THE summer Christmas holidays is made for beach camping — swimming and hiking with the kids all to the sounds of the surf as you lay back under canvas. Read Today's Paper Tributes.

Outback Astronomy Broken Hill. This one is definitely a trek (read: it's over 12 hours drive from Sydney) but it is 100% worth mentioning. Outback Astronomy in Broken Hill's darker than dark desert ...

We were around 30km out of Bourke, NSW when I broke the news to the kids: “Guys, your devices won’t work from here on. We’re completely off grid,” I announced.

Don't miss out on the headlines from NSW. Followed categories will be added to My News. The perfect time to break out the camping gear and hit the road, we’ve short-listed the best camping spots ...

Relief as family who vanished in the outback is FOUND after a helicopter spots their car 50km off the road. Queensland family reported missing in NSW outback in long-distance road trip ...

Cockatoo Island offers the ultimate Sydney harbour waterfront camping experience. Credit: Janie Barrett The Basin, Pittwater. One of Sydney's most popular camping spots, The Basin is tucked away ...

One of the highlights of the NSW outback is the 33-km-long crescent of the Walls of China, where erosion has sculpted the sand and clay into dramatic formations. This short walk is wheelchair ...

We were around 30km out of Bourke, NSW when I broke the news to the kids: “Guys, your devices won’t work from here on. We’re completely off grid,” I announced.

We were around 30km out of Bourke, NSW when I broke the news to the kids: “Guys, your devices won’t work from here on. We’re completely off grid,” I announced.

We were around 30km out of Bourke, NSW when I broke the news to the kids: “Guys, your devices won’t work from here on. We’re completely off grid,” I announced.

We were around 30km out of Bourke, NSW when I broke the news to the kids: “Guys, your devices won’t work from here on. We’re completely off grid,” I announced.