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Horseshoe Bend

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DescriptionLarge campground with limited facilities on the banks of the Wimmera River in Victoria's Little Desert National Park. Plenty of room for numerous campsites, and suitable for trailers and vans.
Location 36° 29′ CD" S       **.****
142° 01′ CD" E       **.****
Co-ordinates accuracy : Co-ordinates taken from GPS (WGS84)
Location description : Approximately *kms South of Dimboola and **km * of Horsham VIC
Prominent feature : Little Desert National Park
What's there  2wd  Fees  bbq  Picnic_table  Camp  caravan  camper_trailer  Dunny  Fishing  canoeing  Fire_place

General comments
This is a large well-shaded campground in the Little Desert NP and only a short drive from the small north western Victorian town of Dimboola. It is right on the banks of the Wimmera River and this is the only water available in the park. Fishing and boating would be OK when the river has plenty of water. The facilities are limited to toilets, BBQ and fireplaces bu.... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD

Upsides
Tidy, well-grassed, shaded and quiet riverside campground w.... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD

Downsides
Extremely difficult to find anything that detracts from this site except for the nearby farm.... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD

Access considerations
Easy 2WD drive from Dimboola on well-.... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD

Pictures (click on image to enlarge)
View of Campsite 1 : ../data/lrc74/lrc74_horshoebend_littledesert2.jpg (available on CD)  View of Campsite 2 : ../data/lrc74/lrc74_horshoebend_littledesert3.jpg (available on CD)  The River Bank : ../data/lrc74/lrc74_horshoebend_littledesert4.jpg (available on CD)  Toilet Block : ../data/lrc74/lrc74_horshoebend_littledesert5.jpg (available on CD)  

OziExplorer track plots
Track Plot

OziExplorer waypoints
Handy Waypoints

WWWeb Links
Parks Victoria Little Desert National Park Website

Document revision history
Pete and Lyn Smith LRCACT.... Remainder of the content is available on the CampGroundCorner CD

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Document produced on 19-06-2010