St Helens Point Camping

Campground St Helens Point Conservation Area, located south of the small North East Coast of Tasmania township of St Helens and is popular for surfing, boating, kayaking, swimming and fishing. There is a good number of campsites located on the eastern foreshore between the basin and beach, and camping is only permitted at the designated camping area at Diana’s Basin and not at St Helen’s point itself. Access to St Helens Point campground is by signposted access off the A3 highway, 4 kilometres north of the township of Beaumaris and 9 kilometres south of St Helens. After that, drive half a kilometre to an access track on the left that will lead you to the campsites. Travel a further distance of app. 1 kilometre you will find more shaded camping locations which are suitable for campervans, motorhomes, camper trailers and caravans. St Helens is the largest town on the northeast coast of Tasmania and has a permanent population of fewer than 2000 inhabitants. St Helens is located on Georges Bay, off the Tasman Highway, app. 160 km east of the city of the Northern Tasmania City of Launceston. St Helens is part of the Break O’Day Council; a council that includes the surrounding town of Binalong Bay. The St Helens Point Conservation Area features extensive sand dunes and is popular for a range of water activities including surfing, fishing, beachcombing, boating and birdwatching. The sand dunes and ocean beach of St Helens Point are a short drive of app. 15 kilometres from the township of St Helens and there are several good walks at St Helens Point, and somewhere dune buggies are permitted (Peron Dunes). Various walks take you past outcrops of rocks and offer beautiful views of the fishing harbour and sweeping beaches. There are toilets at St Helens Point, and the area is wheelchair accessible. Binalong Bay is a small, popular holiday resort town well known for its rock and beach fishing and close to St Helens Point campsite. See also: Camping Dora Point : Camping Humbug Point: Camping Bay Of Fires : Camping One Night Stand