2025/2026 Booking Information

Please read all the below information carefully to ensure you have an understanding of the booking process and system.

 

Booking Quick Links

Ballot Application Form

The form to enter the Peak Period Ballot Draw - Link available here - 12 PM on May 9th

Check your Entry

Check that your entry is in the Ballot Draw list - Link available here - 11 AM on May 26th

Ballot Draw Results

Independently verified results of ballot draw available here at 12.30 pm on May 26th.

General Information

25/26 Updates

  • The Committee has carefully considered your feedback and determined that the most equitable and least stressful booking process for the peak period is to implement a ballot system.

  • This also means the bookings may be processed earlier, enabling you to confirm your Summer plans by the end of May.

  • 21 night + peak period bookings will now be allocated through an internal ballot process, independently verified to ensure fairness and transparency. As a result, the online booking system will not be used for these reservations. Instead, bookings will be processed internally and confirmed with guests, who will then be required to make a deposit payment.

  • Approximately 15% of sites will be allocated as short-stay sites for the summer peak period, with a maximum of two week bookings permitted, these will be available for booking online at 7pm at July 1.

  • To maintain integrity and impartiality, the ballot draw will be observed by an independent Justice of the Peace, who will verify that the process has been conducted fairly and without bias.

Release Dates (All Campgrounds)

  • Bookings for peak periods will be subject to a ballot process, the application form will open May 9th and will close on May 25th at 5pm.

  • The draw will take place on Monday, 26th May at 12pm , with de-identified results published on the website at approx 12.30PM.

  • Following the draw, there is no need to contact the office. Allocations and booking confirmations will be sent from 26th May to 29th May.

  • Bookings for all other dates will be open online from 7pm on Tuesday, July 1, 2025.

Peak Period Ballot Process and Conditions

  • The order in which ballot applications are made will have no bearing upon result of ballot draw.

  • Only one ballot application is permitted per guest, with guests to be listed in the application form.

  • Guests will be allocated and advised of a unique ID before the draw (At the latest 11am on Monday 26th)- this ID will be used for the ballot draw and published online - allowing transparency of ballot positioning.

  • Guests will be able to list three preferred dates and three preferred sites at the time of application.

  • Refer to key dates and activities below.

Booking Conditions

  • Over the summer period, a 3-week minimum booking applies, with each 3-week block running from the 20th of December - the 10th of January and the 10th of January to the 31st of January. Shorter stays will be available for booking from December 1 - subject to availability and cancellations. Approx 15% of sites will be allocated as short stay sites and not available for the ballot.

  • There is no maximum length of stay, you may book the entire 6-week Christmas period if you wish, or longer. 

  • While the 20th of December and 10th of January are the 3-week minimum booking periods - you may either arrive earlier than the 20th of December or depart later than the 31st of January ie, arrive on the 9th of December and depart on the 10th of January. Or arrive on the 10th and depart on the 5th of February etc. Refer to the examples below.

  • Cameron’s Bight Powered will be fully open from Melbourne Cup weekend onward, Cameron’s Bight unpowered will open from 5 December, and Whitecliffs Campground will open from 5 December.

Booking Examples

  • The Smiths, a family of four, planned their summer holiday at Cameron's Bight Powered Site during the summer period. They opted for a three-week stay from December 20 to January 10, fitting within the minimum booking period.

  • The Patels, a family of five, strategically booked a six-week camping adventure at Whitecliffs Campground, covering the entire Christmas period from December 20 to January 31st. Their choice allowed for ample time to explore the natural surroundings while accommodating the 3-week booking minimum dates.

  • For the Thompsons, the kids were finishing school early this year so a five-week caravan getaway at Cameron's Bight Unpowered Site was the perfect escape. Arriving on December 9th and departing on January 10th, while they extended beyond the 3-week blocks - they were still within the permitted booking dates of the 20th December and 10th of January.

  • The Nguyens, a family of four, embarked on an extended seaside stay at Whitecliffs Campground. Booking a Premium site from December 20 to February 14, they covered both 3-week blocks, as well as an extra 2 weeks for an eight-week stay.

Additional Information

  • If you do not secure a site, you will be advised and automatically transferred to the waitlist following the allocations from the ballot draw and allocations on May 29th 2025.

  • During the initial booking confirmation, no payment will be required, a 40% deposit will be due on July 1st 2025, required to secure your booking - with full payment required by Close of Business - 5pm , November 1, 2025. Failure to complete payment in full by the due date will result in your booking being cancelled.

  • Note, bookings in September will require full payment one month before arrival.

  • The 40% deposit system will only apply until July 31, 2025, all bookings made after this date will require payment in full.

Campground Opening Dates

2025/2026 Camping Rates

  • Rates have been subject to a 2.5% increase in line with CPI.

2025/2026 Peak periods and minimum nights

  • Christmas Holidays - 3 weeks minimum - arrival dates of Saturday, 20th December and Saturday, 10th January.

  • Grand Final Holiday weekend - 3-night minimum - arrival date, Thursday 25th September.

  • Cup weekend - 4-night minimum - arriving Friday, 31st October

  • Weekends between 1st February and Labour Day weekend - 2 night minimum.

  • Labour day weekend - 3-night minimum - arriving Friday, 6th March.

  • Easter - 4-night minimum arriving Thursday, 3rd April.

Waitlist

  • Entries in the ballot draw who are unsuccessful in securing a site will be moved to the waitlist automatically in order of ballot draw.

  • Those who enquire about a site after the ballot draw, will be entered onto the end of the waitlist and may do so by contacting the office.

  • There is no guarantee that by entering the waitlist you will receive a site for the 2025/2026 season.

  • The waitlist will be abandoned on 8th November 2025 - at which point, any sites released will be open on the online booking system for bookings.

  • Guests without an existing booking are given priority for cancelled sites over those who already have a reservation.

  • Guests who have booked an alternative site but are on the waitlist for an upgrade or a site closer to family or friends will remain on the waitlist, though priority is given to those without a booking.

  • Site swaps may be facilitated if all parties involved formally agree and notify us.