Bulls Camp Reserve
Bulls Camp Reserve is a roadside heritage reserve and rest area at Woodford, in the Blue Mountains, beside the old Great Western Highway. Its standout feature is its convict history, with a convict-built retaining wall and a grooved flogging stone, and it has two toilets and a free shower.
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About Bulls Camp Reserve
Convict Heritage at Bulls Camp Reserve
Bulls Camp Reserve has convict heritage that sets it apart from other reserves around Woodford. The site has a convict-built retaining wall on the old Great Western Highway, and it was first set aside as a stock reserve before it became a camp for convicts building the first road over the Blue Mountains. A stockade was built on the site in 1835 for the road-building convicts. A flogging stone with grooves remains at the reserve, and a cave on the site is said to have been used as a convict cell.
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Getting to Bulls Camp Reserve
Bulls Camp Reserve sits on the old Great Western Highway near Woodford NSW 2778, about 96 km (1 hour 11 minutes) by road from Sydney.
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Frequently asked questions about Bulls Camp Reserve
Does Bulls Camp Reserve have toilets?
Bulls Camp Reserve has two toilets and one free shower on site.
Can you camp overnight at Bulls Camp Reserve?
Overnight stays are free, but the site is a Roads and Maritime Service rest area, not an approved camping ground, and stays are meant to be limited to 24 hours.
Is there drinking water at Bulls Camp Reserve?
Bulls Camp Reserve has no water supply.
What is the history of Bulls Camp Reserve?
The reserve was a camp for convicts building the first road over the Blue Mountains, and its retaining wall was built by those convicts.