Victoria
The Great Ocean Road, High Country and Murray River runs.
2 caravan parks · 1 track & drive
Victoria is the country's most compact touring state, which is exactly its appeal — you can be in Wilsons Promontory's coastal bush one week and up in the High Country's alpine huts country the next, without the multi-day transits WA or QLD demand. The High Country (Wonnangatta, Dargo, the old cattlemen's tracks) is genuine 4WD-and-off-road-van territory with real river crossings and snow-season closures; the coast (Gippsland, the Great Ocean Road) is standard-caravan easy with a dense park network.
Bright and the alpine valleys make a good touring base for the High Country — sealed right into town, with the unsealed cattlemen's tracks (Wonnangatta, Dargo High Plains) branching off for day trips or overnight camps in a properly set-up off-road van. Gippsland's coast (Wilsons Prom, the Ninety Mile Beach) is dense with holiday parks and takes any rig.
Summer (December–February) is peak season on the coast and the only realistic window for the High Country's higher tracks, which carry snow well into spring some years. Book Wilsons Prom and Bright over summer school holidays; the High Country's remoter camps rarely need bookings but do need a fire-danger-rating check before you light anything.
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Common questions about Victoria
- When are the Victorian High Country tracks open?
- Roughly November to April, snow and seasonal gate closures permitting — Parks Victoria publishes current road status. Outside that window many of the higher routes (Dargo High Plains, Wonnangatta) are snow-affected or deliberately gated.
- Can a standard caravan reach Wilsons Promontory?
- Yes — Tidal River and the main Prom road are sealed and take any standard van. It's a popular park, so book well ahead for summer and Easter.
- Do I need a 4WD for the High Country?
- For the town of Bright and sealed alpine-valley roads, no. For the actual cattlemen's tracks (Wonnangatta, Dargo High Plains Road) — yes, a genuine 4WD with a properly rated off-road camper or van, and expect river crossings.
Marto sold the house in 2017, bought a 21-foot off-road van and hasn't looked back. He obsesses over tyre pressures, tow-ball weight and the exact moment the corrugations start on a desert track. If a route is in this site, chances are he's dragged a van over it.
9 years full-time towing a 21ft off-road van; 3 Big Laps