Do you love camping, peaceful box ironbark forests and learning about traditional culture?

Then we’ve got great news for you! There is a fantastic new camping experience right on the outskirts of Bendigo waiting for you to enjoy.

Today a new campground called Larni Yirrip (Home of the Ironbarks) opened in Bendigo Regional Park.

Larni Yirrip offers people the chance to enjoy, learn about and connect with Dja Dja Wurrung living culture and the Box Ironbark forest immediately adjacent to Bendigo.

The new bookable campground includes defined campsites, large camping platforms, toilet and picnic facilities, two shelters, frog ponds, landscaping, cultural interpretive signage and artwork, improved vehicle and pedestrian access and fencing to protect sensitive vegetation.

Located beside the No. 7 and Crusoe reservoirs, campers will be able to enjoy nearby swimming, walking, birdwatching and more.

Larni Yirrip will make spending time in nature and experiencing the health and wellbeing benefits of getting outdoors easier for everyone.

Bookings are required. Find out more and make a booking.

This project was delivered on Dja Dja Wurrung Country by DJAARA (Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation). Having DJAARA and DJANDAK (a Dja Dja Wurrung enterprise) build the new campground has led to a richer camping experience, with cultural elements and storytelling interwoven throughout the campsite, design and facilities.

It was funded by Victoria’s Great Outdoors program - a $106.6 million investment in better campgrounds, walking trails, 4WD tracks and visitor facilities in Victoria’s parks and state forests.

Larni Yirrip is just one of many Victora’s Great Outdoors funded projects across the state. Upgraded campground and trails are being planned and delivered from the Mallee, to the High Country, the Otways and beyond.