Thredbo Diggings sits on a grassy flat beside the Thredbo River, under snow gums and the steep wall of the range, a few minutes off the Alpine Way between Thredbo and Jindabyne. We pulled in for a look around in early January 2026, on the drive down the valley from Thredbo towards Lake Jindabyne and Cooma, and walked the river flat, the sites and the start of the Thredbo Valley Track.
What we like
- Right beside the Thredbo River
- Snow gums and mountain views
- Thredbo Valley Track at the gate
- Only a $6 booking fee
- Fire rings and picnic tables
- Big flat sites for vans
What we don’t
- Park entry fee on top
- No drinking water or bins
- No firewood collecting
About Thredbo Diggings CampgroundAbout
Thredbo Diggings is a NSW National Parks campground in the Thredbo-Perisher area of Kosciuszko National Park. It has 41 marked, unpowered sites for tents, camper trailers and caravans, spread out along a gravel road under the snow gums, with toilets, wood barbecues, fire rings and picnic tables. There’s no camping fee, but every site has to be booked online, with a $6 booking fee, and the maximum stay is 14 days. The name comes from the gold diggings worked along the river from the 1850s to the early 1900s; the board says you can still see the tailings and mullock heaps near the Thredbo Valley Track.
Quick facts
- AddressThredbo Diggings Campground, Alpine Way, Kosciuszko National Park NSW, AustraliaSee on the trip map →
- FacilitiesToiletsPicnic TablesFire PitsWood BBQsCaravan AccessCamper Trailer AccessFishingWalking TrailsNo Drinking WaterNo ShowersNo Power
- Good to know41 booked sites500 m off the Alpine WayNo firewood collecting
- Fees$6 booking fee$17 park entry a day$29 a day in winter
- 9.3/10Overall rated
- Book via NSW National Parks
Getting There
The turn-off is on the Alpine Way in the Thredbo Valley, signposted 500 m ahead, and Jindabyne is about 19 km away. The Alpine Way is sealed; after the turn a gravel road winds through white-trunked snow gums and out across tussock grass to the camping area, easy going for a 2WD or a caravan in the dry. Because the campground is inside the national park, you need a park pass displayed on the car: $17 a day outside winter and $29 a day in winter, from the visitor centres in Jindabyne and Thredbo or the Park’nPay app.
The Campsites
The sites are spread through open snow gum woodland on the flat beside the river, on grass and gravel, with timber bollards, picnic tables and fire rings. A picnic shelter stands among the tent sites. The campground map shows 41 sites: it marks the medium sites that take vehicles up to 4.6 m long, and sites 19 to 41 are tent-only, so caravans and camper trailers need to pick from the lower numbers. It was a warm, clear summer day when we were there, with a few tents up under the trees and the steep, forested range rising straight behind the river flat.
Campground LayoutLayout
The campground road runs north–south through the snow gums, with the Thredbo River along the west side. The medium sites, 1 to 18, are at the southern end, around a small loop and beside the road, and the tent-only sites, 19 to 41, fill the northern half on both sides of the road, with a picnic shelter among them. There are toilets near sites 1 and 18, and a day use track along the east side leads to the Bullocks Track.
Facilities and Campfires
Facilities are simple: non-flush toilets in corrugated iron blocks, picnic tables and fire rings, with no showers, no power and no drinking water. The board asks you to boil all drinking water, and there are no bins, so take your rubbish with you. Fires are allowed in the wood barbecues and fire rings, or in a small off-ground brazier with a shield underneath. Firewood isn’t provided and collecting it is prohibited, so buy it, with ice, in Jindabyne, Thredbo or at Lake Crackenback Resort on the way in. No dogs, and mobile reception is limited in this part of the park.
Walking and Riding Straight From CampWalks & rides
The Thredbo Valley Track, a shared walking and mountain bike track, starts at the campground entrance and follows the river both ways, and the Bullocks Track heads off through the tussock grass. The distances below are one way, from the signs at camp. National Parks also suggests swimming and fly fishing for brown and rainbow trout in the river, and the board lists gang-gang cockatoos, platypus and wombats among the locals.
- Thredbo Valley Track, upstream
4.8 km
one way, to NgarigoWalk or ride up the Thredbo River to Ngarigo Campground, and on to Thredbo Village, 14.1 km from camp.
- Thredbo Valley Track, downstream
2.6 km
one way, to Bullocks FlatDown the river to Bullocks Flat, the Skitube station and Bullocks Hut.
- Bullocks Track
2.3 km
one way, to Bullocks HutAn easy walk through the tussock grass to Bullocks Hut (walkers only), or 4.3 km to Lake Crackenback.
Things to Do NearbyThings to do
Thredbo Village is a short drive up the Alpine Way, with the Merritts Gondola, the alpine coaster and the walks to Mt Kosciuszko, and Ngarigo Campground is a few kilometres upstream on the same river. Heading the other way, the road runs past Lake Crackenback to Jindabyne and Lake Jindabyne, and on to Cooma, where Mount Gladstone Lookout looks out over the Monaro plains.
Summary
Thredbo Diggings is a lovely riverside campground in the Thredbo Valley: 41 booked sites on a grassy flat under the snow gums, fire rings and picnic tables, the river beside you and the Thredbo Valley Track starting at the gate. It’s easy to reach from the sealed Alpine Way and costs only a $6 booking fee, plus the daily park entry. Bring your own drinking water, firewood and rubbish bags.
A great campground, and so close to Thredbo.
Thredbo Diggings has 41 booked sites on a grassy flat beside the Thredbo River, under snow gums and the steep range, with fire rings and picnic tables, and the Thredbo Valley Track starts at the gate. Bring your own water and firewood, and a park pass for the car.
- Anglers
- Hikers
- Families
Yes. A $6 booking fee gets you a riverside site in the snow gums with walking and riding tracks from camp; the daily park entry fee is the main extra cost.
Recommended Gear for Thredbo Diggings Campground
There’s no drinking water, so carry plenty in good water containers, and a gas stove from our best camping stoves guide is handy when you’re short of firewood. A pair of camping chairs on the river flat is the best seat in camp, and a good head torch helps on the walk to the toilets after dark.
