Berlang campground
Deua National Park
Overview
Bring your tent or swag and enjoy camping at Berlang beside Shoalhaven River. This campground is also the access point for hiking to The Big Hole and Marble Arch.
| Number of campsites | 10 |
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| Camping type | Tent, Don't mind a short walk to tent |
| Where | 3883 Cooma Road, Krawarree, NSW, 2622 - in Deua National Park |
| Facilities | Picnic tables, barbecue facilities, carpark, toilets |
| What to bring | Drinking water, cooking water, firewood |
| Group bookings | Bookings for up to 9 sites and 40 people can be made online. School groups and commercial tour operators can submit a group booking enquiry form. |
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For bushwalkers who like to stay for the night, this campground is ideal. And with its proximity to Shoalhaven River, this is a picturesque place you’re bound to enjoy.
Once you’ve arrived, selected your campsite and put up your tent, it’s time to start exploring. For those who enjoy seeing the park by foot, enjoy a pleasurable and easy walk on The Big Hole walking track - keep an eye out for the occasional goanna sunning itself along the way. Or head to Deua’s Marble Arch, where you’ll see a boulder the size of a car.
This campground is adjacent to Shoalhaven River, so bring your canoe and travel along the water, taking in the landscape that surrounds you; swimming is particularly enjoyable when the weather is warm. And when the sun starts to set and it's time to eat, cook up a rustic feast on the wood barbecues to the serenading frogs of Shoalhaven River and start planning the next day’s adventure.
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Local alerts
For the latest updates on fires, closures and other alerts in this area, see https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/camping-and-accommodation/campgrounds/berlang-campground/local-alerts
Bookings
- National Parks Contact Centre
- 7am to 7pm daily
- 1300 072 757 (13000 PARKS) for the cost of a local call within Australia excluding mobiles
- parks.info@environment.nsw.gov.au
Park info
- in Deua National Park in the South Coast, Country NSW and Snowy Mountains regions
Deua National Park is always open but may have to close at times due to poor weather or fire danger.
Visitor info
All the practical information you need to know about Berlang campground.
Getting there and parking
Berlang campground is in the northwest precinct of Deua National Park.
To get there:
- From Braidwood, drive south along Cooma Road for 30 minutes.
- Turn left at the sign to Berlang/The Big Hole
- Drive 700m to the Berlang campground carpark
Road quality
- Unsealed roads
Vehicle access
- 2WD vehicles
Weather restrictions
- All weather
Parking
Parking is available at Berlang campground. It can be a busy place on long weekends or school holidays, so parking might be limited.
Best times to visit
There are lots of great things waiting for you in Deua National Park. Here are some of the highlights.
Spring
This season is the best time for wildflowers in the park and for birdwatching.
Summer
This is the season for swimming and floating on a lilo down the Shoalhaven and Deua rivers. See if you can spot an eastern water dragon sharing the river with you along the way.
Weather, temperature and rainfall
Summer temperature
Average
15.7°C and 23.5°C
Highest recorded
43.3°C
Winter temperature
Average
6.5°C and 16.7°C
Lowest recorded
-10°C
Rainfall
Wettest month
March
Driest month
August
The area’s highest recorded rainfall in one day
275.3mm
Facilities
- Firewood is not provided and may not be collected from the park
- Rubbish bins are not available so please take your rubbish with you when leaving
Toilets
There is 1 non-flush toilet at this campground.
- Non-flush toilets
Picnic tables
Barbecue facilities
- Wood barbecues (bring your own firewood)
- Fire rings (bring your own firewood)
Carpark
Maps and downloads
Accessibility
Disability access level - hard
Wheelchairs can access this area with some difficulty.
Prohibited
Pets
Pets and domestic animals (other than certified assistance animals) are not permitted. Find out which regional parks allow dog walking and see the pets in parks policy for more information.
Smoking
NSW national parks are no smoking areas.
Learn more
Berlang campground is in Deua National Park. Here are just some of the reasons why this park is special:
Diverse scenery and luscious landscapes
From grassy woodlands on the lower eastern slopes of Deua Valley, to the peatlands and swamps on the tablelands, there are landscapes aplenty at Deua National Park. Valleys dissected by wild rivers, rugged mountains, deep gorges, dry ridges, steep escarpments, limestone karst and high plateaus are also some of the diverse landforms you'll find at Deua National Park. The Big Hole is thought to have been an underground cave until the ceiling collapsed and now is a 96m deep and 50m wide pit. Marble Arch has a car-sized boulder over its entrance and inside this cave are animal remains believed to be thousands of years old. Bendethera Cave is over 250m long, 320m wide and contains massive limestone formations in caverns with up to 15m high ceilings. Rocky outcrops found throughout the park support unique and rare species of gum trees, like the woila and jilliga ash, whilst the limestone slopes in Bendethera Valley is the only known location of Bendethera wattle; a sight to behold as they blossom during spring. The drier and cooler conditions allow pinkwoods and soft tree ferns to thrive in the higher altitudes of the eastern escarpments, and grey myrtle, lilly pilli and mock olives can regularly be seen along the small creeks and gullies throughout.
- The Big Hole walking track It’s an adventurous walk from Berlang campground to the viewing platform at The Big Hole as long as you don’t mind getting your feet wet crossing Shoalhaven River along the way.
Powerful stuff
Deua is home to over 106 species of birds. There is a particularly high diversity of birds of prey in the park, such as the powerful owl and the peregrine falcon. The powerful owl is Australia's largest owl. The peregrine falcon, which is the fastest creature in the animal kingdom, can reach over 300km/hr in a high-speed dive when hunting. So if you see a dark vertical blur in the sky over Deua, you'll know now what it is and why it's moving so fast.
- The Big Hole walking track It’s an adventurous walk from Berlang campground to the viewing platform at The Big Hole as long as you don’t mind getting your feet wet crossing Shoalhaven River along the way.
The trails of time
Passed on through generations in story and in song, the history of Aboriginal people of this land and their connection with all that surrounds them is very much a part of what you'll see in Deua National Park. Having travelled up and down the escarpment along well-worn pathways between the coast and the Monaro Tablelands for thousands of years, there are many places of spiritual significance. Scarred trees, grinding grooves and middens can be seen along the 'dreaming trails' of Deua.