Notley Campground and Picnic Area

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Notley Campground and Picnic Area

Womin-Dji-Ka (Welcome)

Greater Bendigo National Park is one of six jointly managed parks in Central West Victoria by the Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation and Parks Victoria. For more information on Joint Management, please visit the Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation and Dhelkunya Dja Land Management Board who oversee implementation of the Joint Management Plan 2018 - see relevant strategy and resources documents.

Notley Campground and Picnic Area has wide, grassy spaces for family-friendly camping and is surrounded by Box-Ironbark bushland with a number of bushwalks nearby.

The Old Tom Mine site is an easy 30 minute return walk, and is a popular spot for fossicking and prospecting. Explore remnants of both alluvial and quartz reef gold mining techniques from the 1800s. See the Old Tom Reef mine, the remains of a puddling machine and the site of old cyanide vats, used to reclaim gold from old tailings sands.

Continue on to Flagstaff Hill for a panoramic lookout view across the surrounding landscape.

Things To Do

A man walks back along the path from Old Tom Mine in the Greater Bendigo National Park.

Old Tom Mine Walk

Take a walk through history. Starting from either the Shadbolts Day Visitor area or Notley Camping area, this loop walk takes you through Box-Ironbark Forest to reach the Old Tom mine site, where you can see the original reef mine, ‘puddler’ and water race; all that remains from those exciting Gold Rush days.

Flagstaff Hill Loop Walk

An easy walk from the Shadbolt Day Visitor Area gives visitors a small taste of the natural environment of the Whipstick Block of the Greater Bendigo National Park. Pass by remnants of the 1800s gold mining and enjoy panoramic views over the Mallee landscape.
A boy crouches at the waters panning for gold in a river.

Fossicking and prospecting

Many of the world’s largest gold nuggets have been found in Victoria. Try your luck at fossicking and prospecting and find out what's required before you start sifting for gold.

How to get there

Notley Campground and Picnic Area

Access is via the unsealed Neilborough Road.

The road and parking area are suitable for caravans and campervans and small buses. There are drive-through sites available for caravans, camper trailers and motor homes.

Need to know

Notley Campground and Picnic Area

Change of Conditions

Nature being nature, sometimes conditions can change at short notice. It’s a good idea to check this page ahead of your visit for any updates.

  • Greater Bendigo National Park

    Planned burn near Tennyson Road

    Planned burning operations are scheduled in the Greater Bendigo National Park which will result in parts of the park near Tennyson Road being closed from the time a burn is approved for ignition until the area is declared safe. Ignition of the burn is scheduled from Saturday 27 April - Friday 3 May 2024 and is subject to favourable weather. 

    Please see attached neighbour letter for more information, including maps.
     
    Burn name:               LM-MGF-BGO-1321 Kamarooka - Tennyson Rd, Size: 290.47 hectares, Location: 7km Southeast of Kamarooka
    Scheduled Date:       Saturday 27 April - Friday 3 May 2024 (weather conditions permitting)
     
    For more information

    Planned burn - near Tennyson Road

    Planned burning operations are scheduled in the Greater Bendigo National Park which will result in parts of the park near Tennyson Road being closed from the time a burn is approved for ignition until the area is declared safe. Ignition of the burn is scheduled from Saturday 27 April - Friday 3 May 2024 and is subject to favourable weather. 

    Please see attached neighbour letter for more information, including maps.
     
    Burn name:               LM-MGF-BGO-1321 Kamarooka - Tennyson Rd, Size: 290.47 hectares, Location: 7km Southeast of Kamarooka
    Scheduled Date:       Saturday 27 April - Friday 3 May 2024 (weather conditions permitting)
     
    For more information

    Planned burn - near Edwards Road

    Planned burning operations are scheduled in the Greater Bendigo National Park which will result in parts of the park near Edwards Road being closed from the time a burn is approved for ignition until the area is declared safe. Ignition of the burn is scheduled from Sunday 28 April to Saturday 4 May 2024 and is subject to favourable weather. 

    Please see attached neighbour letter for more information, including maps.
     
    Burn name:               LM-MGF-BGO-0472 Flora Hill - Edwards Rd, Size62.05 hectares, Location: 3.7km SE of Bendigo
    Scheduled Date:      Sunday 28 April to Saturday 4 May 2024  (weather conditions permitting)
     
    For more information

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