Camp Thursdays · weekly email for Aussie campers
Know where to camp this weekend before Thursday breakfast
One short weekly email: what's bookable, what's closed and where to go, each item linked to its official source.
The free edition lands every Thursday at 6am AEST. Starting with Queensland and northern NSW.
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Book It Now
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Closures this weekend
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Campfire Corner
Margin note: this is a layout, not a real issue. Full sample below.
Why it exists
Your weekend camping sorted, every Thursday morning.
Planning a weekend away usually means a dozen tabs. A park agency page here, a council alert there, a booking site that may or may not still have a site free. By the time you've checked them all, it's Thursday night and you're still not sure.
Camp Thursdays does that legwork for you and puts it into one short read. What's bookable, what's open, what's closed, and what's worth doing this weekend. It starts with Queensland and northern NSW, and grows state by state.
Every item is dated, and every item links to the official source.
Book It Now only ever points to official booking pages. No affiliate camping sites dressed up as recommendations. Where there are gear picks or deals, any affiliate link is clearly labelled as one.
It's written for everyday campers: caravans, camper trailers, tents and 4WDs, families and grey nomads. Plain English, a bit of humour, and no tech-bro alerts.
What lands in your inbox
A Thursday read you can finish before the kettle boils.
This is the shape of each issue. The layout below is a sample only, with no real campsites or availability shown.
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Headlines
In the free email
The few things that matter for this weekend, in a couple of lines each.
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Book It Now
In the free email
Bookable sites worth grabbing, each linked to the official booking page. The free edition includes two picks.
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Closures summary
In the free email
What is shut, burnt, flooded or under works, with the date and the official notice.
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Campfire Corner
In the free email
The light bit at the end. A yarn, a tip or a joke to read with your coffee.
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The full edition
Paid edition
Everything above in full, plus the complete trip ideas, gear and deals (affiliate links clearly labelled).
Hours of tab-hopping, swapped for Thursday morning coffee.
The old way
- Check park agency sites one by one
- Scroll council alert pages for closures
- Open a booking page to find out if anything is free
- Hope the information is current
The Camp Thursdays way
- One short email, same time every Thursday
- Closures summarised, dated and linked
- Bookable picks linked to official pages only
- Every item sourced, so you can check it yourself
Pricing
Free to read. Pay only when you want the full edition.
All prices are in Australian dollars and include GST.
Free
$0 every week
- Headlines
- 2 Book It Now picks
- Closures summary
- Campfire Corner
The email you can start with today.
Pay per issue
$1.99 per issue
- The full edition for one Thursday
- Or 5 issues for $7.99
For the odd big weekend or school holidays.
Subscribe
$6 a month
- The full edition every week
- Or $55 a year
- Editions archived on the website
For people who camp most months.
Join the free list first. Paid options are handled securely through Stripe.
Fair questions
Is the weekly email really free?
Yes. The free edition has the headlines, two Book It Now picks, a closures summary and Campfire Corner. The full edition is paid.
When does it arrive?
Every Thursday at 6am AEST, so you can plan the weekend over breakfast.
Where do the links go?
Book It Now only links to official booking pages. Closures link to the official notice. Any affiliate link in Gear and Deals is clearly labelled.
Which areas are covered?
It starts with Queensland and northern NSW and expands state by state.
What does the paid edition cost?
Subscribe for $6 a month or $55 a year, or buy a single issue for $1.99 or five for $7.99. All prices are in AUD and include GST.
Can campgrounds or tourism operators pay to be featured?
No. Camp Thursdays is written for campers only, and picks are not sold to parks, campgrounds or tourism operators.
Get your weekend sorted before the kettle's off.
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