For those camping on the cheap, here are some great campsites we found near Bar Beach, NSW.
#10 Branxton Park
51 minutes (57.4 km) drive from Bar Beach
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              - ✓ Pets Allowed
 - ✓ Free
 - ✓ Toilets
 - ✓ Drinking Water
 - ✓ Caravans
 - ✓ Camper Trailers
 - ✓ Phone Reception
 - ✓ Dump Spot
 - ✓ Telstra 4G
 - ✓ Optus 4G
 
#9 Gap Creek campground
3 hours 19 minutes (54.3 km) drive from Bar Beach
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              - ✓ Free
 - ✓ Toilets
 - ✓ BBQ Areas
 - ✓ Allotted Site
 - ✓ Camper Trailers
 - ✓ National Parks
 - ✓ Car
 - ✓ Phone Reception
 - ✓ Biking
 - ✓ Walking Trails
 - ✓ Allows fires
 - ✓ Telstra 4G
 
#8 Bangalow campground
2 hours 58 minutes (53.6 km) drive from Bar Beach
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              - ✓ Free
 - ✓ Toilets
 - ✓ BBQ Areas
 - ✓ National Parks
 - ✓ Phone Reception
 - ✓ Telstra 4G
 
#7 Bangalow campground
2 hours 56 minutes (53.5 km) drive from Bar Beach
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              - ✓ Free
 - ✓ BBQ Areas
 - ✓ Next to car
 - ✓ Short walk to car
 - ✓ National Parks
 - ✓ Car
 - ✓ Phone Reception
 - ✓ Hiking
 - ✓ Walking Trails
 - ✓ Allows fires
 - ✓ Telstra 4G
 
#6 Wallaroo State Forest
54 minutes (49.6 km) drive from Bar Beach
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              - ✓ Pets Allowed
 - ✓ Free
 - ✓ Caravans
 - ✓ State Forest
 - ✓ Phone Reception
 - ✓ Allows fires
 - ✓ Telstra 4G
 - ✓ Optus 4G
 
#5 Samurai Beach campground
- ✓ Camper Trailers
 - ✓ Phone Reception
 - ✓ Water (Non Drinking)
 - ✓ Fishing
 - ✓ Swimming
 - ✓ 4WD Trails
 - ✓ Telstra 4G
 - ✓ Optus 4G
 
#4 Watagan Headquarters
- ✓ Pets Allowed
 - ✓ Free
 - ✓ Toilets
 - ✓ Caravans
 - ✓ Camper Trailers
 - ✓ State Forest
 - ✓ Phone Reception
 - ✓ Hiking
 - ✓ Walking Trails
 - ✓ Telstra 4G
 - ✓ Optus 4G
 
#3 Bucketts Way Camp n Stay
- ✓ Pets Allowed
 - ✓ Toilets
 - ✓ Allotted Site
 - ✓ Car
 - ✓ Firewood for sale
 - ✓ Showers
 - ✓ Boat Ramp Nearby
 - ✓ Phone Reception
 - ✓ Dump Spot
 - ✓ Garbage
 - ✓ 4WD Trails
 - ✓ 4WD beach driving
 - ✓ Allows fires
 - ✓ Telstra 4G
 - ✓ Optus 4G
 
#2 Turpentine Camping Area
- ✓ Pets Allowed
 - ✓ Free
 - ✓ Camper Trailers
 - ✓ State Forest
 - ✓ Phone Reception
 - ✓ 4WD Trails
 - ✓ Allows fires
 - ✓ Telstra 4G
 
#1 Neil Carroll Park
Neil Carroll Rotary Park, Shoal Bay Road, Nelson Bay NSW, Australia Get directions- ✓ Free
 - ✓ Toilets
 - ✓ Drinking Water
 - ✓ Showers
 - ✓ Phone Reception
 - ✓ Walking Trails
 - ✓ Swimming
 - ✓ Telstra 4G
 - ✓ Optus 4G