For the past five years Belmont Wetlands State Park Management (BWSP) has largely ignored beach camping on Redhead beach, despite the park's legally binding management plan prohibiting it. Historically, more than 500 vehicles have been counted camping on the beach - each vehicle can hold up to seven passengers. No toilets were provided in the park until December 2021.
There have been 50,000 annual permits for sale this year at $88 each, allowing each user unlimited access to the beach and potentially free camping for a year. If each user visited the park just three times a year this equates to 325 vehicles on the beach every single day.
