6 Best Alternatives to CAMPS Australia Wide in 2026

What CAMPS does, and why people look elsewhere

CAMPS lists more than 16,000 sites that its team says it has checked in person, with no paid listings, and it filters by price, pets and whether a site suits a campervan, camper trailer or big rig. The app is free to download and free for 7 days, then A$14.99 a year, and you need to subscribe to keep using it. It is rated 4.4 from 3,478 Australian ratings.

The usual reasons to look elsewhere are the yearly fee, wanting the biggest catalogue of traveller reviews, wanting an app that costs nothing, or wanting official park data on an iPhone.

The alternatives at a glance

Most travellers settle on one main camping app and add the state park apps for the parks they plan to book.

1. AussieCamps: official data and a trip plan on iPhone

Where CAMPS builds its list from visits by its own team, AussieCamps builds its list from the agencies that run the land. It holds 1,838 campgrounds and 745 national parks from state park agencies, plus 5,552 rest areas and 1,393 dump points from road authorities and public facility datasets. Each place shows its facilities, fees, rules and access notes, and you can filter by water, toilets, showers, power, dogs, vehicle access and fees.

Trips are the other half: add stops with dates, and the app gives you the driving distance and time for each leg, arrival dates with forecasts, a checklist and a packing list, and you can share the plan or add it to your Calendar. Place details are stored on the phone, so they stay readable with no signal; live maps, directions and weather need a connection. AussieCamps also lists BookEasy stays and tours you can book in the app.

AussieCamps runs on iPhone only, has no traveller reviews or fuel prices and no offline map, and it is new, so it has no Australian rating yet. CAMPS has the larger track record, and its per-state offline maps work better where there is no signal at all.

2. WikiCamps Australia: the biggest catalogue, one price

WikiCamps costs A$9.99 once per platform and lists more than 65,000 sites by its own count, with every listing, photo and review written by travellers. It is rated 4.5 from 16,662 Australian ratings and includes bookings for more than 4,000 sites. Its Offline Mode lets you explore sites and trip plans without reception.

The app shows advertising, and listings come from users, so check a site with the land manager before you rely on it. The developer rebuilt the app as version 6 and says it will bring back key features over time; some recent reviews mention filters that are missing.

3. CamperMate: free, with offline maps

CamperMate is free with no in-app purchases on the Australian App Store and covers Australia and New Zealand together. Its listing says you can download maps and use it without an internet connection, and it lists free camps, holiday parks and facilities with traveller reviews and partner bookings. It is rated 4.4 from 1,543 Australian ratings.

It shows ads and promotes partner parks and rental companies, and we found no vehicle-size filter documented on its store page.

4. Full Range Camping: free camps you can browse for nothing

Full Range Camping lists camps sourced from national parks, transport departments, councils and state agencies as well as private owners, and the directory is free to browse. Its Premium membership costs A$49.99 a year or A$99.99 for life on the App Store, and offline access to all listings is a Premium feature. It is rated 4.0 from 262 Australian ratings.

When we checked, its Premium page said memberships were unavailable while the developer updates the mapping software, even though the App Store still showed the prices, so confirm before you pay.

5. NSW National Parks app: for camping inside NSW parks

If your trip is national parks in New South Wales, the official NSW National Parks app is free with no in-app purchases and covers more than 225 parks, with maps you can download before you lose reception and links to campgrounds, caravan sites and cabins. It is rated 4.6 from 2,746 Australian ratings.

It covers NSW parks only, so it sits beside a main camping app instead of replacing one. Other states publish their campgrounds and bookings through their own park agencies.

6. Hipcamp: a night on private land

Hipcamp books camping, glamping and caravan stays on farms, vineyards and bushland that landowners host. The app is free, you pay per booking, and it is rated 4.8 from 22,596 Australian ratings.

It is built for bookable private land, not for free camps or public campgrounds, so it suits a planned night more than a day-to-day camp finder. Our Hipcamp guide covers it in more detail.

When CAMPS is still the better choice

If you want sites a team has visited, filters for campervan, camper trailer or big rig, and offline maps you download state by state, CAMPS is built for that. Its offline mode switches on when you leave coverage, and a state's maps and site details sync over Wi-Fi first. It also shows fuel prices and takes bookings, and the A$14.99 yearly fee suits regular travellers more than a single weekend.

CAMPS maps need updating by hand to stay current, and if you have not downloaded a state it falls back to basic maps with limited zoom, so download before you go.

How we compared them

We checked each app's price, in-app purchases, rating, version and features on the Australian App Store and the developer's own pages on 21 October 2026, and we compared them against what a CAMPS user usually asks for: the cost, the data source, offline use and trip planning.

We make AussieCamps and put it first for that reason; no other developer here paid to be included. Report anything that has gone out of date on the support page and we will update it.

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