We decided that we wanted to keep our driving days to around a 3-hour maximum. Below are the places we visited and the holiday parks we stayed in plus our overall viewpoint on the parks and the towns. Keep in mind that these are just our personal opinions.

Royal National Park - 1 hour outside of Sydney. Massive and stunning. Highly recommend stopping there for at least a day and doing a hike.

Bulli Beach Tourist Park - 1.5-2 hours from Sydney. Nice amenities. You are right on top of your neighbors so by no means a ‘nature’ park. Right on a beautiful beach and a very long paved walking and biking path. There are a couple of restaurants and cafes within walking distance.

Jervis Bay / Holiday Haven White Sands - 1.5-2 hours from Bulli Beach. Very similar to Bulli as far as facilities, and proximity to the beach. You could also very easily walk into town, which during the high season should have a good amount of restaurants, bars/pubs, and shops open.

Bateman’s Bay Holiday Resort - 2 hours from Jervis Bay. The holiday park was fine, but a good 45 min walk from the town of Bateman. This is very much a retirement community with a beautiful beach. Not a lot to do besides the beach and shopping. Would not recommend stopping unless you have to and only do one night if you do.

Mimosa Rocks National Park / Gillards Campground - 2 hours from Bateman’s Bay. We LOVED it here and wish we had more than one night. It is primitive - meaning you have to bring everything in and there is only an outhouse, but you are rewarded with being on an incredible beach surrounded in the evening by kangaroos and wallabies.

Eden Beach Front Holiday Park - 1 hour from Mimosa Rocks. The park was great, good location, great amenities, also right on the beach. We really enjoyed Eden and what it had to offer. If you are there during whale migration season - a bonus.

Seaspray Caravan Park / Gippsland - 4.25 hrs from Eden. We WISH we had known about all the hidden treasures in Gippsland before we went on our merry way. Seaspray was an amazing park with the best and cleanest amenities that we have had on this trip. The beach WOULD have been in the top 5 had it not been some of the worst weather we have experienced on the trip. The town of Seaspray has little to offer but the area of Gippsland has tons of hidden gems. Will call them out later. If the weather had been better this may be #2 on our list so far.

Wilsons Promontory / Tidal River Campground - This park is a must-do! It is huge and extremely beautiful. The southernmost point of mainland Australia. Book ahead for the campground. The location is great but the amenities are not. Ok bathrooms, no camp kitchen. There are cabins if you would like to book something that protects you more from the rain. Regardless of the weather, if you are traveling close to this park you must stop.

Philip Island / Park Lane Holiday Park - The location of this park is great, you can walk right across the street to the Koloa Conservatory. However, the spots for campervans, etc. are SUPER tight. They have a lot of amenities but the bathrooms need a serious update.