Fishing downstream, boating upstream, and Gunbower National Park all around you.
Richard McGillivray runs cattle on his own property, and a fair bit of that beef, aged and locally grown, ends up on plates at the Gunbower Hotel. The pub's at 18-20 Murray Valley Hwy, Gunbower, about 8.6 km from Torrumbarry Weir Holiday Park. It opened in 1941 and picked up…
8.6 km from park
Reedy Lagoon is a wetland out past Cohuna on the floodplain between the Murray and Gunbower Creek, inside Gunbower Island State Forest. It's part of the 26,400 hectare Gunbower Island floodplain, one of the wetlands recognised internationally for its birdlife, native mammals and frogs. Canoes go out on the lagoon…
Billabong Ranch sits on the corner of Glanville and Tehan Road in Echuca. Kids get stuck into indoor mini golf, pedal boats, a 30-metre bouldering wall and an animal walk with a feed bag. There's a playground, beach volleyball, table tennis and outdoor ten-pin bowling too. Billabong Ranch runs trail…
Annie Gibbons Cottage is a short trip from Torrumbarry Weir Holiday Park. The cottage shows how early settlers built with whatever the bush gave them, using local timber and materials suited to the conditions of the time. It's a good example of the practical, no-frills construction that got early Riverina…
Womboota is about 13 km from Torrumbarry Weir Holiday Park, and it's worth building a day around the pottery studio and the Old School Winery and Meadery. The pottery studio is on the corner of School Rd and Moira St, right next to the Old School Winery and Meadery, on…
13 km from park
Torrumbarry Hotel sits at 2614 Murray Valley Hwy, Torrumbarry, about 10 km from the park. Downstream of Torrumbarry Weir is the fishing side. Upstream is jet skis and boats. Either way, it's about 10 minutes to the hotel for a feed. If you're staying at Torrumbarry Weir Holiday Park and…
10 km from park
St Anne's Winery Echuca offers wine tastings, with walk-ins welcome. St Anne's Winery Echuca is family-friendly and pet-friendly at the cellar door. The building itself dates back to the 1800s, a carriage house at 53 Murray Esplanade, in Echuca's old port precinct. Three generations in, St Anne's Winery Echuca has…
32 km from park
The Leitchville Hotel is a pub. It's on King George Street, about 16 kilometres from the park gate, tucked roughly a kilometre off the Murray Valley Highway on the Echuca to Kerang run. Linda and Ryan O'Mahony run the place. The Leitchville Hotel has outdoor dining areas. Bistro hours can…
16 km from park
People drive out here expecting a boat ramp with a caravan park attached. Fair enough, that's true. But Torrumbarry Weir Holiday Park is also inside Gunbower National Park, and the birdwatchers and walkers who turn up alongside the fishing crews and boaties aren't an afterthought. They're a fair chunk of…
18 km from park
Check the weather before you paddle out. That's the first thing to know about canoeing Gunbower Creek from Torrumbarry Weir Holiday Park: the creek's easy going most of the year, but conditions change enough after rain that it's worth a look before you commit a whole morning to it. Most…
4.0 km from park
Running low on diesel with the boat still on the trailer and the kids asking when you'll be there? That's exactly why the Ampol servo sits right at the front of Torrumbarry Weir Holiday Park, not tucked away somewhere you'd never find it. You pull in, fill up, and you're…
10 km from park
Reversing a trailer down a ramp you've never used before is always a bit of a moment, so here's the practical version first: check your straps and lights before you leave the site, and have someone spot you if there's a queue on the bank. Once you're hitched up and…
30 km from park
Christies Beach Echuca is a river spot for a swim, and it's worth checking before you go: how much beach is showing depends on the week. Christies Beach Echuca is 36 km from Torrumbarry Weir Holiday Park, over toward Echuca, and it sits on the Murray. The river doesn't run…
36 km from park
Right next to the park you've got the Torrumbarry North Bushland Reserve Torrumbarry Weir, and it's the sort of place people come back for year after year. You don't need to book anything, don't need a permit, just walk out and you're in it. Red gums overhead, dirt underfoot, the…
16 km from park
Moama sits right across the river from Echuca, and if you're after somewhere quieter to pitch a tent or park the van while still being close enough to wander into town for a coffee, Torrumbarry Weir Holiday Park Torrumbarry Weir is worth a proper look. It's not flashy. It's a…
32 km from park
Ran out of milk halfway through your first coffee and the nearest big supermarket is a solid drive away? That's exactly what the IGA Xpress Torrumbarry Weir is here for. It sits right on site at Torrumbarry Weir Holiday Park, so you don't need to pack the car and go…
15 km from park
Torrumbarry Weir sits right alongside the park, and it's not just scenery. The lock and weir here went in during the 1920s to manage water levels for irrigation along this stretch of the Murray, and it's part of the same river-management story that runs all the way up to Echuca,…
32 km from park
You don't come to Torrumbarry Weir for a resort pool and a day spa. You come for the river, the weir itself, and a spot to pitch a tent or park the van that doesn't feel like a car park with grass. Torrumbarry Weir Holiday Park Torrumbarry Weir backs onto…
34 km from park
Fourteen steel trestles. That's what held the original weir together when it went in back in 1923. The remnants of that structure, plus its lock chamber, are preserved on site and listed as Historic Building No. 993. The current structure is a 1990s replacement, built between 1993 and 1996 after…
Torrumbarry Weir splits how the water gets used. Upstream of the weir is where the boating, water skiing and jet skiing happen. Downstream is the fishing side. The park boat ramp is on the downstream side and is included in your stay, and any craft can launch there: tinnies, ski boats and kayaks. There is also a public ramp nearby on the upstream side, off park grounds.
People fish here for Murray cod, golden perch (yellowbelly), redfin, silver perch and carp. The Murray cod closed season runs from September to November. You need a Victorian recreational fishing licence, and the park does not sell them, so buy one online or from a licensed agent before you arrive. There is no fish cleaning station at the park.
The park sits within Gunbower National Park on the Murray River, and kayakers, birdwatchers and walkers are among the guests who love it here. There are informal walking tracks around the park. For the bigger tracks in the area, most guests drive.
The camp kitchen has free built-in barbecues, picnic tables and the drinking water refill station, and it is lit at night and open all year. Over summer the fenced, unheated pool is the big drawcard for kids, alongside two small playgrounds, two sandpits and an open grassed area for footy and games.
The Torrumbarry Hotel is about 10 minutes away, and the BP Torrumbarry roadhouse, also about 10 minutes, is open 6am to 7pm daily for fuel and basics. Gunbower and Leitchville, about 15 minutes away, have the nearest pub, cafe and butcher. Echuca is about 30 minutes away.
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