r/canberra • u/PaperSufficient7485 • 2d ago

Recommendations where to overnight in car

hi everyone,
i am visiting a friend in Canberra and unfortunately cannot stay at her place for the night (sharehouse). I am travelling in a van with black out window covers, so can be pretty stealth.

Does anyone know of anywhere i could pull up for one night safely? I can’t seem to find any campgrounds nearby that aren’t ridiculously expensive.

thanks in advance!

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u/jemist101 2d ago edited 2d ago

What suburb does your friend live in? We can be more specific with recommendations in that case :) Generally speaking, you're not going to arouse suspicion if you're in the suburbs.

EDIT: there are some specifically 'no overnight parking' signed areas, I feel like this is around Parliamentary Triangle / Lake Burley Griffin. I dear say there's a list somewhere, probably on this subreddit that deals with stealth overnight parking.

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u/ApteronotusAlbifrons 2d ago

I feel like this is around Parliamentary Triangle / Lake Burley Griffin.

The signs went up in response to the cookers who set up camp near the National Library.

It's always been illegal but you used to be able to get away with it if you didn't cause any issues - you'd be asked politely to pack up and leave - but they wouldn't stay to make sure you did...

Then the cookers set up with multiple vehicles and didn't bother with adequate sanitation or garbage and caused a few other issues - so the signposts went up to make it very clear.

https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/news/protesters-face-off-with-police-in-canberra-three-people-arrested/news-story/6676cffaeb50cae1d0d339f64cccd779