After a week of exploring the Snowy Mountains, we headed from Thredbo to Tumut along The Alpine Way. The Alpine Way runs from Jindabyne through to Khancoban and is a steep and winding road. We also wanted to check out a couple of campgrounds along the way for future reference.
TOM GROGGIN
Our first stop was at the Tom Groggin Camp Ground. It is situated on the banks of the Murray River and is just a short drive off the main road. The camp area along the river was busy and seemed to be mainly utilised by horse riders. All the sites we saw were nice and level too. There was also plenty of room a little further away from the river. Tom Groggin has no toilet or shower facilities and you need to take your own drinking water.
GEEHI FLATS
Next we came to the Geehi Flats Campground. About 35 kilometres from Khancoban, it was the perfect spot to stop for lunch. The camp area extends along the banks of the Swampy Plains River. It has plenty of large camp sites nestled amongst trees. An added bonus is that there are toilet facilities, as well as picnic tables and wood barbeques. It was a really hot day, so the river was a great spot for a quick cool down.
After lunch at Geehi, we continued on our way but this time we started to head north and up. The scenery is nothing short of spectacular between Geehi and Khancoban and there was a great lookout where we stopped to take some photos. There are also a couple of spots on the side of the road where you can stop to take photo’s.
We stopped in Khancoban late in the afternoon and bought ice cream and decided that it was way to hot to think about stopping anywhere and setting up for the night. The temperature gauge in the car had already hit 41` so we continued on.
We also made a quick stop at the small, but pretty Paddys River Falls which are located just outside of the small town of Tumbarumba.
TUMUT
It had taken us all afternoon to travel from Thredbo to Tumut. I chose the Riverglade Caravan Park out of a tourist brochure that I had picked up in Cooma. We couldn’t have been happier with this park. Situated right on the Tumut River, the sites were spacious with lots of green grass. It wasn’t busy, so we were able to set up wherever we wanted. The managers were friendly and helpful and apart from an abundance of insects, the amenities were very clean.
Tumut is a lovely little town and offers lots of activities including bushwalking, fishing and water sports and it is very close to the beautiful Yarrangobilly Caves.
Also close to Tumut is Blowering Dam. Completed in 1968, Blowering Dam underwent a major upgrade in 2010. It is mainly used for hydroelectricity, irrigation and town water. With a catchment area of over 1600 square kilometres and a storage capacity of 1,628,000 megalitres it is a very large area of water.
Famous Australian motorboat racer, Ken Warby set his water speed record of 317.60mph (511.13kph) on Blowering Dam in 1978. To this day, that record has never been broken. Blowering Dam is a popular spot for water skiing and fishing. There are lots of camp spots along the edges of the Dam, suitable for most set-ups.
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Looks great we will be doing this one can you send road map of this one
Hi Greg
I don’t have a road map but you could use our planner here https://allaroundoz.com.au/best-road-trip-planner-australia/
Cheers
Annette