Blue Pool is a fantastic, deep swimming hole in a gorge on Freestone Creek, and one of the most popular spots in the state forest on a hot day. After your swim, you can walk a couple of hundred metres to a lookout over the creek, or stroll through a cheery fern gully. Blue Pool is 10 km north of Briagolong off Freestone Creek Rd. Note: this is the only campground in the forest that has a toilet.

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Who to contact:?DSE Heyfield (03) 5139 7777, 13 6186?Camping fees:?fees charged for The Quarries camping area only, payable at the Briagolong store  

This campsite is located in?Briagolong State Forest

Delightful Briagolong State Forest is 15 km north of the town of Stratford ? which is on the Avon River, of course. It was once filled with excitable gold prospectors and is now a magnet for nature-struck bushwalkers and picnickers. Signposted off the tracks that squirm through the forest are numerous pleasant campsites. Take Briagolong Rd north from Stratford, which is on the Princes Hwy.