Tasmania s Bay of Fires ghost camp sites spark call for online booking system and regulation
ThuThursday 24
Tasmania s Bay of Fires is a popular camping destination for tourists and locals.
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Susan McKinnon and her family have been holidaying on Tasmania s East Coast for the last 14 years.
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Popular Christmas camping sites on Tasmania s East Coast are being claimed weeks in advance then abandoned
The ghost sites are forcing tourists and locals to search hours for an unoccupied site
It s renewed calls for a booking system to be imposed to help manage growing demand
They normally head up from Hobart in January, but this year they decided to come up early fearing they would miss out on a camping spot.