The best rest stop in the middle of nowhere
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Wow, possibly the best amenities for a road trip, at this spot in the middle of nowhere (in the Snowy Mountains). Seats and tables, beautiful location, playground, water, toilets, WiFi. Even has a shower and laundry tubs. Oh, and a pizza oven. Hard to beat!
Gotta love the various signs on the amenities (see photos).
Thanks to Gippsland Climate Change Network and Chargefox for the destination EV charger here. It’s probably the only public fuel source (of and kind) for over 100km.
There are no shops or food outlets here. Fortunately, I grabbed some supplies when passing through Bombala and Cooma, over the past few days.
Instant kitchen: pop the Tesla tailgate, pull out the Teraglide drawer and table, flip up the lid to reveal the fridge in the sub trunk.
After a couple of hours to eat and chill, off to find a campsite for the night, nearby along the river.
I’ll come back in the morning to use the shower.
Charging
The EV charger here is just AC single phase, 7kW. That’s much skewer thana fast charger, but enough to give me 14kWh (about 23%) in the two hours I was parked anyway. I arrived with 22% battery, but just needed enough to run my accessories (mainly air con) overnight. Camp Mode won’t run at below 20%.
Anyway, my stop for dinner, chill and amenities aligned perfectly with the car’s charge top up.
Links
- Our review of the Teraglide platform Our Teraglide Pro: how the back of our Tesla became a kitchen, drawer and bed
- Kings fridge Choosing our Kings camp fridge for the subtrunk
Although a place you wouldn't expect, tiny Elliot, in the NT, also had a washing machine and line right by the charger (in the small caravan park), which was super handy. Love the signage!
And what a lovely pizza oven. Yum!