Leven Canyon Camping
Leven Canyon camping, access to the Leven Canyon Reserve campground is via the small town of Nietta, near Ulverstone on the North West Coast of Tasmania. Travel through Nietta until you find a fork in the road, then turn right onto C128 and travel approximately 9 kilometres until you come to this grassed reserve. This is a popular, peaceful location with basic, but good facilities including picnic tables, a shelter, toilets, a barbecue and firepots. The Leven Canyon camping area is a popular place for day visitors and features walking tracks and picnic areas. The lookout platform provides visitors with panoramic views of the surrounding countryside. The Black Bluff Mountain, being 1349 metres high, is an awesome sight with the Black range running north-south with the bluff on the northern end. The parking area here is excellent and the grassy camping ground and picnic area, set amongst the trees, has small fireplaces and tables spread around. There are no charges to camp at Leven Canyon – this site is not suitable for camping in campervans, motorhomes or camper trailers. There is an undercover eating area and flushing toilets. The campground at Leven Canyon is well located away from the main carpark and away from the main toilet block. The Leven Canyon Reserve offers good parking with the grassy campsites located amongst the trees. A popular attraction at Leven Canyon for campers and day visitors is a 1.2km bushwalk, that will take you app. 45-minutes to complete the round trip. The track has almost 700 steps, and is very steep in parts – it is not suitable for very young children or the elderly who have mobility issues. Please note the weather at Leven Canyon can be very cold, and they have heavy rain and snow at times. It’s not recommended for tent camping in the middle of Winter. Please also note that weather conditions that change quickly in Tasmania so always check the weather conditions before bushwalking. See also: Camping Lake Gairdner: Camping Waratah:
