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The Ferns Camp - VIC

ferns

Camp Fee

Position

DEG: -37.42617 145.56872

DMS: 37º 25' 34.21" S 145º 34' 7.41" E

UTM: 55 H 5856888mN 373361mE

Altitude: 353.22m

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Description

Place Type

Camps & Accom - Camp Fee

Location

68.64kms NorthEast of Melbourne - Driving 104 km (1 hour 54 mins)
399.11kms SouthWest of Canberra - Driving 608 km (6 hours 31 mins)
623.98kms North of Hobart - Driving 851 km (1 day 1 hour)

Address & Contact Edit

Falls Creek Rd
Murrindindi VIC 3717

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

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Information

Sites 51 to 75.

Dispersed clearings on a thickly forested hillside slope above the Murrindindi Rv. Sites are scattered along a winding, narrow access track, to provide some bush between most. Many sites slope. All are well shaded. Situated well off main roads but within sound of the forestry/tourist road. Popular over school holidays. Pit toilet. Fees car/night.
Tree ferns are found in the nearby gully.
Wombats, kookaburras, wrens and kurrajongs are common and friendly.
Access on the Wilhelmina Falls Rd (gravel) from the Information Board, south 3.3k to the signposted access track on the left.

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PlaceID	102045

Map

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TrekNotes Near This Place (1)

Yea to Molesworth Rail Trail

Nearby Places (28)

Bull Creek Campground 0.38km
Water Gauge Camp 1.31km
Mount Despair 2.15km
Wilhelmina Falls Viewing Area 2.31km
Ruin: Sawmill site 2.51km
Wilhelmina Falls 3.01km
SEC Camp 3.48km
Cassinia 3.85km
Murrindindi River Scenic Reserve 3.86km
Blackwood Campground 4.08km
Suspension Bridge 4.33km
Dindi Mill Camping 5.91km
Ruin: Dindi Mill 5.92km
Mount Mitchell 6km
Winch Rd Camp 6.17km
Yea Rock Camp 6.18km
Mount Klondyke 6.39km
UHF CB Ch. 4 Repeater 6.82km
The Bald Hills 7.52km
Ruin: sawmill site 8.03km
Two Hills 8.24km
Woodbourne 8.27km
Camp 8.93km
Twin Hills 9.11km
Siberia Junction 9.26km
Kalatha Camp 9.35km
Cnr First And Ninth Ave Eden Park 9.66km
Devlin Bridge 9.73km

Wildflowers

Weather

Closest Weather Station

Eildon Fire Tower at 22/02:30am EST

Distance from The Ferns Camp 34.15km NE

Temperature
8.4°C
Feels Like	6.2°C
Rel. Humidity	70%
Dew Point	3.3°C
Pressure	hPa
Rainfall	0.0mm
Wind Direction	SSE
Wind Speed	4km/hr 2knots
Gusts	6km/hr 3knots

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
8.4°C	6.2°C	70%	3.3°C	hPa	0.0mm	SSE	4km/hr 2knots	6km/hr 3knots

Closest Climatic Station

Eildon Fire Tower

Distance from The Ferns Camp 34.15km NE


Mean Max. °C
Jan	27.3
Feb	26.8
Mar	22.9
Apr	18.2
May	13.2
Jun	10.1
Jul	9.1
Aug	10.5
Sep	13.5
Oct	16.5
Nov	21.0
Dec	23.5
Mean Min. °C
Jan	13.4
Feb	13.8
Mar	11.4
Apr	9.1
May	6.5
Jun	4.8
Jul	3.8
Aug	4.3
Sep	5.7
Oct	7.2
Nov	9.8
Dec	11.0
Mean Rain mm
Jan	36.4
Feb	46.9
Mar	39.0
Apr	40.3
May	55.0
Jun	67.2
Jul	66.7
Aug	76.7
Sep	63.5
Oct	51.8
Nov	61.2
Dec	42.3

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	27.3	26.8	22.9	18.2	13.2	10.1	9.1	10.5	13.5	16.5	21.0	23.5
Mean Min. °C	13.4	13.8	11.4	9.1	6.5	4.8	3.8	4.3	5.7	7.2	9.8	11.0
Mean Rain mm	36.4	46.9	39.0	40.3	55.0	67.2	66.7	76.7	63.5	51.8	61.2	42.3