Last updated April 24, 2026

Your phone is one of the most useful tools you'll have on a campervan trip through Australia. The right apps can help you find free camps, track fuel prices, navigate off-road tracks, and stay safe in remote areas. Here are the essential apps every campervanner should have loaded before they hit the road — all available on both iOS and Android.

1. WikiCamps Australia

WikiCamps is the go-to app for finding campsites across Australia. It covers everything from free bush camps and rest areas to national park campgrounds and caravan parks — with user-submitted reviews, photos, and real-time updates.

What makes WikiCamps stand out is the community. Users add notes about gate access, road conditions, and whether a site is suitable for larger vehicles. If you're in a rental campervan, you can filter by site type to avoid rough 4WD-only tracks.

Best for: Finding free and low-cost camps, reading reviews before arriving, offline navigation

2. CamperMate

CamperMate is a free alternative to WikiCamps that covers Australia and New Zealand. It maps campsites, dump stations, gas refill points, rest areas, and tourist attractions — all in one place.

CamperMate is particularly useful for finding dump stations (essential if your campervan has a toilet), fresh water points, and LPG refill locations. The app is actively maintained and the database is regularly updated.

Best for: Budget travellers, finding facilities (dump stations, water, LPG), planning New Zealand legs of a trip

3. Fuel Map Australia

Fuel is one of the biggest variable costs on a long campervan trip. Fuel Map Australia shows real-time fuel prices at stations across the country, so you can plan fill-ups around cheaper prices rather than stopping wherever is convenient.

Fuel prices across Australia vary enormously — sometimes 20–30 cents per litre between a city servo and a remote outback station. In major cities, prices follow a weekly cycle, so knowing when prices drop can save real money over a long trip.

Best for: Managing fuel costs, finding cheapest nearby servos, planning stops on long remote stretches

4. GasBuddy

GasBuddy is the other major fuel-tracking app and works well as a backup to or alongside Fuel Map. It operates in Australia, New Zealand, the US, and Canada — useful if your trip extends beyond Australia.

GasBuddy's coverage is strongest in urban areas. For remote outback driving, Fuel Map Australia tends to have better coverage. Use both if you're price-sensitive.

Best for: City driving, cross-country fuel planning, international travellers who'll continue to the US or Canada

Bonus: Google Maps and Maps.me

Don't overlook the basics. Google Maps is essential for navigation, finding supermarkets and mechanics, and getting real-time traffic. Download offline maps for the regions you'll be driving through — mobile signal is unreliable once you're outside major population centres.

Maps.me is a fully offline alternative useful for remote areas where you may have no data at all. Download the whole of Australia before you leave civilisation.

Before You Go

Download all apps and their offline map data before you leave the city. Campgrounds in remote areas often have no mobile signal, and you don't want to be searching for a campsite on a dirt road with no data. A spare power bank is also worth having — campervan sites don't always have powered sites available.

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