Glenbawn Dam

October long weekend we turned up on the Friday night at about 10pm it was closer to 11pm by the time we got in, I never read the confirmation email for our booking so I was unaware of the access code I needed for entry.
Once in the Glenbawn Dam  campground it seemed to cover an large area and we had no idea where we were going .We got vague directions of where our friends who arrive earlier in the day were camping and managed to jag it by crossing paths with them as they decided to go for a stroll to the toilet at 11pm.
Waking up in the morning and gazing out vinnies window from our spot high on a hillside looking down on the dam we had another moment of appreciating the beautiful outlook surrounding us. Then we gorged on pancakes.

I was quick to realize this was a popular location for ski boats and fishing boats. We did have our little inflatable raft.
 There was grassy hillsides to camp on but finding a level patch would be a challenge. The rule of thumb was camp anywhere you want as long as you weren't blocking other peoples access. Other friends of our were camped on the other side of the valley to us, good thing we had that separation though they appeared to be plagued with sickness.
It cost a couple a hundred dollars to stay there for 3 nights. But how good are warm showers right?
We went for a walk around to the other side of the dam from where we were staying, it was a big enough walk for the young ones, I carried Eliza back on my shoulders, she managed to fall sound asleep slumped over my head snoring in my ear all the way back to the camp ground.
There was enough open area to kick a ball around and throw a frisbee, the girls had there bikes but lost interest quickly due to the sloppiness of the area.
No designated fire areas, people would just place rocks in a circle and start their open fire anywhere.

For Dinner was another stew as we cook up each weekend we go away, this time we shared our dinners with our friends who had made a lighter oriental type dish that complemented the stew well. We watched the sunset behind the mountains from our hillside location and managed to get a good night sleep regardless of the thundering bass from campers who were probably 100m away playing all the bogan classics such as ACDC and Cold Chisel through their sound system to all hours of the morning. 

The next day we tried our luck at fishing in the dam but was unsuccessful the more serious fishermen were catching fish in the area, there was a building not to far from where we were camping that accommodated a fishing club.

Mostly we were just happy to swan around in our inflatable raft. Miette my 7YO even mustered up the courage to jump out of the dingy and have a swim in the deep cool water of the dam.

It was a great place to visit but I don't think we'd be heading back in a hurry, there are may other areas we are interested in checking out.