon
32km (30min) to Leanganook camp ground Mount Alexander
35km (26min) to Newbridge Recreation Reserve camp ground
56km (47min) to Notley camp ground Whipstick north of Bendigo
94km (75min) to Ayson's Reserve Camping Ground
it is at elevation 400m and relatively protected from cold south to westerly winds thanks to Mt Tarrengower which hits a peak of 571m
the campground lies within a NNE running gully with the toilet block being at the main road entrance and the lowest part