This isn’t a stopover.
It’s a place you come to experience the Australian outback, not just pass through it.
We keep things intentionally small, so every stay feels spacious, private, and connected to the land.
Real. Raw. Unfiltered.
No polish. No fuss.
Just the bush in all her natural beauty.
Orange dust underfoot.
Big skies overhead.
Flies, birds, wildlife, and weather that does what it wants.
Choose how you want to experience it.
From simple stays to fully immersive experiences, each option is designed to help you slow down and make the most of your time here.
Raw and UntouchedChoose your outback setting
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Retro Caravans
Our renovated off-grid caravans offer you an outback bush camping experience, but with privacy and a comfortable bed.
Access to shared kitchen and toilet facilities and shower. No Heating or cooling. There is a solar run fan, solar lighting. Your oven firepit for the outback bush telly for you to relax and enjoy. Non-powered.
Water is not supplied on-site. Please fill up in town before arrival, water is a limited resource in this part of the outback.
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Secluded Paddocks
Private, spacious, and completely your own.
Just 4 secluded sites, spread out across the property, offering true outback seclusion with no lights, no crowds, and no passing traffic.
Each site has room to breathe, with your own private firepit and camp chairs, so you can settle in and enjoy the stillness uninterrupted. Non-powered. Group bookings available on request.
Water is not supplied on-site. Please fill up in town before arrival, water is a limited resource in this part of the outback.
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Main Campground
Simple, social, and close to our rustic amenities.
A more open, shared outback experience with access to camp kitchen, bathroom facilities, and scattered firepits. Sites are unallocated and limited so set up where it feels right for you.
Sites are dirt, non-powered, no slabs, natural bush ground, just how we like it.
Water is not supplied on-site. Please fill up in town before arrival, water is a limited resource in this part of the outback.
Where you stay sets the scene, how you experience it is what you'll remember.choose how you experience it ↓
The Outback Immersion
The full Meralda experience, raw, real, and unforgettable.
Our most complete and immersive stay designed for those who want to experience everything Meralda has to offer.
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Campsite or The Retro Caravan
Private Sunset Bath for 2 adults (exclusive: 1 per day)
Handcrafted grazing platter
DIY Famous campoven dinner
Breakfast hamper
Firewood
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There’s little left to add, but you’re welcome to personalise your stay with additional meals, a goat picnic, wellness sessions, art experiences, or extra firewood.
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People who want the full experience of the magic of what we offer. Great for couples, special occasions, quiet celebrations, and guests wanting a premium bush escape.
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Paddock to Plate by the Fire
Slow, simple dining — rooted in the land.
One of the most memorable parts of staying at Meralda…
sharing a meal cooked over fire, using ingredients connected to the land around you.
Choose from a slow-cooked camp oven dinner or a thoughtfully prepared BBQ hamper, designed to be enjoyed at your own pace, under open skies.
It’s not just about the food, it’s about where it comes from, how it’s prepared, and the moment you’re in.
Explore your dining options:
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Our signature way to dine at Meralda, slow-cooked meals designed for you to prepare and enjoy at your own pace, under open skies.
A hands-on experience that connects you to the land, the fire, and the moment.
Experience the essence of the Australian outdoor cooking with a paddock-to-plate camp oven dinner.
We provide everything you need including the camp oven and a selection of fresh, farm-raised ingredients so you can create a hearty, slow-cooked meal over an open fire.
We offer sweet lamb curry, massaman goat or BBQ packs, with salad and old fashioned jacket potatoes.
ONLY available for minimum 2 night stays.
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BBQ:
From our paddocks to your plate, our BBQ packs are wholesome ready for the BBQ, Weber, fire pit grill…offering a truly authentic and delicious experience.
Traditional roasts:
Our paddock-to-plate roasts are a celebration of mouth watering goodness! Perfect for the Weber or camp oven cooking.
Gourmet bush sausages:
From our paddocks to your plate, our sausages embody the essence of bush flavours in Rosemary and Aussie bush honey.
