A few weeks ago my family and I went camping with a group of friends to a place called Red Rock, which is located around the Byfield area. We camped there for one weekend, and did some exploring around all the interesting forestry tracks. I’ve included some photos below of the lovely Stony Creek that runs through the camping area, as well as some views of the Red Rock area.
The facilities at Red Rock are pretty good. There are men’s and women’s toilets, taps (although you’re not supposed to drink the water), camping areas, picnic tables and a car track around the whole camping area. The road into Red Rock is all dirt, but it’s only a few kilometres long. There is also a self-registration booth at the entrance to camping area.
In summer Red Rock is known for its terrible swarms of mosquitoes, but in winter they’re all dead and we were only bothered by one or two single mosquitoes.
Below are some of the photos that I took while camping at Red Rock:
One of the many forestry tracks winding in and around the Red Rock area. They’re all dirt, but hardly anyone uses them and they’re really good for long walks or rides.
Some baby pine trees next to the road in to Red Rock. The forestry department log these trees once they grow big enough.
A few more pine trees, which appear to be leaning a lot but really aren’t. It’s just the camera angle.
The beautiful Stony Creek running just down from the camping area. This particular spot is about 800m downstream from the camping area.
Looking downstream in the other direction from the above photo. I reckon it looks like somewhere from the Northern Territory! But don’t worry about crocodiles too much, the water in the creek was much too cold for crocodiles to survive in it.
