Oallen Ford & Shoalhaven Prospectors

03/06/2026

For those asking about free camping

🙋 Where can I camp in the forest? 🏕
👉 While some NSW State forests have dedicated camping sites, you can pitch a tent or roll out a swag almost anywhere, except on roads, in picnic or permit areas, in pine plantations, total public exclusion zones or in closed forests.

🎯 If you’re camping in a forest with hunting equipment, you must:
🔸 hold and carry your NSW Restricted Game Hunting Licence (R-Licence)
🔸 have and carry written permission for the forest you’re in.

⛺ Tips for choosing a camping location:
🔸 hard ground or sandy soil areas are best – avoid damaging soft soils or vegetation
🔸 set-up at least 20m from water sources and on level, slightly elevated ground where possible
🔸 avoid camping under trees that have loose, dead or overhanging branches and don’t tie anchor ropes to trees as this can damage them
🔸 check the weather forecast and choose a site that offers protection from wind and rain.

👥 There are several social media pages and groups where R-Licence holders share camping tips and locations – search Facebook to check them out!

🛰 Using your map downloads and Google Earth for some pre-trip location scouting is also a good way to short-list where you’ll camp for the night.

🌲 Visit the NSW Government’s forestry website for more information:
🔸 https://www.forestrycorporation.com.au/visit/virtual-visitor-centre/camping-in-nsw-state-forests
🔸 https://www.forestrycorporation.com.au/visit/forests

26/05/2026

Rob Parsons is definitely worth watching is does more then just look for good he talks about the history of the location and how the old timmers worked the ground and the Places they couldn't reach

08/05/2026

GDay all I was a little bit disappointed to find so much Rubbish left at Oallen from Beer Bottles to Tents and Gazebos tin foil Dunny paper laying everywhere. If I'm camping at Oallen and I see you leaving Rubbish I will be taking your Rego and reporting you to the Police for dumping Rubbish. Keep it clean leave nothing but foot prints.

04/05/2026

My home made river sluice fake grass with Aluminum punch plate and marine carpet at the bottom with Legs for better leveling and Stability and also angle of about 9 degrees.

04/05/2026

Gday Everyone Last week I spent a few days at Oallen the First two Days spent searching for a Good deposit with only a few specs a Pan. While My 2 Prospecting mates found Good Spots with 30 to 50 specs every Pan. Day 3, I finally found a Good deposit finally after 2 days of digging with Nothing. I was finally was on good Gold 50 specs per pan with it all on Broken Bedrock and Decaying Bedrock along with a mix of Grey Clay and Decaying Blue Granit that turns into thick Blue Clay. This is the Result of 2 days Finding good gold

27/04/2026

GDay all my self and a few mates are heading to Oallen on Tuesday Hopefully for a Few Days Camping and Digging Gold in a spot I found a few years ago, since I started the Hole others have Dug also which really helps get to the Bedrock and grey Clay they can’t be bothered Processing which is shame because it normally has good gold.
The one thing there Is Gold allmost everywhere Oallen Ford but some parts are more consistent Gold. You need to know How High the water levels get when the River is in full Flood it also helps knowing the History behind Oallen Ford and how the old timers Extracted the Gold threw Hydro Blasting with high pressure water blasters