True free range eggs:
Bellas Bumnuts, our daughters business. Our Hens are free range in the paddock, home to roost at night, and free to roam and graze like all our farm stock on spray free pasture
Produce aboave are available on site at market price.
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Hosted experiene by Meralda Station
For groups, this experience can be elevated into a shared campfire meal, hosted by us, where everything is prepared by Meralda Station.
Available for groups of 10+.
The Outback Bathhouse Soak
Day or SunsetA warm soak in the open paddocks, surrounded by orange earth, wide skies, and complete stillness.
Your bath is thoughtfully prepared and waiting, with a grazing platter to enjoy as you settle in and take it all in.
As the sun sets and the light softens, this becomes something else entirely, quiet, grounding, and unlike anything you’ll experience elsewhere in outback NSW.
Set atop a restored Bedford truck, affectionately known as Betty, this is a rare moment of slow living in a raw, rugged landscape.
Private. One per day. Adults-only.
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1.5 hour bath session for 2 adults
Grazing board for 2
Cost: $
Only 1 exclusive session available per day for sunset sessions.
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1 hour bath session for 2 adults
Grazing board for 2
Cost: $
Art & Wellbeing
Simple moments to slow down and reconnect.
Meralda is more than just a place to stay — it’s a place to reset.
From time spent outdoors with our goat picnics to gentle wellness sessions and creative art experiences, these moments are designed to help you slow down, reconnect, and take in the simple pleasures of the land.
View the art and wellbeing sessions at Merlada:
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Awaken your inner artist and let loose in this hands-on resin art workshop as you design your own cheeseboard and coasters. Time varies depending on nature of workshop.
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Co-owner of the farm, Jenn is skilled in various healing modalities, including Reiki, Bowen Therapy, Specialised Kinesiology, Hypnosis, Aura-Soma, and Readings. She customises her healing or reading sessions to meet your specific needs.
1 hour per session. From $120 per session
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We will pack you a little grazing board picnic for you and some treats for the goats. The joy of disconnecting, and being outdoors having a picnic and really getting back to basics!
Important booking information
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Meralda Station is a farm located in the outback. Please expect dust, amazing sunsets, flies, fabulous hospitality, burrs, quirky animals, unreliable weather forecasts, tranquility and ambience.
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Bathrooms:
Like all of our offerings, our bathrooms are also rustic, functional and clean. We offer two (2) loos, and 1 open air moon shower for you to embrace connecting with the outdoors and enjoying the amazing clear open sky.
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Open for accommodation bookings seasonally only, April through to October.
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Camping pricing is for 2 adults and all children under 3 stay free.
Caravan pricing is inclusive for up to 2 people, but we can cater for up to four guests.
Camping pricing is for up to 2 guests, extras can be added at extra cost, and includes 1 car only in your stay
Any other additional guests to be added as extra guests in the extras/add on section on our booking page.
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Please familiarise yourself with our cancellation policy and other terms of service by reading our terms and conditions prior to booking.
No refunds for cancellations booked in August due to peak demand for the Mundi Mundi bash.
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Visitors can fill their tanks with town water at the dump point in town, opposite the museum.
Please note that we don't provide water with our stays. Why? Well Cobar, unlike other outback towns in western New South Wales, does not have a river and receives its water supply through a channel 385km away. This allocated water supply isn't available to most farms. So farms have to rely on rain for personal use and for their stock/animals. It seriously is LIQUID GOLD.
Groups & Bespoke Experiences
Designed around your stay.For those wanting something a little more considered, we offer tailored group stays and bespoke experiences shaped around your time at Meralda.
From shared campfire meals hosted by us to intimate retreats, special occasions, and creative productions, including film and photography shoots, each experience is thoughtfully curated to suit your vision.
Set against the raw beauty of the Australian outback, it’s a setting made for connection, storytelling, and something a little different.
Available for groups of 10+.
