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Plantation Campground - VIC

Plantation

Free Camp

Position

DEG: -37.059444 142.514725

DMS: 37º 03' 34" S 142º 30' 53.01" E

UTM: 54 H 5897460mN 634674mE

Altitude: 242.04m

Place Type

Camps & Accom - Free Camp

Location

232.32kms West of Melbourne - Driving 268 km (3 hours 18 mins)
424.89kms SouthEast of Adelaide - Driving 494 km (5 hours 34 mins)
766.15kms NorthWest of Hobart - Driving 994 km (1 day 3 hours)

Address & Contact

Mt Zero Rd
Mt Dryden VIC 3381

Phone: 131 963

Email: N/A

Web: N/A

Information

Set among old Radiata Pine Plantation on the eastern edge of the Mount Difficult Range, Plantation Campground is located in State Forest and your gateway to exploring the spectacular northern Grampians.The area features a large gently sloping old forestry camp shaded by Yellow Gum, Brown Stringybark or cypress pines extending into a mature pine plantation. Sites are well dispersed. Suitable for all campers.Facilities include 14 fireplaces, 16 tables, 3 toilet blocks, a grassed "common" and taps supplied from a dam further up the Mt Difficult range. Grass is mown each morning by wallabies. Bird life is plentiful and varied. Dogs are permitted.

PlaceID	98798

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Stawell at 16/04:00am EDT

Distance from Plantation Campground 20.1km E

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
9.2°C	4.9°C	86%	7.0°C	1021.1hPa	0.0mm	SSE	19km/hr 10knots	28km/hr 15knots

Closest Climatic Station

Stawell Aerodrome

Distance from Plantation Campground 20.1km E

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	29.2	28.5	25.2	20.8	16.3	13.3	12.5	14.0	16.6	19.7	23.8	26.3
Mean Min. °C	13.5	13.7	11.2	8.3	6.0	4.7	4.1	4.6	6.0	7.3	9.8	11.1
Mean Rain mm	36.9	33.1	21.4	28.3	34.7	53.7	55.7	56.8	52.6	36.9	45.3	38.2