Stewart and Lloyds is the kind of campground that rewards the people who find it. Fifteen bush sites on the edge of Myall Lake, accessed via sandy 4WD tracks through the national park, with no mains water, basic pit toilets, and the lake stretching out in front of you like glass in the early morning. It is genuinely remote-feeling despite being a few hours from Sydney.
Myall Lake is one of the largest coastal lakes in NSW, and from this campground you get the full effect of it — a wide, mirror-still body of water surrounded by forest, with almost no development visible from your tent. At dawn it’s extraordinary: mist, birdcalls, and if you’ve brought a kayak, the ability to paddle out into complete quiet.
The tracks in require a 4WD or a high-clearance vehicle — the sandy terrain is forgiving of technique but unforgiving of ground clearance. Don’t attempt it in a loaded SUV with street tyres after rain. Check conditions with NPWS before heading out; some tracks become impassable when wet.
Carry in all your water. There is none on site and the nearest town, Bulahdelah, is a 35km drive that takes longer than it sounds on bush roads. While you’re there: the Bulahdelah servo is reliable, the pub does meals, and there’s a small supermarket for supplies.
The lake fishing is excellent — bream and bass particularly. Bring a kayak if you can; it transforms the experience from a pleasant camp to a genuinely memorable one. The lake is too large to fully explore in one trip, which is a good problem to have.
No fires of excessive size — rings only, and check conditions in summer. This is dry bush country and fire bans apply regularly. Book through NPWS; it’s not huge on the radar, which means availability is better than many comparable spots.