Old Mates Farm — Local services in Upper Barron

This is your place to go to if you're after a great camping experience. Even though it is mostly meant/suited for families, we stayed as a group of 4 adults in our mid 20s and still had a good time. The space of the individual spots is nice and big. Every spot also has their own fire pit which is the best part. You're able to purchase firewood off of the farm which is about $35 for 50kgs of wood and it gets delivered to your site. You can buy more if needed at any time. You only have to bring your own axe to chop it into snaller appropriate pieces and i think that added more fun to the experience. There's flushable toilets and hot showers. The toilet 'house' has a big open window that you look out of and into the jungle while doing your business, thought that was pretty cool. It gets cleaned every morning and also provides a first aid kit. The shower is very big and spacious, could easily fit multiple people in there which I guess is great for families with little children. There's also shelves provided for your clothes etc. You need to bring some coins for this, it is $2 for 5 min of hot water. There's many animals that you can visit and I think there's daily feeding sessions aswell for the kids to came and watch or even participate! There's also some walking paths. Unfortunately we didn't get to explore these as we were off to other hiking adventures but we will explore them the next time we come around. The owner Tony was really nice and welcoming. On our last day we asked to spontaneously stay another night (in the same spot) as we enjoyed it so much and he made it work for us by shuffling some bookings around at last minute, we were really grateful for that. There's also 3 dogs that live here and roam the property. One of them, Chips, always came by in the morning to get his daily belly rubs, I loved seeing him. Overall our experience was fantastic and we will be coming back for sure. 15/10 can highly...

Old Mates Farm from the Web page information, booking in, following the check in directions were Professional, easy & went smoothly. Our Ranger Amy made sure we had all the relevant information, she was Welcoming, Knowledgeable and always had a lovely smile when greeting families especially during feeding the farm animals.. The Farm is great,the campsites spacious, the Amenties very clean, we rode our bikes & walked the lovely trails, the signage was easy to follow using the map provided. The memorabilia of ww11 vehicles, cars, trucks, etc were a pleasant surprise... We swam in the creeks & the river.. We had a great campfire both nights.. It was a Lovely weekend...thank you for sharing ...

Absolutely loved the weekend we had here. The farm animals they have are fantastic, including the feeding session that anyone can get involved in. We stayed in the Pioneers Hut which had everything we needed, the toilet facilities were great, the fire pit is fantastic, the walking/biking trails are well maintained, and the old equipment is really interesting. Will definitely...