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CAMPS AUSTRALIA WIDE NOMINATES THIS SPECIAL SITE AS ONE OF ITS BEST FREEDOM CAMPS IN TASMANIA !
If you are looking for scenery , Mayfield Bay , Tas , is your spot . There ’ s good camping , fishing , swimming , surfing and diving , as well as wonderful views across Great Oyster Bay to Freycinet Peninsula .
You can also learn about the convict ruins at nearby Rocky Hills Probation Outstation .
The Mayfield Bay Conservation Area is south of Swansea on Tasmania ’ s east coast .
Disabled toilets , shady trees , fireplaces and mobile phone coverage are available , and pets are allowed . It ’ s BYO drinking water , gold coin donation and camera ! Enjoy the absolute beachfront . There ’ s history here , too .
Further north is Spiky Bridge , built in the 1840s by a convict road gang . Local fieldstones were placed vertically , giving a spiky appearance . Perhaps it was to stop cattle falling over the sides ?
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