Barrois Campsite

3 Jun

Closest Town: Tumut

Toilets: Yes - pit toilet

Water: Yes, creek

Includes: Covered picnic table and BBQ.

Cost: Free camp, no bookings required

Access: Brindabella Road / The Track crosses the Brindabella Road 43kms from Tumut. Take the first left after Argalong Road to access the Track heading north. From there it is a short walk to Barrois campsite via single track. Take the first right after Argalong Road onto Micalong Road to access the Track heading south. From there the Track is on Micalong Road until it reaches Micalong Swamp, which is crossed by a boardwalk. The Track can also be accessed off Argalong Road where it crosses Chinaman’s Creek via a boardwalk.

This campsite, on Micalong Creek, takes its name from one of the convicts, Claude Barrois. Barrois was a shoemaker from London, possibly with French ancestry as suggested by the name. He was unpopular with his fellow convicts and they took to calling the perambulator ‘Claude’s wheelbarrow’. Afterwards, he sank into oblivion and died at the age of 42. He, and the campsite named after him, was also referred to as Bossawa.